Daily Bible Reading: August 3

Justin Peters

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Judges 17. Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was

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Micah. He said to his mother, The one thousand one hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and spoke of it in my hearing.

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Behold, the silver is with me, it was I who took it. And his mother said,

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Blessed be my son by Yahweh. And he then returned the one thousand one hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said,

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I wholly set apart the silver from my hand as wholly to Yahweh, for my son to make a graven image and a molten image.

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So now I will return them to you. So he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah.

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And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and ordained one of his sons, and he became a priest.

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In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did what was right in his own eyes.

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And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he was sojourning there.

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Then the man went from the city, from Bethlehem in Judah, to sojourn wherever he might find a place.

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And as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah. And Micah said to him,

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Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn wherever I may find a place.

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Micah then said to him, Remain with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.

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So the Levite went in. And the Levite was willing to remain with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

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So Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

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Then Micah said, Now I know that Yahweh will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest.

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Acts 21 Now when we had parted from them and had set sail, we came by a straight course to Kos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

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And having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. And when we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

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And after looking up the disciples, we stayed there seven days, and they kept telling Paul through the

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Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. And when our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey.

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While they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city, after kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

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Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again. And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais.

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And after greeting the brothers, we stayed with them for a day. And on the next day we left and came to Caesarea.

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And entering the house of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him. Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

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And as we were staying there for some days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. And coming to us, he took

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Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, This is what the Holy Spirit says.

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In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the

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Gentiles. And when we heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem.

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Then Paul answered, What are you doing, crying and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the

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Lord Jesus. And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, saying, The will of the

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Lord be done. Now after these days we got ready and started on our way up to Jerusalem.

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And some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Manassin of Cyprus, an early disciple with whom we were to lodge.

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And after we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. And the following day

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Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. And after he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which

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God did among the Gentiles through his ministry. And when they heard it, they began glorifying

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God, and they said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

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And they have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake

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Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk according to the customs.

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What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. Therefore do this that we tell you.

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We have four men who are under a vow. Take them, and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads.

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Then all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the law.

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But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should keep from meat sacrifice to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.

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Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple, giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.

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Now when the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon noticing him in the temple, began to throw all the crowd into confusion and laid hands on him, crying out,

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Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches to everyone everywhere against our people, and the law in this place.

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And besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.

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For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with them, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

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Then all the city was stirred, and the people rushed together. And taking hold of Paul, they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

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While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all

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Jerusalem was in confusion. At once he took along soldiers and centurions and ran down to them, and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating

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Paul. Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

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But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

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And when he got to the stairs, he actually was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting,

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Away with him! As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, May I say something to you?

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And he said, Do you know Greek? Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago raised a revolt and led the four thousand men of the assassins out into the wilderness?

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But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city, and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.

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And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand.

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And when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying, Jeremiah 30.

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The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Write all the words which

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I have spoken to you in a book. For, behold, days are coming, declares Yahweh, when

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I will return the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah. Yahweh says, I will also cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

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Now these are the words which Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus says

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Yahweh, We have heard a sound of trembling, of dread, and there is no peace. Ask now and see if a male can give birth.

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Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale?

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Alas, for that day is great, there is none like it, and it is the time of Jacob's distress, but he will be saved from it.

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And it will be in that day, declares Yahweh of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck and will tear off your bonds, and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.

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But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares Yahweh, and do not be dismayed, O Israel.

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For behold, I will save you from afar and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, and no one will make him tremble.

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For I am with you, declares Yahweh, to save you. For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you.

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Only I will not make a complete destruction of you, but I will chasten you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.

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For thus says Yahweh, your injury is incurable, and your wound is desperately sick.

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There is no one to plead your calls, no healing for your sore, no recovery for you.

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All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the punishment of a cruel one.

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Because your iniquity is numerous and your sins are mighty. Why do you cry out, over your injury?

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Your pain is incurable, because your iniquity is numerous and your sins are mighty.

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I have done these things to you. Therefore all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity.

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And those who take you as spoil will be spoil. And all who plunder you I will give as plunder.

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For I will restore you to health, and I will heal you of your wounds, declares Yahweh. Because they have called you a banished one, saying,

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It is Zion, no one is seeking her. Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will return the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and have compassion on his dwelling places.

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And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, and the palace will sit on its just place.

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From them will come forth thanksgiving, and the voice of those who celebrate. And I will multiply them, and they will not decrease.

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I will also honor them, and they will not be insignificant. Their children also will be as formerly, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all their oppressors.

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And their mighty one shall be one of them, and their ruler shall come forth from their midst.

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And I will bring him near, and he shall approach me. For who would dare to give his heart a security to approach me, declares

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Yahweh? You shall be my people, and I will be your God. Behold, the storm of Yahweh, wrath has gone forth, a sweeping storm.

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It will burst on the head of the wicked. The burning anger of Yahweh will not turn back until he has done and until he has established the intent of his heart.

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In the last days you will understand this. Jeremiah 31

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At that time, declares Yahweh, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

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Thus says Yahweh, The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness, Israel when it went to find its relief.

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Yahweh appeared to him from afar, saying, I have loved you with an everlasting love.

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Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness. Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt,

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O virgin of Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go forth to the dances of those celebrating.

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Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy them.

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For there will be a day when watchmen on the hills of Ephraim call out, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to Yahweh our

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God. For thus says Yahweh, Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the head of the nations.

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Make it heard, give praise, and say, O Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel.

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Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, and I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who is in labor with child together.

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A great assembly, they will return here. With weeping they will come, and by supplication

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I will lead them. I will make them walk by streams of waters, on a straight path in which they will not stumble.

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For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations, and declare in the coastlands far away, and say,

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He who dispersed Israel will gather him, and keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock. For Yahweh has ransomed

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Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he. They will come and sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh, over the grain and the new wine and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd.

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And their soul will be like a watered garden, and they will never waste away again. Then the virgin will be glad in the dance, and the young men and the old together.

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For I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them and give them gladness for their sorrow.

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I will fill the soul of the priest with richness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness, declares

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Yahweh. Thus says Yahweh, A voice is heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping.

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Rachel is weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children because they are no more.

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Thus says Yahweh, Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded, declares

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Yahweh, and they will return from the land of the enemy, and there is hope for your future, declares

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Yahweh, and your children will return to their own territory. I have surely heard

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Ephraim grieving. You have chastised me, and I was chastised, like an untrained calf.

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Cause me to return that I may return, for you are Yahweh my God. For after I turned away,

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I repented, and after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh. I was ashamed and also dishonored because I bore the reproach of my youth.

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Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,

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I certainly still remember him. Therefore my inmost being yearns for him. I will surely have compassion on him, declares

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Yahweh. Set up road marks for yourself. Place for yourself guideposts.

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Set your heart to the highway, the way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, return to these your cities.

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How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth.

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A woman will encompass a man. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel.

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Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I return their fortunes.

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Yahweh bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill. And Judah and all its cities will inhabit it together, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.

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For I satisfy the weary soul and fill up every soul who wastes away. At this

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I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. Behold, days are coming, declares

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Yahweh, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

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And it will be that as I have watched over them to uproot, to tear down, to pull down, to destroy and to bring calamity, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares

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Yahweh. In those days they will not say again, the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge.

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But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.

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Behold, days are coming, declares Yahweh, when I will cut a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant which

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I cut with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant which they broke, but I was a husband to them, declares

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Yahweh. But this is the covenant which I will cut with the house of Israel after those days, declares

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Yahweh. I will put my law within them, and on their heart I will write it, and I will be their

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God, and they shall be my people. And they will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying,

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Know Yahweh, for they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares

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Yahweh. For I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will remember no more.

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Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for light by day, and the statutes for the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar,

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Yahweh of hosts is his name. If these statutes are removed from before me, declares

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Yahweh, then the seed of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.

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Thus says Yahweh, if the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out below, then

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I will also reject all the seed of Israel, for all that they have done, declares Yahweh.

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Behold, days are coming, declares Yahweh, when the city will be rebuilt for Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.

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The measuring line will go out farther, straight ahead to the hill Gerab, then it will turn to Goa.

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In the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to Yahweh.

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It will not be uprooted or pulled down any more forever. Mark 16.

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And when the Sabbath passed, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might come and anoint him.

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And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another,

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Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb? And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was very large.

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And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, wearing a white robe, and they were amazed.

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And he said to them, Do not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified.

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He has risen. He is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He is going ahead of you to Galilee.

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There you will see him, just as he told you. And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling in astonishment were gripping them.

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And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Now after he had risen early on the first day of the week, he first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

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She went and reported to those who had been with him, while they were mourning and crying. And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

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After that, he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the countryside.

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And they went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either. Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table.

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And he reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.

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And he said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved, but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

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And these signs will accompany those who have believed. In my name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues, and they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them.

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They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover. So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.