But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance. ¹ 

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? ¹  It is God who justifies.

so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ¹ 

They requested ¹  only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with ¹  the Spirit.

with this goal in mind, ¹  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ²  in Christ Jesus.

As I remember your tears, I long to see you, ¹  so that I may be filled with joy.

but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury ¹  of fire that will consume God’s enemies. ² 

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.

And everyone who has this hope focused ¹  on him purifies ²  himself, just as Jesus ³  is pure). ⁴ 

Then ¹  he came and took the scroll ²  from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. ¹  Please do not get angry with your servant, ²  for you are just like Pharaoh. ³ 

Moses then called to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and said to them, “Come near, carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”

No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward ¹  to present the Lord’s gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.

“Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,

Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. ¹  They chased the Philistines to the valley ²  and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

His dominion will be vast ¹  and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. ²  He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, ³  establishing it ⁴  and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, ⁵  from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people ⁶  will accomplish this.

You are tired out from listening to so much advice. ¹  Let them take their stand – the ones who see omens in the sky, who gaze at the stars, who make monthly predictions – let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you! ²