Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(A)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (B)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of (C)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full.
26 (D)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (E)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
33 (A)And the Egyptians (B)urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” 34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. 35 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians (C)articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. 36 (D)And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus (E)they plundered the Egyptians.
37 Then (F)the children of Israel journeyed from (G)Rameses to Succoth, about (H)six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. 38 A (I)mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds—a great deal of (J)livestock. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because (K)they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.
40 Now the [a]sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in [b]Egypt was (L)four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that (M)all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is (N)a [c]night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
Conduct at the Lord’s Supper
17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, (A)I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For (B)there must also be factions among you, (C)that those who are approved may be [a]recognized among you. 20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and (D)another is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise (E)the church of God and (F)shame [b]those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.