²² While they were enjoying themselves,^(A) some of the wicked men^(B) of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.^(C)”

⁵ For when we were in the realm of the flesh,^[a](A) the sinful passions aroused by the law^(B) were at work in us,^(C) so that we bore fruit for death.^(D)

⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.^(A)

³ The elders^(A) of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue^(B) us, we will surrender^(C) to you.”

¹⁰ They said to the Ammonites, “Tomorrow we will surrender^(A) to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.”