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Exodus 13:17-15:18

Pillars of Cloud and Fire

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did (A)not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people (B)change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18 But God (C)led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph[a] had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, (D)“God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.” 20 And (E)they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. 21 And (F)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.

Crossing the Red Sea

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to (G)turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between (H)Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ And (I)I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will (J)get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, (K)and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the (L)mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, and took (M)six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. And (N)the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while (O)the people of Israel were going out defiantly. The (P)Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them (Q)encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel (R)cried out to the Lord. 11 They (S)said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Is not this what (T)we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” 13 And Moses said to the people, (U)“Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For (V)the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. 14 (W)The Lord will fight for you, and you have only (X)to be silent.”

15 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. 16 (Y)Lift up your staff, and (Z)stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. 17 And (AA)I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and (AB)I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians (AC)shall know that I am the Lord, (AD)when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

19 (AE)Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, 20 coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night[b] without one coming near the other all night.

21 Then Moses (AF)stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by (AG)a strong east wind all night and (AH)made the sea dry land, and the waters were (AI)divided. 22 And (AJ)the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being (AK)a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, 25 clogging[c] their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the (AL)Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.”

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, (AM)“Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27 (AN)So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea (AO)returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord (AP)threw[d] the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. 28 The (AQ)waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, (AR)not one of them remained. 29 But the (AS)people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord (AT)saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 (AU)Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they (AV)believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

The Song of Moses

15 Then Moses and the people of Israel (AW)sang this song to the Lord, saying,

(AX)“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
    the horse and his rider[e] he has thrown into the sea.
(AY)The Lord is my strength and my (AZ)song,
    and he has become (BA)my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
    (BB)my father's God, and (BC)I will exalt him.
The Lord is (BD)a man of war;
    (BE)the Lord is his name.

(BF)“Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea,
    and his chosen (BG)officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The (BH)floods covered them;
    they (BI)went down into the depths like a stone.
(BJ)Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power,
    your right hand, O Lord, (BK)shatters the enemy.
In the (BL)greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries;
    you send out your fury; it (BM)consumes them like stubble.
At the (BN)blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;
    the (BO)floods stood up in a heap;
    the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
The enemy said, (BP)‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
    I (BQ)will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
    I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’
10 You (BR)blew with your wind; the (BS)sea covered them;
    they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 (BT)“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
    awesome in (BU)glorious deeds, (BV)doing wonders?
12 You stretched out (BW)your right hand;
    the earth swallowed them.

13 “You have (BX)led in your steadfast love the people whom (BY)you have redeemed;
    you have (BZ)guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
14 (CA)The peoples have heard; they tremble;
    pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 Now are the chiefs of Edom (CB)dismayed;
    trembling seizes the leaders of (CC)Moab;
    (CD)all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
16 Terror and (CE)dread fall upon them;
    because of the greatness of your arm, they are still (CF)as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
    till the people pass by whom (CG)you have purchased.
17 You will bring them in and (CH)plant them on your own mountain,
    the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,
    (CI)the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
18 (CJ)The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

Matthew 21:23-46

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

23 (A)And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him (B)as he was teaching, and said, (C)“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, (D)from where did it come? (E)From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, (F)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ (G)we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was (H)a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 (I)“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in (J)the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he (K)changed his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (L)the tax collectors and (M)the prostitutes go into (N)the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you (O)in the way of righteousness, and (P)you did not believe him, but (Q)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (R)change your minds and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants

33 (S)“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted (T)a vineyard (U)and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and (V)leased it to tenants, and (W)went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants[a] to the tenants (X)to get his fruit. 35 (Y)And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and (Z)stoned another. 36 (AA)Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, (AB)‘This is the heir. Come, (AC)let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39 And they took him and (AD)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 (AE)When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, (AF)“He will put those wretches to a miserable death and (AG)let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”

42 Jesus said to them, (AH)“Have you never read in the Scriptures:

(AI)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;[b]
this was the Lord's doing,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (AJ)will be taken away from you and given to a people (AK)producing its fruits. 44 And (AL)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (AM)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[c]

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46 And (AN)although they were seeking to arrest him, (AO)they feared the crowds, because they held him to be (AP)a prophet.

Psalm 26

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

26 (A)Vindicate me, O Lord,
    for I have (B)walked in my integrity,
    and I have (C)trusted in the Lord without wavering.
(D)Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and (E)my mind.[a]
For your (F)steadfast love is before my eyes,
    and I (G)walk in your (H)faithfulness.

I do not (I)sit with men of (J)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
I (K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

I (L)wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your (M)wondrous deeds.

O Lord, I (N)love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
(O)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of (P)bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on (Q)level ground;
    in (R)the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

Proverbs 6:16-19

16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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