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Genesis 17
Chapter 17
Covenant Circumcision
1 When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, "I am God Almighty.(a) Live in My presence and be blameless.(b) 2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you greatly."
3 Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: 4 "As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.[a] 5 Your name will no longer be Abram,[b] but your name will be Abraham,[c] for I will make you the father of many nations.(c) 6 I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. 7 I will keep My covenant between Me and you, and your future offspring throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant(d) to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.(e) 8 And to you and your future offspring(f) I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession,(g) and I will be their God."
9 God also said to Abraham, "As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant. 10 This is My covenant, which you are to keep, between Me and you and your offspring after you: Every one of your males must be circumcised. 11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and you.[d](h) 12 Throughout your generations, every male among you at eight days old is to be circumcised.(i) This includes a slave born in your house and one purchased with money from any foreigner. The one who is not your offspring, 13 a slave born in your house, as well as one purchased with money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as an everlasting covenant. 14 If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
15 God said to Abraham, "As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah[e] will be her name. 16 I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her.(j) I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her."
17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed(k) and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth?" 18 So Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael were acceptable to You!"[f]
19 But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[g] I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his future offspring. 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders,(l) and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But I will confirm My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."(m) 22 When He finished talking with him, God withdrew[h] from Abraham.(n)
23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all the slaves born in his house or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham's household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, just as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was 99 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised, 25 and his son Ishmael was 13 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised. 26 On that same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. 27 And all the men of his household—both slaves born in his house and those purchased with money from a foreigner—were circumcised with him.
Psalms 10
Chapter 10
Psalm 10
1
Lord
,[a][b] why do You stand so far away?(a)
Why do You hide in times of trouble?(b)
2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.(c)
3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;(d)
the one who is greedy curses[c] and despises the
Lord
.(e)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:[d]
"There is no accountability,
since God does not exist."(f)
5 His ways are always secure;[e]
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.(g)
6 He says to himself, "I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity."(h)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.(i)
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;(j)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;(k)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.(l)
11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see."(m)
12 Rise up,
Lord
God! Lift up Your hand.(n)
Do not forget the afflicted.(o)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, "You will not demand an account."(p)
14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.(q)
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.(r)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;(s)
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.[f](t)
16 The
Lord
is King forever and ever;(u)
the nations will perish from His land.(v)
17
Lord
, You have heard the desire of the humble;[g]
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,(w)
18 doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.(x)
Luke 10:1-20
Chapter 10
Sending Out the Seventy
1 After this, the Lord appointed 70[a] others, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 He told them:(a) "The harvest(b) is abundant, but the workers(c) are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.(d) 3 Now go; I'm sending you out like lambs among wolves.(e) 4 Don't carry a money-bag,(f) traveling bag,(g) or sandals;(h) don't greet anyone along the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace(i) to this household.' 6 If a son of peace[b] is there, your peace(j) will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages.(k) Don't be moving from house to house. 8 When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.(l) 9 Heal the sick(m) who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God(n) has come near(o) you.' 10 When you enter any town, and they don't welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘We are wiping off as a witness against you(p) even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, on that day(q) it will be more tolerable for Sodom(r) than for that town. (s)
Unrepentant Towns
13 "Woe(t) to you,(u) Chorazin!(v) Woe to you, Bethsaida!(w) For if the miracles(x) that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,(y) they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!(z) 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment(aa) than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum,(ab) will you be exalted to heaven?(ac) No, you will go down to Hades! (ad) 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me.(ae) Whoever rejects you rejects Me.(af) And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me." (ag)
The Return of the Seventy
17 The Seventy[c](ah) returned with joy, saying,(ai) "Lord, even the demons(aj) submit to us in Your name."(ak)
18 He said to them, "I watched Satan(al) fall from heaven like a lightning flash.(am) 19 Look, I have given you the authority(an) to trample(ao) on snakes(ap) and scorpions(aq) and over all the power of the enemy;(ar) nothing will ever harm you. (as) 20 However, don't rejoice that[d] the spirits(at) submit to you,(au) but rejoice that your names are written(av) in heaven."
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