Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy: neither was there any man known to have returned from the grave.

The natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the diversities of plants and the virtues of roots:

The furnace proveth the potter’s vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.