Now ¹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ²  for twelve years. ³ 

and those who suffered from ¹  unclean ²  spirits were cured.

Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years. ¹ 

In ¹  past ²  generations he allowed all the nations ³  to go their own ways,

But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, ¹  the disciples would not let him.

So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf ¹  before God.

You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed ¹  in your struggle against sin.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, ¹  Rachel went into labor ²  – and her labor was hard.

The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ¹  the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

I said, ¹  “Lord, you know how I suffer. ²  Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake.

Your destruction is like an incurable wound; ¹  your demise is like a fatal injury! ²  All who hear what has happened to you ³  will clap their hands for joy, ⁴  for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty! ⁵ 

I ¹  have not even permitted my mouth ²  to sin by asking ³  for his life through a curse –

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. ¹  I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain. ² 

Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced ¹  trouble!

They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered ¹  because of them,

Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, ¹  and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people ¹  have suffered. ²  They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right! ³ 

He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, ¹  and John, the brother of James.

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” ¹ 

You, however, ¹  have followed my teaching, my ²  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,