Abram Rescues Lot

14 In the days of Amraphel king of ^(A)Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of ^(B)Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, ² these kings made war with ^(C)Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^(D)Admah, Shemeber king of ^(E)Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). ³ And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (^(F)that is, the Salt Sea). ⁴ Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. ⁵ In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the ^(G)Rephaim in ^(H)Ashteroth-karnaim, the ^(I)Zuzim in Ham, the ^(J)Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, ⁶ and the ^(K)Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as ^(L)El-paran on the border of the wilderness. ⁷ Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, ^(M)Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling ^(N)in Hazazon-tamar.

⁸ Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim ⁹ with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five. ¹⁰ Now the Valley of Siddim was full of ^(O)bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled ^(P)to the hill country. ¹¹ So the enemy took ^(Q)all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. ¹² They also took Lot, ^(R)the son of Abram's brother, ^(S)who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.

¹³ Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, ^(T)who was living by the ^(U)oaks^[a] of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. ¹⁴ When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, ^(V)born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as ^(W)Dan. ¹⁵ And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. ¹⁶ Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot ^(X)with his possessions, and the women and the people.

The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh

16 The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, ^(A)into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. ² Then ^(B)going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. ³ Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower ^(C)Beth-horon, then to ^(D)Gezer, and it ends at the sea.

^4 (E)The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

⁵ The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was ^(F)Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, ⁶ and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is ^(G)Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, ⁷ then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and ^(H)to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. ⁸ From ^(I)Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans, ⁹ together with ^(J)the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. ¹⁰ However, ^(K)they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made ^(L)to do forced labor.

¹² And when Moab presents himself, when ^(V)he wearies himself on ^(W)the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

¹³ This is the word that the Lord spoke concerning Moab ^(X)in the past. ¹⁴ But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, ^(Y)like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be ^(Z)very few and feeble.”

Jesus Heals Many

^14 (A)And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw ^(B)his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. ¹⁵ He ^(C)touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. ¹⁶ That evening they brought to him many who were ^(D)oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits ^(E)with a word and healed all who were sick. ^17 (F)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ^(G)“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸ Now ^(H)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, ^(I)he gave orders to go over to the other side. ^19 (J)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ²⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ²¹ Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ²² And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave ^(K)the dead to bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

^23 (L)And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. ²⁴ And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but ^(M)he was asleep. ²⁵ And they went and woke him, saying, ^(N)“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” ²⁶ And he said to them, “Why are you ^(O)afraid, ^(P)O you of little faith?” Then he rose and ^(Q)rebuked the winds and the sea, and ^(R)there was a great calm. ²⁷ And the men ^(S)marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even ^(T)winds and sea obey him?”

⁴⁰ saying to Aaron, ^(A)‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ ⁴¹ And ^(B)they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and ^(C)were rejoicing in ^(D)the works of their hands. ⁴² But ^(E)God turned away and ^(F)gave them over to worship ^(G)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

⁴⁴ “Our fathers had ^(K)the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses ^(L)directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. ⁴⁵ Our fathers in turn ^(M)brought it in with Joshua when they ^(N)dispossessed the nations ^(O)that God drove out before our fathers. So it was ^(P)until the days of David, ^46 (Q)who found favor in the sight of God and ^(R)asked to find a dwelling place for ^(S)the God of Jacob.^{[a] 47} But it was ^(T)Solomon who built a house for him. ^48 (U)Yet the Most High does not dwell ^(V)in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

^51 (Y)“You stiff-necked people, ^(Z)uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. ^(AA)As your fathers did, so do you. ^52 (AB)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of ^(AC)the Righteous One, ^(AD)whom you have now betrayed and murdered, ⁵³ you who received the law ^(AE)as delivered by angels and ^(AF)did not keep it.”