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earth, thank you for hiding these things
from those who think themselves wise
and clever, and for revealing them to the
childlike. 26Yes, Father, it pleased you to
do it this way!
27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son
except the Father, and no one truly
knows the Father except the Son and
those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
28Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of
you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my
yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
30For my yoke is easy to bear, and the
burden I give you is light.”
11:10 Mal 3:1. 11:12 Or the Kingdom of Heaven has
suffered from violence. 11:14 See Mal 4:5. 11:19 “Son
of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 11:23 Greek to
Hades.
PSALM 14:1-7
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1
Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions
are evil;
not one of them does good!
The Lord looks down from
heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly
wise,
if anyone seeks God.
3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.*
No one does good,
not a single one!
2
Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying
to the Lord.
5 Terror will grip them,
for God is with those who
obey him.
6 The wicked frustrate the plans
of the oppressed,
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but the Lord will protect
his people.
7
Who will come from Mount Zion
to rescue Israel?
When the Lord restores his
people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and
Israel will rejoice.
14:3 Greek version reads have become useless. Compare
Rom 3:12.
PROVERBS 3:19-20
By wisdom the Lord founded the earth;
by understanding he created the heavens. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the
dew settles beneath the night sky.
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GENESIS 35:1–36:43
Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and
move to Bethel and settle there. Build an
altar there to the God who appeared to
you when you fled from your brother,
Esau.”
2 So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols,
purify yourselves, and put on clean
clothing. 3 We are now going to Bethel,
where I will build an altar to the God
who answered my prayers when I was in
distress. He has been with me wherever
I have gone.”
4So they gave Jacob all their pagan
idols and earrings, and he buried
them under the great tree near Shechem. 5As they set out, a terror from
God spread over the people in all the
towns of that area, so no one attacked
Jacob’s family.
6 Eventually, Jacob and his household
arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan. 7 Jacob built an altar there and
named the place El-bethel (which
means “God of Bethel”), because God
