“Everyone ¹  who hears these words of mine and does them is like ²  a wise man ³  who built his house on rock.

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries ¹  someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

When he has brought all his own sheep ¹  out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize ²  his voice.

They will put you out of ¹  the synagogue, ²  yet a time ³  is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God. ⁴ 

One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. ¹  Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” ¹ 

If someone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss. ¹  He himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard ¹  for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church. ¹ 

Then ¹  comes the end, ²  when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ¹  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ² 

For the love of Christ ¹  controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ ²  died for all; therefore all have died.

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ¹  For a person ²  will reap what he sows,

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

Again he says, ¹  “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am, ²  with ³  the children God has given me.” ⁴ 

When you cry out for help, let your idols ¹  help you! The wind blows them all away, ²  a breeze carries them away. ³  But the one who looks to me for help ⁴  will inherit the land and will have access to ⁵  my holy mountain.”

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. ¹  Doing that would utterly defile the land. ²  But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. ³  So what makes you think you can return to me?” ⁴  says the Lord.