²⁸ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

⁹ But God said to Jonah, ^(A)“Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”

⁸ And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but ^(A)the kingdom?”

Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion

4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,^[a] and ^(A)he was angry. ² And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? ^(B)That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^(C)gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and ^(D)relenting from disaster. ^3 (E)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, ^(F)for it is better for me to die than to live.” ⁴ And the Lord said, ^(G)“Do you do well to be angry?”

⁵ but ^(A)for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. ⁶ The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? ^7 (B)If you do well, will you not be accepted?^[a] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. ^(C)Its desire is contrary to^[b] you, but you must rule over it.”

² And the Pharisees and the scribes ^(A)grumbled, saying, ^(B)“This man receives sinners and ^(C)eats with them.”

³⁹ Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If ^(A)this man were ^(B)a prophet, he ^(C)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”