But you, brothers and sisters, ¹  do not grow weary in doing what is right.

My brothers and sisters, ¹  consider it nothing but joy ²  when you fall into all sorts of trials,

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

My brothers and sisters, ¹  if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

The one who says he is in the light but still hates ¹  his fellow Christian ²  is still in the darkness.

I saw that she was defiled; both of them followed the same path.

But you, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  are children of the promise like Isaac.

So Jehoshabeath, ¹  the daughter of King Jehoram, ²  took Ahaziah’s son Joash and sneaked him away ³  from the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed. She hid him and his nurse in the room where the bed covers were stored. So Jehoshabeath the daughter of King Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah so she could not execute him.

The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, ¹  including all kinds of men; ²  even Sabeans ³  were brought from the desert. The sisters ⁴  put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers ¹  are outside looking for you.”

And indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers and sisters ¹  in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, ² 

But you who eat vegetables only – why do you judge your brother or sister? ¹  And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? ²  For we will all stand before the judgment seat ³  of God.

The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk! The Poet to the Couple: ¹  Eat, friends, and drink! ²  Drink freely, O lovers!

I will declare your name to my countrymen! ¹  In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!

But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters! ¹ 

Therefore, brothers and sisters, ¹  we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.

Peace to the brothers and sisters, ¹  and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But you, brothers and sisters, ¹  are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, ¹  take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

The one who loves his fellow Christian ¹  resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. ²