Speak up again with the message of the Lord who rules over all: ‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry ¹  about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

For the one who has will be given more, ¹  and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. ² 

For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ¹  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ²  to the glory of God.

And indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers and sisters ¹  in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, ² 

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, ¹  and rightly so, ²  because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

no longer as a slave, ¹  but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking ²  and in the Lord.

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave us and go elsewhere, ¹  for you have become much more powerful ²  than we are.”

Joseph ¹  had a dream, ²  and when he told his brothers about it, ³  they hated him even more. ⁴ 

Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble ¹  on me by telling ²  the man you had one more brother?”

He said ¹  to his people, “Look at ²  the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!

(Now the man Moses was very humble, ¹  more so than any man on the face of the earth.)

Now therefore, please stay ¹  the night here also, that I may know what more the Lord might say to me.” ² 

Saul became even more afraid of him. ¹  Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. ² 

Then David and the men ¹  who were with him wept loudly ²  until they could weep no more. ³ 

What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, ¹  O Lord God!

Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord than all who were before him.

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than ¹  all gods.

What more can David say ¹  to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition. ² 

to ¹  those who wait ²  for death that ³  does not come, and search for it ⁴  more than for hidden treasures,