but the villagers ¹  refused to welcome ²  him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. ³ 

Some were convinced ¹  by what he said, ²  but others refused ³  to believe.

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

But the older son ¹  became angry ²  and refused ³  to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

Although Jesus ¹  had performed ²  so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,

But the Jews who refused to believe ¹  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ²  against the brothers.

By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

For ¹  a while he refused, but later on ²  he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, ³ 

They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings ¹  and because of their sores, ²  but nevertheless ³  they still refused to repent ⁴  of their deeds.

Now the Jewish religious leaders ¹  refused to believe ²  that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned ³  the parents of the man who had become able to see. ⁴ 

But when ¹  some were stubborn ²  and refused to believe, reviling ³  the Way ⁴  before the congregation, he left ⁵  them and took the disciples with him, ⁶  addressing ⁷  them every day ⁸  in the lecture hall ⁹  of Tyrannus.

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Then ¹  I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. ²  I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These ³  had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They ⁴  came to life ⁵  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.