Exodus 33

• 1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.'
• 2. I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
• 3. Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."
• 4. When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.
• 5. For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.'"
• 6. So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.
• 7. Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the "tent of meeting." Anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.
• 8. And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.
• 9. As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses.
• 10. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.
• 11. The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
• 12. Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name and you have found favor with me.'
• 13. If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people."
• 14. The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
• 15. Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
• 16. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?"
• 17. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."
• 18. Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."
• 19. And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
• 20. But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."
• 21. Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
• 22. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
• 23. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."

John 13

• 1. It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.
• 2. The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
• 3. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
• 4. so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
• 5. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
• 6. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
• 7. Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
• 8. "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
• 9. "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!"
• 10. Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you."
• 11. For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
• 12. When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them.
• 13. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am.
• 14. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.
• 15. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
• 16. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
• 17. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• 18. "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: 'He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'
• 19. "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.
• 20. I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
• 21. After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me."
• 22. His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
• 23. One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
• 24. Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
• 25. Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
• 26. Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon.
• 27. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
• 28. "What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus told him, but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him.
• 29. Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor.
• 30. As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
• 31. When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him.
• 32. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
• 33. "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
• 34. "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
• 35. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
• 36. Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
• 37. Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
• 38. Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!

Proverbs 10

• 1. The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
• 2. Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
• 3. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
• 4. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• 5. He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
• 6. Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
• 7. The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
• 8. The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
• 9. The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
• 10. He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
• 11. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
• 12. Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
• 13. Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
• 14. Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
• 15. The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
• 16. The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
• 17. He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
• 18. He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• 19. When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
• 20. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
• 21. The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
• 22. The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
• 23. A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
• 24. What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
• 25. When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
• 26. As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
• 27. The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
• 28. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
• 29. The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
• 30. The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
• 31. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
• 32. The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

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