Exodus 39

• 1. From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 2. They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
• 3. They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen-the work of a skilled craftsman.
• 4. They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
• 5. Its skillfully woven waistband was like it-of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 6. They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
• 7. Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 8. They fashioned the breastpiece-the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
• 9. It was square-a span long and a span wide-and folded double.
• 10. Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl;
• 11. in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald;
• 12. in the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst;
• 13. in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.
• 14. There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
• 15. For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
• 16. They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece.
• 17. They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
• 18. and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
• 19. They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
• 20. Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
• 21. They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod-as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 22. They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth-the work of a weaver-
• 23. with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear.
• 24. They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe.
• 25. And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates.
• 26. The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 27. For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen-the work of a weaver-
• 28. and the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.
• 29. The sash was of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn-the work of an embroiderer-as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 30. They made the plate, the sacred diadem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
• 31. Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 32. So all the work on the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 33. Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
• 34. the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of hides of sea cows and the shielding curtain;
• 35. the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the atonement cover;
• 36. the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
• 37. the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the oil for the light;
• 38. the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
• 39. the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
• 40. the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
• 41. and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
• 42. The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 43. Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

John 19

• 1. Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
• 2. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe
• 3. and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him in the face.
• 4. Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
• 5. When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"
• 6. As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him."
• 7. The Jews insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."
• 8. When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid,
• 9. and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer.
• 10. "Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?"
• 11. Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
• 12. From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar."
• 13. When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha).
• 14. It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews.
• 15. But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered.
• 16. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
• 17. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).
• 18. Here they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
• 19. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read:|sc JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• 20. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.
• 21. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews."
• 22. Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
• 23. When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
• 24. "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did.
• 25. Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• 26. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son,"
• 27. and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
• 28. Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."
• 29. A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips.
• 30. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
• 31. Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.
• 32. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
• 33. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
• 34. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
• 35. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.
• 36. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"
• 37. and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."
• 38. Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away.
• 39. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
• 40. Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.
• 41. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.
• 42. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Proverbs 16

• 1. To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue.
• 2. All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
• 3. Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
• 4. The LORD works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.
• 5. The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
• 6. Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
• 7. When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.
• 8. Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
• 9. In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
• 10. The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.
• 11. Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
• 12. Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
• 13. Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.
• 14. A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.
• 15. When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
• 16. How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!
• 17. The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life.
• 18. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
• 19. Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
• 20. Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
• 21. The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.
• 22. Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
• 23. A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
• 24. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
• 25. There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• 26. The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.
• 27. A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
• 28. A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
• 29. A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
• 30. He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
• 31. Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.
• 32. Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
• 33. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

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