And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, would thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash, and be clean?

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I make my bed to swim. I water my couch with my tears.

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of it as he who swims spreads forth [his hands] to swim. But [LORD] will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands.

Afterward he measured a thousand, [and it was] a river that I could not pass through, for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

In the same day some Pharisees came, saying to him, Get thee out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill thee.

And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men.

And as they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch says, Look, water! What prevents me to be immersed?

And when it became day, some of the Jews, having made a conspiracy, put themselves under a curse, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they would kill Paul.

But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prevented them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, having first jumped out, to go to the land,

For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.