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law that a man could give his wife a
written notice of divorce and send her
away?”* they asked.
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard
hearts, but it was not what God had
originally intended. 9 And I tell you this,
whoever divorces his wife and marries
someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.*”
10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him,
“If this is the case, it is better not to
marry!”
11 “Not every
one can accept this
statement,” Jesus said. “Only those
whom God helps. 12 Some are born
as e unuchs, some have been made
eunuchs by others, and some choose
not to marry* for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this
who can.”
18:21 Greek my brother.
18:22 Or seventy-seven times.
18:24 Greek 10,000 talents [375 tons or 340 metric tons
of silver]. 18:28 Greek 100 denarii. A denarius was
equivalent to a laborer’s full day’s wage. 18:35 Greek
your brother.
19:4 Gen 1:27; 5:2. 19:5 Gen 2:24.
19:7 See Deut 24:1. 19:9 Some manuscripts add
And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits
adultery. Compare Matt 5:32. 19:12 Greek and some
make themselves eunuchs.
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23:4 Or the dark valley of death.
PROVERBS 5:2223
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PSALM 23:16
A psalm of David.
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The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful
streams.
He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,*
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my
head with oil.
My cup overflows with
blessings.
Surely your goodness and
unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the
Lord
forever.
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An evil man is held captive by his
own sins;
they are ropes that catch and
hold him.
He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his
great foolishness.
Lord, remind me often: You’ve got this world in your hand.
Upcoming elections, the economy, my life and the lives
of those I love. All I see is yours, and so is all I can’t yet
see. I don’t need to feel anxiety or surrender to cynicism.
Remind me. Amen.
EXODUS 8:1–9:35
1* Then
the Lord said to Moses, “Go
back to Pharaoh and announce to
him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let
my people go, so they can worship
me. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will
send a plague of frogs across your entire land. 3 The Nile River will swarm
with frogs. They will come up out of
the river and into your palace, even
into your bedroom and onto your bed!
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They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even
jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls. 4 Frogs will jump on you,
your people, and all your officials.’”
5* Then the Lord said to M
oses,
“Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your
hand over all the rivers, canals, and
ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs
over all the land.’” 6 So Aaron raised
his hand over the waters of Egypt, and
