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Leviticus 19
Chapter 19
Idolatry Forbidden
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, '(C1)You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.3 'Every one of you (C1)shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep (C2)My Sabbaths; (C3)I am the LORD your God.4 'Do not turn to (C1)idols or make for yourselves cast metal (C2)gods; I am the LORD your God.
5 'Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.6 'It shall be eaten on the same day you offer it, and on the next day; but what remains until the third day shall be burned with fire.7 'So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is unclean; it will not be accepted.8 'And everyone who eats it will bear the consequences for his guilt, because he has profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from his people.
Various Laws
9 '(C1)Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.10 'And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
11 '(C1)You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, (C2)nor lie to one another.12 'And (C1)you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to (C2)profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
13 '(C1)You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. (C2)The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.14 'You shall not curse a person who is deaf, nor (C1)put a stumbling block before a person who is blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.
15 '(C1)You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not show partiality to the poor nor give preference to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.16 'You shall not go about as (C1)a slanderer among your people; and you are not to (F1)jeopardize the (F2)(C2)life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
17 'You (C1)shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you (C2)may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him.18 '(C1)You shall not take vengeance, (C2)nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but (C3)you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.
19 'You are to keep My statutes. You shall not cross-breed two kinds of your cattle; (C1)you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment of two kinds of material mixed together.
20 '(C1)Now if a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free.21 'He shall bring his guilt offering to the LORD to the doorway of the tent of meeting, (C1)a ram as a guilt offering.22 'The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.
23 'Now when you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as (F1)forbidden. For three years it shall be (F1)forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.24 'And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.25 'But in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, so that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.
26 'You shall not eat any meat (C1)with the blood. You shall not practice (C2)divination nor soothsaying.27 '(C1)You shall not round off the (F1)hairline of your heads, nor trim the edges of your beard.28 'You shall not make any cuts in your (F1)body for the (F2)dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
29 '(C1)Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not fall into prostitution, and the land does not become full of outrageous sin.30 'You shall (C1)keep My Sabbaths and (C2)revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD.
31 'Do not turn to (F1)(C1)mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
32 '(C1)You shall stand up in the presence of the grayheaded and honor (F1)elders, and you shall (F2)fear your God; I am the LORD.
33 '(C1)When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not (F1)do him wrong.34 'The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and (C1)you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
35 '(C1)You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or volume.36 'You shall have (C1)accurate balances, accurate weights, an accurate (F1)ephah, and an accurate (F2)hin; I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt.37 'So you shall keep all My statutes and all My ordinances, and do them; I am the LORD.'"
Proverbs 29
Chapter 29
Warnings and Instructions
1 A person (F1)often (C1)rebuked who (F2)becomes obstinate
Will (C2)suddenly be broken (F3)beyond remedy.
2 When the (C1)righteous (F1)increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked person rules, people groan.
3 A man who (C1)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (C2)involves himself with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
4 The (C1)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a person who takes bribes ruins it.
5 A man who (C1)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
6 By wrongdoing an evil person is (C1)ensnared,
But the righteous (C2)sings and rejoices.
7 The (C1)righteous (F1)is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such (F2)concern.
8 Arrogant people (C1)inflame a city,
But (C2)wise people turn away anger.
9 When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person,
(F1)The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
10 People of (C1)bloodshed hate the blameless person,
But the upright (F1)are concerned for his life.
11 A (C1)fool (F1)always loses his temper,
But a (C2)wise person holds it back.
12 If a (C1)ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.
13 The (C1)poor person and the oppressor (F1)have this in common:
The LORD gives (C2)light to the eyes of both.
14 If a (C1)king judges the poor with truth,
His (C2)throne will be established forever.
15 The (C1)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child (F1)who gets his own way (C2)brings shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked (F1)increase, wrongdoing increases;
But the (C1)righteous will see their downfall.
17 (C1)Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also (F1)(C2)delight your soul.
18 Where there is (C1)no (F1)vision, the people (C2)are unrestrained,
But (C3)happy is one who keeps the Law.
19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.
20 Do you see a person who is (C1)hasty with his words?
There is (C2)more hope for a fool than for him.
21 One who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be rebellious.
22 An (C1)angry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.
23 A person's (C1)pride will bring him low,
But a (C2)humble spirit will obtain honor.
24 One who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He (C1)hears the oath but tells nothing.
25 The (C1)fear of man (F1)brings a snare,
But one who (C2)trusts in the LORD will be protected.
26 (C1)Many seek the ruler's (F1)favor,
But (C2)justice for mankind comes from the LORD.
27 An (C1)unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is (C2)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Matthew 13:24-58
Chapter 13
24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "(C1)The kingdom of heaven (F1)is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.25 "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed (F1)weeds among the wheat, and left.26 "And when the (F1)wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also became evident.27 "And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? (F1)How then does it have weeds?'28 "And he said to them, '(F1)An enemy has done this!' The slaves (*)said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?'29 "But he (*)said, 'No; while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.30 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them; but (C1)gather the wheat into my barn."'"
The Mustard Seed
31 He presented another parable to them, saying, "(C1)The kingdom of heaven is like (C2)a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;32 and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that (C1)THE BIRDS OF THE SKY come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."
The Leaven
33 He spoke another parable to them: "(C1)The kingdom of heaven is like (F1)leaven, which a woman took and hid in (C2)three (F2)sata of flour until it was all leavened."
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them (C1)without a parable.35 This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be (F1)fulfilled: "(C1)I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES;
I WILL PROCLAIM THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD."
The Weeds Explained
36 Then He left the crowds and went into (C1)the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "(C2)Explain to us the parable of the (F1)weeds of the field."37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is (C1)the Son of Man,38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are (C1)the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are (C2)the sons of (C3)the evil one;39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is (C1)the (F1)end of the age; and the reapers are angels.40 "So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at (C1)the (F1)end of the age.41 "(C1)The Son of Man (C2)will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom (F1)all (C3)stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,42 and they (C1)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (C2)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.43 "(C1)Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. (C2)The one who has ears, (F1)let him hear.
Hidden Treasure
44 "(C1)The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from (F1)joy over it he goes and (C2)sells everything that he has, and buys that field.
A Costly Pearl
45 "Again, (C1)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.
A Dragnet
47 "Again, (C1)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;48 and when it was filled, they pulled it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.49 "So it will be at (C1)the (F1)end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous,50 and they (C1)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (C2)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 "Have you understood all these things?" They (*)said to Him, "Yes."52 And (F1)Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old."
Jesus Revisits Nazareth
53 (C1)When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.54 And (C1)He came to (F1)His hometown and (C2)began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that (C3)they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these (F2)miraculous powers?55 "Is this not the carpenter's son? Is (C1)His mother not called Mary, and His (C1)brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?56 "And (C1)His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man acquire all these things?"57 And they took (C1)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "(C2)A prophet is not dishonored except in his (F1)hometown and in his own household."58 And He did not do many (F1)miracles there because of their unbelief.
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