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The Blessing of Moses
33 Now this is the blessing with which Moses (A)the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death. 2 He said,
“(B)The Lord came from Sinai,
(C)And [a]dawned on them from Seir;
(D)He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from (E)the [b]midst of ten thousand holy ones;
(F)At His right hand there was [c]flashing lightning for them.
3 “(G)Indeed, He loves [d]the people;
(H)All [e]Your holy ones are in Your hand,
(I)And they [f]followed in Your steps;
Everyone receives of Your words.
4 “(J)Moses charged us with a law,
(K)A possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5 “(L)And He was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
6 “(M)May Reuben live and not die,
Nor his men be few.”
7 (N)And this regarding Judah; so he said,
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for [g]them,
And may You be a help against his adversaries.”
8 Of Levi he said,
“Let Your (O)Thummim and Your Urim belong to [h]Your (P)godly man,
(Q)Whom You proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
9 (R)Who said of his father and his mother,
‘I did not consider them’;
And he did not acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For (S)they observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.
10 “(T)They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob,
And Your law to Israel.
(U)They shall put incense [i]before You,
And (V)whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11 “O Lord, bless his substance,
And accept the work of his hands;
Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”
12 Of Benjamin he said,
“(W)May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him,
(X)Who shields him all the day,
(Y)And he dwells between His shoulders.”
13 Of Joseph he said,
“(Z)Blessed of the Lord be his land,
With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep lying beneath,
14 And with the choice yield of the sun,
And with the choice produce of the months.
15 “And with the [j]best things of (AA)the ancient mountains,
And with the choice things of the everlasting hills,
16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor (AB)of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
17 “As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his,
And his horns are the horns of (AC)the wild ox;
With them he will (AD)push the peoples,
All [k]at once, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 (AE)Of Zebulun he said,
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth,
And, Issachar, in your tents.
19 “(AF)They will call peoples to the mountain;
There they will offer (AG)righteous sacrifices;
For they will [l]draw out (AH)the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 (AI)Of Gad he said,
“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lies down (AJ)as a [m]lion,
And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.
21 “(AK)Then he [n]provided the first part for himself,
(AL)For there the ruler’s portion was [o]reserved;
(AM)And he came with the leaders of the people;
(AN)He executed the justice of the Lord,
And His ordinances with Israel.”
22 (AO)Of Dan he said,
“Dan is (AP)a lion’s whelp,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”
23 Of Naphtali he said,
“(AQ)O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea and the south.”
24 (AR)Of Asher he said,
“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
(AS)And may he dip his foot in oil.
25 “(AT)Your locks will be iron and bronze,
(AU)And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.
26 “(AV)There is none like the God of [p]Jeshurun,
(AW)Who rides the heavens [q]to your help,
And through the skies in His majesty.
27 “(AX)The eternal God is a [r]dwelling place,
(AY)And underneath are the everlasting arms;
(AZ)And He drove out the enemy from before you,
(BA)And said, ‘Destroy!’
28 “(BB)So Israel dwells in security,
(BC)The fountain of Jacob secluded,
(BD)In a land of grain and new wine;
(BE)His heavens also drop down dew.
29 “(BF)Blessed are you, O Israel;
(BG)Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
(BH)Who is the shield of your help
(BI)And the sword of your majesty!
(BJ)So your enemies will cringe before you,
(BK)And you will tread upon their high places.”
Call to Repent
13 Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood (A)Pilate had [a]mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus said to them, “(B)Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? 3 I tell you, no, but unless you [b]repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in (C)Siloam fell and killed them were worse [c](D)culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
6 And He began telling this parable: “A man had (E)a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any. 7 And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree [d]without finding any. (F)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; 9 and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”
Healing on the Sabbath
10 And He was (G)teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had (H)a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” 13 And He (I)laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began (J)glorifying God. 14 But (K)the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus (L)had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “(M)There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 But (N)the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, (O)does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him? 16 And this woman, (P)a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom (Q)Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” 17 As He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and (R)the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven
18 So (S)He was saying, “(T)What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and (U)the birds of the [e]air nested in its branches.”
20 And again He said, “(V)To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 (W)It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in (X)three [f]pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”
65 Then the Lord (A)awoke as if from sleep,
Like a (B)warrior [a]overcome by wine.
66 He [b](C)drove His adversaries backward;
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
67 He also (D)rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount (E)Zion which He loved.
69 And He (F)built His sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has founded forever.
70 He also (G)chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From [c](H)the care of the [d]ewes (I)with suckling lambs He brought him
To (J)shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel (K)His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (L)integrity of his heart,
And guided them with his skillful hands.
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