And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

He was speaking and debating ¹  with the Greek-speaking Jews, ²  but they were trying to kill him.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them ¹  (for they were tentmakers ²  by trade). ³ 

Therefore God gave them over ¹  in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor ²  their bodies among themselves. ³ 

So then, ¹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ²  but on God who shows mercy.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots. ¹ 

We are coworkers belonging to God. ¹  You are God’s field, God’s building.

To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they?

by truthful ¹  teaching, ²  by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left, ³ 

complete my joy and be of the same mind, ¹  by having the same love, being united in spirit, ²  and having one purpose.

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

For I can testify that he has worked hard ¹  for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

Consequently ¹  God sends on them a deluding influence ²  so that they will believe what is false.

Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, ¹  I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ¹  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ²  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

So Jeshua appointed both his sons and his relatives, ¹  Kadmiel and his sons (the sons of Yehudah ² ), to take charge of the workers in the temple of God, along with the sons of Henadad, their sons, and their relatives ³  the Levites.

A man who is all alone with no companion, ¹  he has no children nor siblings; ²  yet there is no end to all his toil, and he ³  is never satisfied with riches. He laments, ⁴  “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself ⁵  of pleasure?” ⁶  This also is futile and a burdensome task! ⁷ 

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. ¹  But they seemed like only a few days to him ²  because his love for her was so great. ³