Moses Inspects the Tabernacle^(A)

³² So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.^{(B) 33} Then they brought the tabernacle^(C) to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; ³⁴ the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather^[a] and the shielding curtain; ³⁵ the ark of the covenant law^(D) with its poles and the atonement cover; ³⁶ the table^(E) with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;^{(F) 37} the pure gold lampstand^(G) with its row of lamps and all its accessories,^(H) and the olive oil^(I) for the light; ³⁸ the gold altar,^(J) the anointing oil,^(K) the fragrant incense,^(L) and the curtain^(M) for the entrance to the tent; ³⁹ the bronze altar^(N) with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin^(O) with its stand; ⁴⁰ the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;^(P) the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; ⁴¹ and the woven garments^(Q) worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.

⁴² The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.^{(R) 43} Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.^(S) So Moses blessed^(T) them.

¹⁵ Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted^(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,^[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,^(C) Megiddo and Gezer.^{(D) 16} (Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter,^(E) Solomon’s wife. ¹⁷ And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,^{(F) 18} Baalath,^(G) and Tadmor^[b] in the desert, within his land, ¹⁹ as well as all his store cities^(H) and the towns for his chariots^(I) and for his horses^[c]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

²⁰ There were still people left from the Amorites, Hittites,^(J) Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites^(K) (these peoples were not Israelites). ²¹ Solomon conscripted the descendants^(L) of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate^[d](M)—to serve as slave labor,^(N) as it is to this day. ²² But Solomon did not make slaves^(O) of any of the Israelites; they were his fighting men, his government officials, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and charioteers. ²³ They were also the chief officials^(P) in charge of Solomon’s projects—550 officials supervising those who did the work.

²⁴ After Pharaoh’s daughter^(Q) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.^(R)

²⁵ Three^(S) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.

²⁶ King Solomon also built ships^(T) at Ezion Geber,^(U) which is near Elath^(V) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.^{[e] 27} And Hiram sent his men—sailors^(W) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. ²⁸ They sailed to Ophir^(X) and brought back 420 talents^[f] of gold,^(Y) which they delivered to King Solomon.

¹⁸ Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

¹² Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.^{(A) 13} These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

¹⁴ Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.^(B)

¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.^{(C) 16} Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.^{(D) 17} And these signs^(E) will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons;^(F) they will speak in new tongues;^{(G) 18} they will pick up snakes^(H) with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on^(I) sick people, and they will get well.”

¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven^(J) and he sat at the right hand of God.^{(K) 20} Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs^(L) that accompanied it.

⁹ For we are co-workers in God’s service;^(A) you are God’s field,^(B) God’s building.^(C)

¹⁰ By the grace God has given me,^(D) I laid a foundation^(E) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. ¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.^{(F) 12} If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³ their work will be shown for what it is,^(G) because the Day^(H) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.^{(I) 14} If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.^{(J) 15} If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.^(K)

¹⁶ Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple^(L) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?^{(M) 17} If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

¹⁸ Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise^(N) by the standards of this age,^(O) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness^(P) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”^[a];^{(Q) 20} and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”^{[b](R) 21} So then, no more boasting about human leaders!^(S) All things are yours,^{(T) 22} whether Paul or Apollos^(U) or Cephas^[c](V) or the world or life or death or the present or the future^(W)—all are yours, ²³ and you are of Christ,^(X) and Christ is of God.