Jeremiah 2:1-13

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Israel Forsakes the Lord

2 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord,

“I remember the devotion of ^(A)your youth,
    your love ^(B)as a bride,
^(C)how you followed me in the wilderness,
    ^(D)in a land not sown.
³^(E)Israel was holy to the Lord,
    ^(F)the firstfruits of his harvest.
^(G)All who ate of it incurred guilt;
    disaster came upon them,
declares the Lord.”

⁴Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel. ⁵Thus says the Lord:

^(H)“What wrong did your fathers find in me
    that they went far from me,
^(I)and went after ^(J)worthlessness, and became worthless?
⁶They did not say, ^(K)‘Where is the Lord
    who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
who led us ^(L)in the wilderness,
    in a land of deserts and pits,
in a land of drought and deep darkness,
    in a land that none passes through,
    where no man dwells?’
⁷^(M)And I brought you into a plentiful land
    to enjoy its fruits and its good things.
But when you came in, ^(N)you defiled my land
    and made my heritage an abomination.
⁸The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
    ^(O)Those who handle the law did not know me;
^(P)the shepherds^[a] transgressed against me;
    ^(Q)the prophets prophesied by Baal
    and went after ^(R)things that do not profit.

⁹“Therefore ^(S)I still contend with you,
declares the Lord,
    and ^(T)with your children's children I will contend.
¹⁰For cross to the coasts of ^(U)Cyprus and see,
    or send to ^(V)Kedar and examine with care;
    see if there has been such a thing.
¹¹^(W)Has a nation changed its gods,
    ^(X)even though they are no gods?
But my people ^(Y)have changed their glory
    for ^(Z)that which does not profit.
¹²Be appalled, ^(AA)O heavens, at this;
    be shocked, be utterly desolate,
declares the Lord,
¹³for my people have committed two evils:
^(AB)they have forsaken ^(AC)me,
    the fountain of ^(AD)living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
    broken cisterns that can hold no water.

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Jeremiah 2:8 Or rulers

Romans 12:1-2

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A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[a] by the mercies of God, ^(B)to present your bodies ^(C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^[b] ²^(D)Do not be conformed to this world,^[c] but be transformed by ^(E)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(F)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[d]

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Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
Romans 12:2 Greek age
Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

Mark 1:29-39

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Jesus Heals Many

²⁹^(A)And immediately he^[a] ^(B)left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now ^(C)Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹And he came and ^(D)took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³²That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^(E)oppressed by demons. ³³And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴^(F)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(G)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

³⁵^(H)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(I)there he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷and they found him and said to him, ^(J)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(K)that is why I came out.” ³⁹^(L)And ^(M)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.