It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

to the latter an odor ¹  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ² 

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress. ¹ 

But you, as a person dedicated to God, ¹  keep away from all that. ²  Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Remind people ¹  of these things and solemnly charge them ²  before the Lord ³  not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen. ⁴ 

So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke ¹  that carries full authority. ²  Don’t let anyone look down ³  on you.

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ¹  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ²  has ever officiated at the altar.

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters. ¹ 

Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things. ¹ 

The first woe has passed, but ¹  two woes are still coming after these things!

After ¹  these things I looked, and the temple (the tent ²  of the testimony) ³  was opened in heaven,

The one who conquers ¹  will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

For the unconverted ¹  pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

So ¹  they answered Jesus, ²  “We don’t know.” ³  Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you ⁴  by what authority ⁵  I am doing these things.

Now ¹  immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, ²  he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? ³ 

Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

For nation will rise up in arms ¹  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ²  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

All ¹  their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

After ¹  this, Jesus ²  went out and saw a tax collector ³  named Levi ⁴  sitting at the tax booth. ⁵  “Follow me,” ⁶  he said to him.