- and desireth:
- "¹ Whenª² thou goestª° withª thineª adversaryª toª the magistrate,ª [as thou art] inª the¹ way,ª giveª° diligenceª that thou mayest be deliveredª° fromª him;ª lestª he haleª° theeª toª the¹ judge,ª andª the¹ judgeª deliverª° theeª to the¹ officer,ª andª the¹ officerª castª° theeª intoª prison.ª" {Lke 12:58} + "And his servantsª saidª° unto¹ him, Behold¹ now,¹ we have heardª° that¹ the kingsª of the houseª of Israelª [are] mercifulª kings:ª let us, I pray thee,¹ putª° sackclothª on our loins,ª and ropesª upon our heads,ª and go outª° to¹ the kingª of Israel:ª peradventure¹ he will saveª°¹ thy life.ª ... And [Benhadad] saidª° unto¹ him, The cities,ª which¹ my fatherª tookª° from¹¹ thy father,ª I will restore;ª° and thou shalt makeª° streetsª for thee in Damascus,ª as¹ my fatherª madeª° in Samaria.ª Then [said Ahab], I¹ will send thee awayª° with this covenant.ª So he madeª° a covenantª with him, and sent him away.ª°" {1Kg 20:31-34} + "But they were exceedinglyª afraid,ª° and said,ª° Behold,¹ twoª kingsª stoodª° not¹ beforeª him: how¹ then shall we¹ stand?ª° ... And he that¹ [was] over¹ the house,ª and he that¹ [was] over¹ the city,ª the eldersª also, and the bringers upª° [of the children], sentª° to¹ Jehu,ª saying,ª° We¹ [are] thy servants,ª and will doª° all¹ that¹ thou shalt bidª°¹ us; we will not¹ make any² king:ª°¹ doª° thou [that which is] goodª in thine eyes.ª" {2Kg 10:4-5} + "Hast thou an armª like God?ª or canst thou thunderª° with a voiceª like him?¹" {Job 40:9} + "Agreeªª°° with thineª adversaryª quickly,ª whilesª² thou¹ artª° inª the¹ wayª withª him;ª lest at any timeª the¹ adversaryª deliverª° theeª to the¹ judge,ª andª the¹ judgeª deliverª° theeª to the¹ officer,ª andª thou be castª° intoª prison.ª" {Mtt 5:25} + "Andª Herodª wasª° highly displeasedª° with them of Tyreª andª Sidon:ª butª they cameª° with one accord²¹ toª him,ª and,ª having made²° Blastus² the king's² chamberlain²² their friend,ª°¹¹¹¹¹ desiredª° peace;ª because² theirª countryª was nourishedª° byª the¹ king'sª [country]." {Act 12:20} + "Butª he givethª° moreª grace.ª Whereforeª he saith,ª° Godª resistethª° the proud,ª butª givethª° graceª unto the humble.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° in the sightª of the¹ Lord,ª andª he shall lift²° you² up.ª°¹" {Jms 4:6-10}
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