The angel ¹  who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it ¹  all by yourself.

He was still talking to them when ¹  the messenger approached ²  and said, “Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! ³  Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?”

On the first day ¹  of the week, when we met ²  to break bread, Paul began to speak ³  to the people, and because he intended ⁴  to leave the next day, he extended ⁵  his message until midnight.

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

Though I have many other ¹  things to write to you, I do not want to do so with ²  paper and ink, ³  but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, ⁴  so that our joy may be complete. ⁵ 

But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face. ¹  (1:15) Peace be with you. ²  The friends here ³  greet you. Greet the friends ⁴  there ⁵  by name.

So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. ¹  He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it. ² 

He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: ¹  “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

At that moment, ¹  she came up to them ²  and began to give thanks to God and to speak ³  about the child ⁴  to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. ⁵ 

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

And besides that, going around ¹  from house to house they learn to be lazy, ²  and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not. ³ 

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them. ¹ 

Jacob named the place ¹  where God spoke with him Bethel. ² 

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world ¹  do you continue this meaningless talk? ² 

Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs. ¹ 

For they harass ¹  the one whom you discipline; ²  they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish. ³