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and his wife Sarah are buried. There I saac and
his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah. 32 It is the plot of land and the cave
that my grandfather Abraham bought from
the Hittites.”
33 When Jacob had finished this charge to his
sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his
last, and joined his ancestors in death.
48:2 Hebrew Israel; also in 48:8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 21. See note on
35:21.
48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai.
48:4 Hebrew seed; also in
48:19.
48:7 Hebrew Paddan, referring to Paddan-aram; compare
Gen 35:9. 48:22 Or an extra ridge of land. The meaning of the
Hebrew is uncertain. 49:10a Hebrew from between his feet.
49:10b Or until tribute is brought to him and the peoples obey;
traditionally rendered until Shiloh comes.
49:14 Or sheepfolds,
or hearths.
49:22 Or Joseph is a fruitful tree, / a fruitful tree beside
a spring. / His branches reach over the wall. The meaning of the
Hebrew is uncertain. 49:26 Or of the ancient mountains.
MATTHEW 15:29–16:12
Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and
climbed a hill and sat down. 30 A vast crowd
brought to him people who were lame, blind,
crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many
others. They laid them before Jesus, and he
healed them all. 31 The crowd was amazed!
Those who h
adn’t been able to speak were
talking, the crippled were made well, the lame
were walking, and the blind could see again!
And they praised the God of Israel.
32 Then J
esus called his disciples and told
them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have
been here with me for three days, and they
have nothing left to eat. I d
on’t want to send
them away hungry, or they will faint along the
way.”
33 The disciples replied, “Where would we
get enough food here in the wilderness for
such a huge crowd?”
34
Jesus asked, “How much bread do you
have?”
They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small
fish.”
35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on
the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves
and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke
them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
37 They all ate as much as they wanted.
Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large
baskets of leftover food. 38 There were 4,000
men who were fed that day, in addition to all
the women and children. 39 Then Jesus sent
the people home, and he got into a boat and
crossed over to the region of Magadan.
16:1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came
to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a
miraculous sign from heaven to prove his
authority.
2 He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky
at night means fair weather tomorrow; 3 red
sky in the morning means foul weather all
day.’ You know how to interpret the weather
signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to
interpret the signs of the times!* 4 Only an
evil, adulterous generation would demand a
miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give
them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.*” Then
Jesus left them and went away.
5 Later, after they crossed to the other side
of the lake, the disciples discovered they had
forgotten to bring any bread. 6 “Watch out!”
Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of
the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 At this they began to argue with each other
because they h
adn’t brought any bread. 8 Jesus
knew what they were saying, so he said, “You
have so little faith! Why are you arguing with
each other about having no bread? 9 Don’t you
understand even yet? Don’t you remember
the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up? 10 Or the 4,000
I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets
of leftovers you picked up? 11 Why can’t you
understand that I’m not talking about bread?
So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Phar
isees and Sadducees.’”
12 Then at last they understood that he
wasn’t speaking about the yeast in bread, but
about the deceptive teaching of the Pharis ees
and Sadducees.
16:2‑3 Several manuscripts do not include any of the words in
16:4 Greek the sign of J onah.
16:2‑3 after He replied.
PSALM 20:1‑9
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
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In times of trouble, may the Lord answer
your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep
you safe from all harm.
May he send you help from his sanctuary
and strengthen you from Jerusalem.*
May he remember all your gifts
and look favorably on your
burnt offerings.
Interlude
May he grant your heart’s desires
and make all your plans succeed.
May we shout for joy when we hear of
your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name
of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.
Now I know that the Lord rescues his
anointed king.
He will answer him from his holy
heaven
and rescue him by his great power.
