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Leviticus 19
Chapter 19
Laws of Holiness
1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 "Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy(a) because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.(b)
3 "Each of you is to respect his mother and father.(c) You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God. 4 Do not turn to idols(d) or make cast images(e) of gods for yourselves;(f) I am Yahweh your God.
5 "When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord , sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 6 It is to be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day, but what remains on the third day must be burned up.(g) 7 If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.(h) 8 Anyone who eats it will bear his punishment, for he has profaned what is holy to the Lord . That person must be cut off from his people.(i)
9 "When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings(j) of your harvest. 10 You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor(k) and the foreign resident;(l) I am Yahweh your God.
11 "You must not steal.(m) You must not act deceptively(n) or lie(o) to one another. 12 You must not swear falsely by My name, profaning the name of your God;(p) I am Yahweh.
13 "You must not oppress(q) your neighbor or rob(r) him. The wages due a hired hand(s) must not remain with you until morning. 14 You must not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(t) but you are to fear your God;(u) I am Yahweh.(v)
15 "You must not act unjustly(w) when deciding a case. Do not be partial(x) to the poor or give preference to the rich;(y) judge your neighbor fairly. 16 You must not go about spreading slander(z) among your people; you must not jeopardize[a] your neighbor's life; I am Yahweh.
17 "You must not harbor hatred against your brother.[b](aa) Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.(ab) 18 Do not take revenge(ac) or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;(ad) I am Yahweh.
19 "You are to keep My statutes. You must not crossbreed two different kinds of your livestock, sow your fields with two kinds of seed, or put on a garment made of two kinds of material.(ae)
20 "If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed(af) or given her freedom, there must be punishment.[c] They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21 However, he must bring a ram as his restitution offering to the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(ag) 22 The priest will make atonement on his behalf before the Lord with the ram of the restitution offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven for the sin he committed.
23 "When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you are to consider the fruit forbidden.[d] It will be forbidden to you for three years; it is not to be eaten. 24 In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering(ah) to the Lord . 25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you;(ai) I am Yahweh your God.
26 "You are not to eat anything with blood in it.[e](aj) You are not to practice divination(ak) or sorcery.(al) 27 You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.(am) 28 You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead(an) or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.
29 "Do not debase[f](ao) your daughter by making her a prostitute,(ap) or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. 30 You must keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary;(aq) I am Yahweh.
31 "Do not turn to mediums[g](ar) or consult spiritists,[h](as) or you will be defiled by them; I am Yahweh your God.
32 "You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.(at) Fear your God; I am Yahweh.
33 "When a foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress(au) him. 34 You must regard the foreigner who lives with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself,(av) for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt;(aw) I am Yahweh your God.
35 "You must not be unfair(ax) in measurements of length, weight, or volume. 36 You are to have honest balances,(ay) honest weights, an honest dry measure,[i] and an honest liquid measure;[j](az) I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am Yahweh."
Proverbs 29
Chapter 29
1 One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.(a)
2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, people groan.(b)
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(c)
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.(d)
4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,(e)
but a man who demands "contributions"[a]
demolishes it.(f)
5 A man who flatters[b] his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(g)
6 An evil man is caught by sin,(h)
but the righteous one sings and rejoices.(i)
7 The righteous person knows the rights[c] of the poor,(j)
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
8 Mockers inflame a city,(k)
but the wise turn away anger.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.[d](l)
10 Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,(m)
but the upright care about him.[e]
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[f](n)
but a wise man holds it in check.(o)
12 If a ruler listens to lies,(p)
all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:[g]
the
Lord
gives light to the eyes of both.(q)
14 A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.(r)
15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(s)
but a youth left to himself[h]
is a disgrace to his mother.(t)
16 When the wicked increase, rebellion increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.(u)
17 Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind(v)
and give you delight.
18 Without revelation[i](w) people run wild,(x)
but one who listens to instruction will be happy.(y)
19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn't respond.(z)
20 Do you see a man who speaks too soon?(aa)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(ab)
21 A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[j] later on.
22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man[k] increases rebellion.(ac)
23 A person's pride will humble him,(ad)
but a humble spirit will gain honor.(ae)
24 To be a thief's partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.[l](af)
25 The fear of man is a snare,(ag)
but the one who trusts in the
Lord
is protected.[m](ah)
26 Many seek a ruler's favor,(ai)
but a man receives justice from the
Lord
.(aj)
27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.(ak)
Matthew 13:24-58
Chapter 13
24 He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.(w) 25 But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds[e] among the wheat, and left. 26 When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared. 27 The landowner's slaves(x) came to him and said, ‘Master, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'
28 "‘An enemy did this!' he told them.
"‘So, do you want us to go and gather them up?' the slaves asked him.
29 "‘No,' he said. ‘When you gather up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I'll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but store the wheat in my barn.'"
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and of the Yeast
31 He(y) presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven(z) is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It's the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it's taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches." (aa)
33 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds[f] of flour until it spread through all of it." [g](ab)
Using Parables Fulfills Prophecy
34 Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,(ac) 35 so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
(ad)[h]
Jesus Interprets the Wheat and the Weeds
36 Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, "Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us."(ae)
37 He replied: "The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 the field is the world; and the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, (af) 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.(ag) 40 Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.(ah) 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin[i] and those guilty of lawlessness. [j](ai) 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace(aj) where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(ak) 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Anyone who has ears[k] should listen! (al)
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and of the Priceless Pearl
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field. (am)
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. 46 When he found one priceless[l] pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it. (an)
The Parable of the Net
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,(ao) 48 and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, separate the evil people from the righteous,(ap) 50 and throw them into the blazing furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (aq)
The Storehouse of Truth
51 "Have you understood all these things?" [m]
"Yes," they told Him.
52 "Therefore," He said to them, "every student of Scripture[n] instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old." (ar) 53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.
Rejection at Nazareth
54 He went to His hometown(as) and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him?(at) 55 Isn't this the carpenter's son?(au) Isn't His mother called Mary, and His brothers James,(av) Joseph,[o] Simon, and Judas?(aw) 56 And His sisters, aren't they all with us? So where does He get all these things?" 57 And they were offended by Him.
But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household." (ax) 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
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