Sabbath Regulations

35 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded^(A) you to do: ² For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath^(B) rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.^{(C) 3} Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.^(D)”

Materials for the Tabernacle^(E)(F)

⁴ Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ⁵ From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; ⁶ blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ⁷ ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather^[a]; acacia wood; ⁸ olive oil^(G) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; ⁹ and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

¹⁰ “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:^{(H) 11} the tabernacle^(I) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; ¹² the ark^(J) with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain^(K) that shields it; ¹³ the table^(L) with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; ¹⁴ the lampstand^(M) that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; ¹⁵ the altar^(N) of incense with its poles, the anointing oil^(O) and the fragrant incense;^(P) the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;^{(Q) 16} the altar^(R) of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin^(S) with its stand; ¹⁷ the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;^{(T) 18} the tent pegs^(U) for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; ¹⁹ the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments^(V) for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”

Preparations for Building the Temple^(A)

5 ^[a]When Hiram^(B) king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. ² Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

⁷ When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord^(K) today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

⁸ So Hiram sent word to Solomon:

¹⁰ In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, ¹¹ and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors^[b] of wheat as food^(N) for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths^[c][d] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. ¹² The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,^(O) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.^(P)

¹³ King Solomon conscripted laborers^(Q) from all Israel—thirty thousand men. ¹⁴ He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram^(R) was in charge of the forced labor. ¹⁵ Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills, ¹⁶ as well as thirty-three hundred^[e] foremen^(S) who supervised the project and directed the workers. ¹⁷ At the king’s command they removed from the quarry^(T) large blocks of high-grade stone^(U) to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. ¹⁸ The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram^(V) and workers from Byblos^(W) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

¹⁴ None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”^(A)

¹⁵ Then all the men who knew that their wives^(B) were burning incense^(C) to other gods, along with all the women^(D) who were present—a large assembly—and all the people living in Lower and Upper Egypt,^(E) said to Jeremiah, ¹⁶ “We will not listen^(F) to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord!^{(G) 17} We will certainly do everything we said we would:^(H) We will burn incense^(I) to the Queen of Heaven^(J) and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials^(K) did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.^(L) At that time we had plenty of food^(M) and were well off and suffered no harm.^{(N) 18} But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings^(O) to her, we have had nothing and have been perishing by sword and famine.^(P)”

¹⁹ The women added, “When we burned incense^(Q) to the Queen of Heaven^(R) and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands^(S) know that we were making cakes^(T) impressed with her image^(U) and pouring out drink offerings to her?”

²⁰ Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him, ²¹ “Did not the Lord remember^(V) and call to mind the incense^(W) burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem^(X) by you and your ancestors,^(Y) your kings and your officials and the people of the land?^{(Z) 22} When the Lord could no longer endure^(AA) your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse^(AB) and a desolate waste^(AC) without inhabitants, as it is today.^{(AD) 23} Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him or followed^(AE) his law or his decrees^(AF) or his stipulations, this disaster^(AG) has come upon you, as you now see.”^(AH)

²⁴ Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including the women,^(AI) “Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah in Egypt.^{(AJ) 25} This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives^(AK) have done what you said you would do when you promised, ‘We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.’^(AL)

“Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!^{(AM) 26} But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt:^(AN) ‘I swear^(AO) by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign^(AP) Lord lives.”^{(AQ) 27} For I am watching^(AR) over them for harm,^(AS) not for good; the Jews in Egypt will perish^(AT) by sword and famine^(AU) until they are all destroyed.^{(AV) 28} Those who escape the sword^(AW) and return to the land of Judah from Egypt will be very few.^(AX) Then the whole remnant^(AY) of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand^(AZ)—mine or theirs.^(BA)

²⁹ “‘This will be the sign^(BB) to you that I will punish^(BC) you in this place,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.’^{(BD) 30} This is what the Lord says: ‘I am going to deliver Pharaoh^(BE) Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who want to kill him, just as I gave Zedekiah^(BF) king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who wanted to kill him.’”^(BG)

Gethsemane^(A)

³² They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ He took Peter, James and John^(B) along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. ³⁴ “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,”^(C) he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”

³⁵ Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour^(D) might pass from him. ³⁶ “Abba,^[a] Father,”^(E) he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup^(F) from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”^(G)

³⁷ Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.^(H) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”^(I)

³⁹ Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. ⁴⁰ When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

⁴¹ Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour^(J) has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak^(A) and not to please ourselves. ² Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,^(B) to build them up.^{(C) 3} For even Christ did not please himself^(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”^{[a](E) 4} For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,^(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind^(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify^(H) the God and Father^(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ Accept one another,^(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. ⁸ For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews^[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises^(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed ⁹ and, moreover, that the Gentiles^(M) might glorify God^(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

¹⁰ Again, it says,

¹¹ And again,

¹² And again, Isaiah says,

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace^(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.^(U)