Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²³ and he commanded the clouds of above and opened the doors of the heavens

²⁴ and caused manna to rain upon them to eat and gave them wheat of the heavens.

²⁵ Man did eat the food of the strong; he sent them food to the full.

²⁶ He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven, and by his power he brought in the south wind.

²⁷ He rained flesh also upon them as dust and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

²⁸ And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

²⁹ So they did eat and were well filled; for he gave them their own desire;

³³ And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste, for they said, We are all dead men.

³⁴ And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

³⁵ And the sons of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked the Egyptians for vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing.

³⁶ And the LORD gave the people grace in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they gave unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

³⁷ ¶ And the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, not counting the children.

³⁸ And a mixed multitude went up also with them and many sheep and cows.

³⁹ And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not tarry nor prepare food for themselves.

⁴⁰ Now the time that the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

⁴¹ And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even that same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

⁴² It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this night should be observed unto the LORD by all the sons of Israel in their ages.

¹⁷ ¶ Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not: that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

¹⁸ For first of all, when ye come together in the congregation, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

¹⁹ For it is expedient that there also be heresies among you, so that those who are proved may become manifest among you.

²⁰ So that when ye come together in one place, this is not eating the Lord’s supper.

²¹ For in eating, each one takes his own supper first: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

²² What? Do ye not have houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.