Exodus 40

• 1. Then the LORD said to Moses:
• 2. "Set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the first month.
• 3. Place the ark of the Testimony in it and shield the ark with the curtain.
• 4. Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• 5. Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• 6. "Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
• 7. place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it.
• 8. Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
• 9. "Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
• 10. Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy.
• 11. Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
• 12. "Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
• 13. Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest.
• 14. Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.
• 15. Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue for all generations to come."
• 16. Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him.
• 17. So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
• 18. When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.
• 19. Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the LORD commanded him.
• 20. He took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.
• 21. Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the Testimony, as the LORD commanded him.
• 22. Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain
• 23. and set out the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.
• 24. He placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
• 25. and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.
• 26. Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the curtain
• 27. and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD commanded him.
• 28. Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• 29. He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the LORD commanded him.
• 30. He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,
• 31. and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet.
• 32. They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 33. Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
• 34. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• 35. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• 36. In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;
• 37. but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out-until the day it lifted.
• 38. So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels.

John 20

• 1. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
• 2. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"
• 3. So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb.
• 4. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
• 5. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
• 6. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,
• 7. as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen.
• 8. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
• 9. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
• 10. Then the disciples went back to their homes,
• 11. but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb
• 12. and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
• 13. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
• 14. "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
• 15. "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
• 16. Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
• 17. Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
• 18. Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.
• 19. On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
• 20. After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
• 21. Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."
• 22. And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
• 23. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
• 24. Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
• 25. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."
• 26. A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
• 27. Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
• 28. Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
• 29. Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
• 30. Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
• 31. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Proverbs 17

• 1. Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
• 2. A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
• 3. The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
• 4. A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
• 5. He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
• 6. Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
• 7. Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool- how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
• 8. A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
• 9. He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
• 10. A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
• 11. An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.
• 12. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
• 13. If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
• 14. Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
• 15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both.
• 16. Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
• 17. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• 18. A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
• 19. He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.
• 20. A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
• 21. To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.
• 22. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
• 23. A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.
• 24. A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
• 25. A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
• 26. It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.
• 27. A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.
• 28. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.

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