² Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,^(A) who has kept you from having children?”^(B)

² so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children.^(A) Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”^(B)

Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

⁷ As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,^(A) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?^(B) Can I kill and bring back to life?^(C) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel^(D) with me!”

⁵ But to Hannah he gave a double portion^(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.^(B)

¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?^(A)

²⁶ “In your anger do not sin”^[a]:^(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

⁵ He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.

²² But I tell you that anyone who is angry^(A) with a brother or sister^[a][b] will be subject to judgment.^(B) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’^[c] is answerable to the court.^(C) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.^(D)