Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

A Psalm of Praise.

⁵⁰ Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “^(A)The matter has come from the Lord; ^(B)so we cannot speak to you bad or good. ⁵¹ Here is Rebekah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has spoken.”

⁵² When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he ^(C)bowed himself to the ground ^[a]before the Lord. ⁵³ And the servant brought out ^(D)articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. ⁵⁴ Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, “^(E)Send me away to my master.” ⁵⁵ But her brother and her mother said, “^(F)Let the young woman stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go.” ⁵⁶ However, he said to them, “Do not delay me, since ^(G)the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my master.” ⁵⁷ And they said, “We will call the young woman and ^[b]ask her.” ⁵⁸ Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” ⁵⁹ So they sent away their sister Rebekah and ^(H)her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men. ⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,

⁶¹ Then Rebekah got up with her female attendants, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

Isaac Marries Rebekah

⁶² Now Isaac had come back from ^[d]a journey to ^(K)Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in ^(L)the ^[e]Negev. ⁶³ Isaac went out ^(M)to ^[f]meditate in the field toward evening; and ^(N)he raised his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming. ⁶⁴ Rebekah raised her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel. ⁶⁵ She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master.” Then she took her ^[g]veil and covered herself. ⁶⁶ The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. ⁶⁷ Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and ^(O)he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and ^(P)he loved her; so Isaac was comforted after ^(Q)his mother’s death.

An Unashamed Worker

¹⁴ Remind them of these things, and solemnly ^(A)exhort them in the presence of God not to ^(B)dispute about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the listeners. ¹⁵ Be diligent to ^(C)present yourself approved to God as a worker who ^[a]does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling ^(D)the word of truth. ¹⁶ But ^(E)avoid ^(F)worldly and empty chatter, for ^[b]it will lead to further ungodliness, ¹⁷ and their ^[c]talk will spread like ^[d]gangrene. Among them are ^(G)Hymenaeus and Philetus, ¹⁸ men who have gone astray from the truth, claiming that ^(H)the resurrection has already taken place; and they are jeopardizing ^(I)the faith of some. ¹⁹ Nevertheless, the ^(J)firm foundation of God stands, having this ^(K)seal: “^(L)The Lord knows those who are His;” and, “^(M)Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to keep away from wickedness.”

²⁰ Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver implements, but also implements of wood and of earthenware, and ^(N)some are for honor while others are for dishonor. ²¹ Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from ^(O)these things, he will be an implement for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, ^(P)prepared for every good work.

Jesus Blesses Little Children

^13 (A)And they were bringing children to Him so that He would touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Allow the children to come to Me; do not ^[a]forbid them, ^(B)for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, ^(C)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” ¹⁶ And He ^(D)took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

The Rich Young Ruler

^17 (E)As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and ^(F)knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may ^(G)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘^(H)Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰ And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept ^(I)all these things from my youth.” ²¹ Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ^(J)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ²² But he ^[b]was deeply dismayed by ^[c]these words, and he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.