⁷ Then they are to take some of the blood^(A) and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. ⁸ That same night^(B) they are to eat the meat roasted^(C) over the fire, along with bitter herbs,^(D) and bread made without yeast.^{(E) 9} Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs.^{(F) 10} Do not leave any of it till morning;^(G) if some is left till morning, you must burn it. ¹¹ This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste;^(H) it is the Lord’s Passover.^(I)

¹² “On that same night I will pass through^(J) Egypt and strike down^(K) every firstborn^(L) of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods^(M) of Egypt. I am the Lord.^{(N) 13} The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over^(O) you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.^(P)

¹⁴ “This is a day you are to commemorate;^(Q) for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance.^(R)

⁴ and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem^(A) and put a mark^(B) on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament^(C) over all the detestable things that are done in it.^(D)”

²² set his seal^(A) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.^(B)

¹³ And you also were included in Christ^(A) when you heard the message of truth,^(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,^(C) the promised Holy Spirit,^(D)

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,^(A) with whom you were sealed^(B) for the day of redemption.^(C)