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Pain, distress, toil; hard labor or suffering that wears one down.

Far away, at a distance; used of spatial or figurative remoteness.

Purple cloth or garment; the expensive dye or fabric associated with royalty and wealth.

Purple, purple-colored; describing garments or cloth dyed with costly purple dye.

Gentle, meek, humble in disposition; exercising power with restraint rather than aggression.

Write beforehand; set forth publicly in writing, designate or portray openly in advance.

See beforehand, foresee; perceive in advance or keep something constantly in view.

Bring near, lead forward, present before someone; grant access or approach.

A convert to Judaism; a Gentile who has adopted Jewish faith and practice, a proselyte.

Temporary, lasting only for a time; transient, not enduring.

Partiality, favoritism; showing respect of persons based on outward appearance or status.

The chief seat, the place of honor at a gathering; the most prestigious seat in a synagogue or banquet.

A tower; a fortified structure for defense, watchkeeping, or agricultural use such as in a vineyard.

To sprinkle, especially with blood or water for ritual purification; to cleanse ceremonially.

A narrow street, lane, or alleyway in a town or city.

Sackcloth; a coarse fabric of goat hair worn as a sign of mourning, repentance, or grief.

Made of flesh, fleshly; pertaining to human nature in its weakness or physicality.

Sarah; the wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac, and matriarch of the covenant people of Israel.

Worthy of respect; dignified, noble, honorable — describing what commands reverent admiration

Silvanus — a companion of Paul, also known as Silas, co-sender of letters to Thessalonica and associate in Corinth

Sinai — the mountain where God gave the Law to Moses, symbolically linked to the old covenant

Crooked, bent, twisted; figuratively perverse, morally corrupt, dishonest

To trouble, bother, harass; to weary or distress someone by imposing a burden

A cloth for wiping sweat; a face-cloth, handkerchief, or napkin — used for wrapping and burial

To bear up under, endure, put up with; to cover over or contain patiently

Distress, anguish, dire straits — a narrowing of circumstances that crushes from every side

Firm, solid, hard; figuratively steadfast, unwavering in conviction or faith

A roofed colonnade, portico, or covered walkway — a pillared public space in temple or city architecture

Sparrow; a small, common bird used in Scripture to illustrate God's care for seemingly insignificant creatures.

Pillar; a supporting column, used literally of architectural structure and metaphorically of persons or institutions that uphold truth.

To shut up together, confine, enclose; used of catching fish in a net and of God consigning all under sin or law.

Joint heir, co-heir; one who shares an inheritance together with another, especially as fellow heirs with Christ.

Fellow partaker, co-sharer; one who participates jointly with others in something, whether suffering, grace, or promise.

Fig; the fruit of the fig tree, used literally and as a metaphor for the correspondence between nature and character.

To advise, counsel, or deliberate; used of giving guidance and of conspiring together in hostile planning.

To take along with oneself; to bring someone as a companion or assistant on a journey or mission.

To go or journey together with; to accompany someone, or to gather and travel as a crowd.

To seize, snatch away, or drag off by force; used of demonic assault, mob violence, and being caught by a storm.

Bond, ligament; that which binds together, whether physical sinew or a unifying spiritual force.

To be conscious of, be aware of together; to share knowledge or come to a realization.

Intelligent, understanding, discerning; possessing insight and sound judgment.

To agree together, arrange jointly; in middle voice, to reach a mutual decision or compact.

Self-controlled, temperate, prudent; exercising sober-minded mastery over desires and impulses.

Inner room, storeroom, private chamber; an enclosed space away from public view.

Humiliation, low estate, abasement; the condition of being brought low or living in humble circumstances.

Bull, ox; a mature male bovine, especially as a sacrificial animal.

More quickly, faster; comparative adverb expressing greater speed or urgency.

Four hundred; the cardinal number 400, used in historical and chronological references.

A tetrarch; a Roman-appointed regional ruler of lower rank than a king, governing a quarter of a territory.

A craftsman, artisan, or skilled designer; one who exercises technical expertise in constructing or shaping materials.