⁹ “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings^(A) from your hands, will he accept^(B) you?”—says the Lord Almighty.

¹⁷ Since you call on a Father^(A) who judges each person’s work^(B) impartially,^(C) live out your time as foreigners^(D) here in reverent fear.^(E)

¹⁸ If they are prophets and have the word of the Lord, let them plead^(A) with the Lord Almighty that the articles remaining in the house of the Lord and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon.

¹¹ But Moses sought the favor^(A) of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?^(B)

²⁶ Such a high priest^(A) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,^(B) exalted above the heavens.^{(C) 27} Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices^(D) day after day, first for his own sins,^(E) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all^(F) when he offered himself.^(G)

¹¹ For God does not show favoritism.^(A)

³¹ We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.^(A)

¹⁹ “Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah^(A) fear the Lord and seek^(B) his favor? And did not the Lord relent,^(C) so that he did not bring the disaster^(D) he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster^(E) on ourselves!”

¹⁵ One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” ¹⁶ Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.