2 Samuel Cross References - Williams

⁴⁴ But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

² For exactly as you criticize others, you will be criticized, and in accordance with the measure that you give to others, it will be measured back to you.

⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the whale's stomach for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

²¹ It was just after that that Jesus Christ for the first time clearly taught His disciples that He had to go to Jerusalem and submit to many forms of suffering at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, but be raised to life on the third day.

²⁵ And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

³¹ Now a priest happened to be going that way, but when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

²² He said to him, 'On the ground of what you say I will sentence you, you wicked slave! You knew that I was a stern man, that I picked up what I did not put down, and reaped what I did not sow.

¹⁴ But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard it, tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd,

²⁶ I therefore protest to you today that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,

¹⁹ Now we know that everything the law says is spoken to those who are under its authority, that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world be held responsible to God.

¹⁵ Practice rejoicing with people who rejoice, and weeping with people who weep.

²⁹ Who is weak without my being weak too? Who is caused to fall without my being fired with indignation?

⁹ I want the women, on their part, to dress becomingly, that is, modestly and sensibly, not adorning themselves with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive dresses, ¹⁰ but with good deeds; for this is appropriate for women who profess to be pious.

³ Your adornments must be not of an external nature, with braids of hair or ornaments of gold, or changes of dress, ⁴ but they must be of an internal nature, the character concealed in the heart, in the imperishable quality of a quiet and gentle spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God. ⁵ For this is the way the pious women of olden times, who set their hope on God, used to adorn themselves.

⁸ Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

¹⁰ especially those who satisfy their lower nature by indulging in its evil passions which defile them, and who despise authority. Daring, headstrong men! They do not tremble when they abuse persons of majesty,

⁹ I will make some, who claim to be Jews although they are not, but are lying -- I will make them come and fall at your feet and find out that I have loved you.