Psalm 106:1-7

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Psalm 106^(A)

¹Praise the Lord.^[a]^(B)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;^(C)
his love endures forever.^(D)

²Who can proclaim the mighty acts^(E) of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
³Blessed are those who act justly,^(F)
who always do what is right.^(G)

⁴Remember me,^(H) Lord, when you show favor^(I) to your people,
    come to my aid^(J) when you save them,
⁵that I may enjoy the prosperity^(K) of your chosen ones,^(L)
    that I may share in the joy^(M) of your nation
    and join your inheritance^(N) in giving praise.

⁶We have sinned,^(O) even as our ancestors^(P) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^(Q)
⁷When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought^(R) to your miracles;
they did not remember^(S) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,^(T) the Red Sea.^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22

Proverbs 23:19-21

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Saying 16

¹⁹Listen, my son,^(A) and be wise,
    and set your heart on the right path:
²⁰Do not join those who drink too much wine^(B)
    or gorge themselves on meat,
²¹for drunkards and gluttons become poor,^(C)
    and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

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Luke 20:20-26

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Paying Taxes to Caesar^(A)

²⁰Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,^(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.^(C) ²¹So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.^(D) ²²Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³He saw through their duplicity and said to them, ²⁴“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

²⁵He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,^(E) and to God what is God’s.”

²⁶They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

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Hebrews 7:11-28

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Jesus Like Melchizedek

¹¹If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people^(A) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,^(B) one in the order of Melchizedek,^(C) not in the order of Aaron? ¹²For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. ¹³He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,^(D) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.^(E) ¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,^(F) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. ¹⁵And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, ¹⁶one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. ¹⁷For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”^[a]^(G)

¹⁸The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless^(H) ¹⁹(for the law made nothing perfect),^(I) and a better hope^(J) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.^(K)

²⁰And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, ²¹but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:^(L)
‘You are a priest forever.’”^[b]^(M)

²²Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.^(N)

²³Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; ²⁴but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.^(O) ²⁵Therefore he is able to save^(P) completely^[c] those who come to God^(Q) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.^(R)

²⁶Such a high priest^(S) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,^(T) exalted above the heavens.^(U) ²⁷Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices^(V) day after day, first for his own sins,^(W) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all^(X) when he offered himself.^(Y) ²⁸For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;^(Z) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,^(AA) who has been made perfect^(AB) forever.