So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen."

And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, "Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands."

If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."

Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"

At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you."

And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he answered, "Say it, Teacher."

But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."

At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen."

Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!--Sing to it!--

And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give."

Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances, 'Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"

The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them.

When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"

But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?"

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.