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18 Then Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live. For I fear God.
19 “If you are true men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house; and you go and carry food for the famine of your houses.
20 “But, bring your younger brother to me, so that your words may be tested and that you do not die.” And they did so.
21 And they said to one another, “Truly, we have sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us and we would not hear him. Therefore, this trouble has come upon us.”
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not warn you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the child,’ and you would not hear? And lo, his blood is now required.”
23 And they were not aware that Joseph understood them. For he spoke to them through an interpreter.
24 Then, he turned from them and wept, and turned to them again and communed with them, and took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes.
25 So, Joseph commanded that they should fill their sacks with wheat and put every man’s money back in his sack and give them food for the journey. And he did this to them.
26 And they laid their food upon their donkeys and left there.
27 And, as one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey at the inn, he saw his money (for lo, it was in his sack’s mouth).
28 Then he said to his brothers, “My money is restored! For lo, it is here in my sack!” And their hearts failed them; and they were astonished and said to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29 And they came to Jacob, their father (to the land of Canaan) and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us and put us in prison as spies of the country.
31 “And we said to him, ‘We are honest men, and are not spies.
32 ‘We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 “Then the lord of the country said to us, ‘By this I shall know if you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers with me and take food for the famine of your houses and depart;
34 ‘and bring your youngest brother to me, so that I may know that you are not spies, but honest men. Then I will release your brother and you shall occupy the land.’”
35 And as they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the bundles of their money, they were afraid.
36 Then Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have robbed me of my children! Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more! And you would take Benjamin! All these things are against me!”
37 Then Reuben answered his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands and I will bring him back to you.”
38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you. For his brother is dead; and he is left alone. If death comes to him by the way which you go, then you shall bring my gray head to the grave with sorrow.”
43 Now, great famine was in the land.
2 And when they had eaten up the food which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little food.”
3 And Judah answered him, saying, “The man charged us by an oath, saying, ‘Never see my face unless your brother is with you.’
4 “If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
5 “But if you will not send him, we will not go down. For the man said to us, ‘Do not look me in the face unless your brother is with you.’”
6 And Israel said, “Why have you dealt so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you still had a brother or not?”
7 And they answered, “The man directly asked about us and about our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have any other brothers?’ And we told him as we have said. Could we have known for certain that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
8 Then Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, so that we may rise and go and so that we may live and not die, both we and you and our children.
9 “I will be surety for him. From my hand shall you require him. If I do not bring him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
10 “For if we had not lingered here, doubtless by now we would have returned a second time.”
11 Then their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so now, do this: take from the best fruits of the land in your vessels; and bring the man a present (a little rosin and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds).
12 “And take double money in your hand. And carry back in your hand the money that was brought back in your sacks’ mouths. Perhaps it was some oversight.
13 “Also, take your brother and arise. Go back to the man.
14 “And God Almighty give you mercy in the sight of the man, so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
15 Thus, the men took this present and took twice as much money in their hand, with Benjamin, and rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his steward, “Bring these men home and kill meat, and make ready. For the men shall eat with me at noon.”
17 And the men did as Joseph instructed and brought the men to Joseph’s house.
18 Now, when the men were brought into Joseph’s house, they were afraid, and said, “It is because of the money that came in our sack’s mouths the first time that we are brought, so that he may pick a quarrel against us and charge us with something and put us and our donkeys in bondage.”
19 Therefore, they came to Joseph’s steward and communed with him at the door of his house,
20 and said, “O sir, indeed we came down here to buy food the first time.
21 “And as we came to an inn and opened our sacks, behold, every man’s money was in his sack’s mouth, even our money in full weight. But we have brought it in our hands.
22 “Also, we have brought other money in our hands to buy food. But we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.”
23 And he said, “Peace to you. Do not fear. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you that treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” And he brought forth Simeon to them.
24 So the man led them into Joseph’s house and gave them water to wash their feet and gave their donkeys feed.
25 And they made their present ready for Joseph’s arrival at noon (for they had heard say that they should eat bread there).
26 When Joseph came home, they brought the present (which was in their hands) into the house to him and bowed down to the ground before him.
27 And he asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your father, the old man of whom you told me, in good health? Is he still alive?”
28 Who answered, “Your servant, our father, is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down and prostrated themselves.
29 And he, lifting up his eyes, beheld his brother, Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you told me?” And he said, “God be merciful to you, my son.”
30 And Joseph hurried and sought where to weep (for his affection was inflamed toward his brother). And he entered into his chamber and wept there.
31 Afterward, he washed his face and came out and refrained himself, and said, “Lay out the bread!”
32 And they prepared for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him, by themselves (because the Egyptians did not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that was an abomination to the Egyptians).
33 So they sat before him, the eldest according to his age and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled among themselves.
34 And they took portions to them from before him. But Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a draw net, cast into the sea, which gathers of all kinds of things;
48 “which, when it is full, they draw to land, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast away the bad.
49 “So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go forth, and separate the bad from among the just;
50 “and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Jesus said to them, “Do you understand all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 Then He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe who is taught about the Kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner who brings forth, out of his treasure, things both new and old.”
53 And it happened that when Jesus had ended these parables, He departed from there,
54 and came into His own country, and taught them in their synagogue (so that they were astonished, and said, “From where does this wisdom and these great works come to this man?”
55 “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 “And are not his sisters all with us? From where, then, did he get all these things?”).
57 And they were offended by Him. Then Jesus said to them, “A Prophet is not without honor, except in His own country and in His own house.”
58 And He did not do many great works there, because of their unbelief.
14 At that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 and said to his servants, “This is that John Baptist! He has risen again from the dead! And therefore, great works are done by him!”
3 For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
4 For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Therefore, he promised with an oath that he would give her whatever she would ask.
8 And she (having already been instructed by her mother) said, “Give me John Baptist’s head here, on a platter.”
9 And the king was sorry. Nevertheless, because of the oath, and those who sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given to her;
10 and sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought, on a platter, and given to the maid. And she brought it to her mother.
12 And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
16 He has sent down from above and taken me. He has drawn me out of many waters.
17 He has delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hate me. For they were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me on the day of my calamity. But the LORD was my stay.
19 He also brought me forth into a large place. He delivered me because He favored me.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the pureness of my hand, He recompensed me,
21 because I kept the ways of the LORD and did not do wickedly against my God.
22 For all His laws were before me. And I did not cast away His Commandments from me.
23 I was also upright with him and have kept myself from my wickedness.
24 Therefore, the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands in His sight.
25 With the godly, You will show Yourself godly. With the upright man, You will show Yourself upright.
26 With the pure, You will show Yourself pure. And with the froward, You will show Yourself froward.
27 Thus, You will save the poor people, and will cast down proud looks.
28 Surely, You will light my candle. The LORD, my God, will lighten my darkness.
29 For You I have broken through an army. And by my God I have leapt over a wall.
30 The way of God is incorrupt. The Word of the LORD is tried in the fire. He is a shield to those who trust in Him.
31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is mighty except our God?
32 God girds me with strength and makes my way upright.
33 He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and sets me upon my high places.
34 He teaches my hands to fight, so that a bow of brass is broken with my arms.
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation. And Your right hand has upheld me. And Your lovingkindness has caused me to increase.
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, and my heels have not slid.
7 “Wisdom is the beginning. Therefore, get wisdom. And above all your possessions, get understanding.
8 “Exalt her, and she shall exalt you. She shall bring you to honor, if you embrace her.
9 “She shall give a comely ornament to your head. Indeed, she shall give you a crown of glory.
10 “Hear, my son, and receive my words. And the years of your life shall be many.
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