Ezekiel 43:1-7

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God’s Glory Returns to the Temple

43 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,^(A) ²and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters,^(B) and the land was radiant with his glory.^(C) ³The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he^[a] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. ⁴The glory^(D) of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.^(E) ⁵Then the Spirit^(F) lifted me up^(G) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory^(H) of the Lord filled the temple.^(I)

⁶While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. ⁷He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne^(J) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile^(K) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings^[b] for their kings at their death.^[c]^(L)

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 43:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts I
Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places

Psalm 85:8-13

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⁸I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace^(A) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.^(B)
⁹Surely his salvation^(C) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory^(D) may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Love and faithfulness^(E) meet together;
    righteousness^(F) and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness^(G) looks down from heaven.
¹²The Lord will indeed give what is good,^(H)
    and our land will yield^(I) its harvest.
¹³Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

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Matthew 23:1-12

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A Warning Against Hypocrisy^(A)^(B)

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: ²“The teachers of the law^(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. ³So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. ⁴They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.^(D)

⁵“Everything they do is done for people to see:^(E) They make their phylacteries^[a]^(F) wide and the tassels on their garments^(G) long; ⁶they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;^(H) ⁷they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.^(I)

⁸“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,^(J) and he is in heaven. ¹⁰Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. ¹¹The greatest among you will be your servant.^(K) ¹²For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.^(L)