⁴⁶ And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.

²⁹ Then he said to Gehazi, Make yourself ready, and take my stick in your hand, and go: if you come across anyone on the way, give him no blessing, and if anyone gives you a blessing, give him no answer. And put my stick on the child's face.

¹⁵ But now, get me a player of music, and it will come about that while the man is playing, the hand of the Lord will come on me and I will give you the word of the Lord: and they got a player of music, and while the man was playing, the hand of the Lord was on him.

¹⁴ And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

¹⁷ So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.

¹ And Elisha the prophet sent for one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Make yourself ready for a journey, and take this bottle of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

¹³ So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

³ The word of the Lord came to me, Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldaeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was on me there.

¹¹ For the Lord, controlling me with a strong hand, gave me orders not to go in the way of this people, saying,

¹⁷ Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

¹⁴ Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

²¹ They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

³ Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.