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19 For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea,
and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them,
but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea.”
20 Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand drums and with dances.[a] 21 Miriam sang in response[b] to them,
“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.”[c]
The Bitter Water
22 [d] Then Moses led Israel to journey away[e] from the Red Sea. They went out to the wilderness of Shur, walked for three days[f] into the wilderness, and found no water. 23 Then they came to Marah,[g] but they were not able to drink[h] the waters of Marah, because[i] they were bitter.[j] (That is[k] why its name was[l] Marah.)
24 So the people murmured[m] against Moses, saying, “What can[n] we drink?” 25 He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him[o] a tree.[p] When Moses[q] threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord[r] made for them[s] a binding ordinance,[t] and there he tested[u] them. 26 He said, “If you will diligently obey[v] the Lord your God, and do what is right[w] in his sight, and pay attention[x] to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all[y] the diseases[z] that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the Lord, am your healer.”[aa]
27 Then they came to Elim,[ab] where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.
The Provision of Manna
16 [ac] When[ad] they journeyed from Elim, the entire company[ae] of Israelites came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their exodus[af] from the land of Egypt. 2 The entire company[ag] of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died[ah] by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by[ai] the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full,[aj] for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill[ak] this whole assembly with hunger!”
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain[al] bread from heaven for you, and the people will go out[am] and gather the amount for each day, so that I may test them.[an] Will they walk in my law[ao] or not? 5 On the sixth day[ap] they will prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather every other day.”[aq]
6 Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening[ar] you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see[as] the glory of the Lord, because he has heard[at] your murmurings against the Lord. As for us, what are we,[au] that you should murmur against us?”
8 Moses said, “You will know this[av] when the Lord gives you[aw] meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the Lord has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we?[ax] Your murmurings are not against us,[ay] but against the Lord.”
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole community[az] of the Israelites, ‘Come[ba] before the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings.’”
10 As Aaron spoke[bb] to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the wilderness, there the glory of the Lord[bc] appeared[bd] in the cloud, 11 and the Lord spoke to Moses, 12 “I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘During the evening[be] you will eat meat,[bf] and in the morning you will be satisfied[bg] with bread, so that you may know[bh] that I am the Lord your God.’”[bi]
13 In the evening the quail[bj] came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was all around the camp. 14 When[bk] the layer of dew had evaporated,[bl] there on the surface of the wilderness was a thin flaky substance,[bm] thin like frost on the earth. 15 When[bn] the Israelites saw it, they said to one another,[bo] “What is it?” because they did not know what it was.[bp] Moses said to them, “It is the bread[bq] that the Lord has given you for food.[br]
16 “This is what[bs] the Lord has commanded:[bt] ‘Each person is to gather[bu] from it what he can eat, an omer[bv] per person[bw] according to the number[bx] of your people;[by] each one will pick it up[bz] for whoever lives[ca] in his tent.’” 17 The Israelites did so, and they gathered—some more, some less. 18 When[cb] they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.
19 Moses said to them, “No one[cc] is to keep any of it[cd] until morning.” 20 But they did not listen to Moses; some[ce] kept part of it until morning, and it was full[cf] of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them. 21 So they gathered it each morning,[cg] each person according to what he could eat, and when the sun got hot, it would melt.[ch] 22 And[ci] on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers[cj] per person;[ck] and all the leaders[cl] of the community[cm] came and told[cn] Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a time of cessation from work,[co] a holy Sabbath[cp] to the Lord. Whatever you want to[cq] bake, bake today;[cr] whatever you want to boil, boil today; whatever is left put aside for yourselves to be kept until morning.’”
24 So they put it aside until the morning, just as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it. 25 Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the area.[cs] 26 Six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.”
27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather it, but they found nothing. 28 So the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse[ct] to obey my commandments and my instructions? 29 See, because the Lord has given you the Sabbath, that is why[cu] he is giving you food for two days on the sixth day. Each of you stay where you are;[cv] let no one[cw] go out of his place on the seventh day.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 The house of Israel[cx] called its name “manna.”[cy] It was like coriander seed and was white, and it tasted[cz] like wafers with honey.
32 Moses said, “This is what[da] the Lord has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it to be kept[db] for generations to come,[dc] so that they may see[dd] the food I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.’” 33 Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put in it an omer full of manna, and place it before the Lord to be kept for generations to come.” 34 Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the ark of the testimony[de] for safekeeping.[df]
35 Now the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was inhabited; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah.)[dg]
Water at Massah and Meribah
17 [dh] The whole community[di] of the Israelites traveled on their journey[dj] from the wilderness of Sin according to the Lord’s instruction, and they pitched camp in Rephidim.[dk] Now[dl] there was no water for the people to drink.[dm] 2 So the people contended[dn] with Moses, and they said, “Give us water to drink!”[do] Moses said to them, “Why do you contend[dp] with me? Why do you test[dq] the Lord?” 3 But the people were very thirsty[dr] there for water, and they murmured against Moses and said, “Why in the world[ds] did you bring us up from Egypt—to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”[dt]
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What will I do with[du] this people?—a little more[dv] and they will stone me!”[dw] 5 The Lord said to Moses, “Go over before the people;[dx] take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile and go. 6 I will be standing[dy] before you there on[dz] the rock in Horeb, and you will strike[ea] the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people may drink.”[eb] And Moses did so in plain view[ec] of the elders of Israel.
7 He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the Lord,[ed] saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
22 Jesus spoke[a] to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his slaves[b] to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready.[c] My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’ 5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. 6 The[d] rest seized his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them. 7 The[e] king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death[f] and set their city[g] on fire. 8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy. 9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. 11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.[h] 13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness,[i] where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15 Then the Pharisees[j] went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.[k] 16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians,[l] saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.[m] You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.[n] 17 Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right[o] to pay taxes[p] to Caesar[q] or not?”
18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” So[r] they brought him a denarius.[s] 20 Jesus[t] said to them, “Whose image[u] is this, and whose inscription?” 21 They replied,[v] “Caesar’s.” He said to them,[w] “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”[x] 22 Now when they heard this they were stunned,[y] and they left him and went away.
Marriage and the Resurrection
23 The same day Sadducees[z] (who say there is no resurrection)[aa] came to him and asked him,[ab] 24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children[ac] for his brother.’[ad] 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother. 26 The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh. 27 Last[ae] of all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”[af] 29 Jesus[ag] answered them, “You are deceived,[ah] because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels[ai] in heaven. 31 Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,[aj] 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?[ak] He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”[al] 33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.
Psalm 27[a]
By David.
27 The Lord is my light[b] and my salvation.
I fear no one.[c]
The Lord protects my life.
I am afraid of no one.[d]
2 When evil men attack me[e]
to devour my flesh,[f]
when my adversaries and enemies attack me,[g]
they stumble and fall.[h]
3 Even when an army is deployed against me,
I do not fear.[i]
Even when war is imminent,[j]
I remain confident.[k]
4 I have asked the Lord for one thing—
this is what I desire!
I want to live[l] in the Lord’s house[m] all the days of my life,
so I can gaze at the splendor[n] of the Lord
and contemplate in his temple.
5 He will surely[o] give me shelter[p] in the day of danger;[q]
he will hide me in his home.[r]
He will place me[s] on an inaccessible rocky summit.[t]
6 Now I will triumph
over my enemies who surround me.[u]
I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy.[v]
I will sing praises to the Lord.
20 My child,[a] guard the commands of your father
and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
21 Bind them[b] on your heart[c] continually;
fasten them around your neck.
22 When you walk about,[d] they[e] will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up,[f] they will talk[g] to you.
23 For the commandments[h] are like[i] a lamp,[j]
instruction is like a light,
and rebukes of discipline are like[k] the road leading to life,[l]
24 by keeping[m] you from the evil woman,[n]
from the smooth tongue of[o] the loose woman.[p]
25 Do not lust[q] in your heart for her beauty,
and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;[r]
26 for on account of[s] a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread,
but the wife of another man[t] preys on your precious life.[u]
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