As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple ¹  as officers and judges over Israel.

In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins ¹  around them,

Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders ¹  of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

They are like a dream after one wakes up. ¹  O Lord, when you awake ²  you will despise them. ³ 

“Blessed ¹  are the poor in spirit, ²  for the kingdom of heaven belongs ³  to them.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

and he made no distinction ¹  between them and us, cleansing ²  their hearts by faith.

Its porches faced the outer court, it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.

Each of the doors had two leaves, two swinging ¹  leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.

Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.

When Ephraim ¹  spoke, ²  there was terror; ³  he was exalted ⁴  in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

He is as bright as lightning; ¹  a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. ²  This is the outward display of his power. ³ 

“Blessed are you when people ¹  insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely ²  on account of me.

Then ¹  he looked up ²  at his disciples and said: “Blessed ³  are you who are poor, ⁴  for the kingdom of God belongs ⁵  to you.

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. ¹ 

For we are the circumcision, ¹  the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, ²  exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials ³ 

– though mine too are significant. ¹  If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, ²  I have more:

The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet ¹  long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet ²  wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

“Woe to you, experts in the law ¹  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. ²