I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ¹  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

No widow should be put on the list ¹  unless ²  she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband, ³ 

“To the one in despair, kindness ¹  should come from his friend ²  even if ³  he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

“But there is hope for ¹  a tree: ²  If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

And further, ¹  when you say that his anger does not punish, ²  and that he does not know transgression! ³ 

The poor person and the oppressor ¹  have this in common: ²  the Lord gives light ³  to the eyes of them both.

But the people of Jerusalem and Judah ¹  would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods. ² 

The Lord says to Edom, ¹  “I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

The Lord says, ¹  “Look! I will ²  make you a weak nation; ³  you will be greatly despised!

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. ¹ 

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ¹ 

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter ¹  in the law to become void. ² 

but ¹  wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition ²  and do not obey the truth but follow ³  unrighteousness.

On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,

But you do have this going for you: ¹  You hate what the Nicolaitans ²  practice ³  – practices I also hate.

So Esau said, “Let me leave some of my men with you.” ¹  “Why do that?” Jacob replied. ²  “My lord has already been kind enough to me.” ³ 

The king went up to the Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, all the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the prophets. All the people were there, from the youngest to the oldest. He read aloud ¹  all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple.

The people say, ¹  “Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. ²  Let us at least die there fighting, ³  since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment ⁴  because we have sinned against him. ⁵ 

So listen to what I, the Lord, have planned against Edom, what I intend to do to ¹  the people who live in Teman. ²  Their little ones will be dragged off. I will completely destroy their land because of what they have done. ³