Friday 29 July 2011

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

· · · verses 2–3 are not read4“‘These are the set feasts of the Lord,even holy convocations,which you shall proclaim in their appointed season.5In the first month,on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening,is the Lord’s Passover.6On the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread to the Lord.Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.7In the first day you shall have a holy convocation.You shall do no regular work.8But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord seven days.In the seventh day is a holy convocation.You shall do no regular work.’”

9The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,10“Speak to the children of Israel,and tell them, ‘When you have come into the landwhich I give to you,and shall reap its harvest,then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.11He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord,to be accepted for you.On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.

· · · verses 12–14 are not read15“‘You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath,from the daythat you brought the sheaf of the wave offering:seven Sabbaths shall be completed.16The next day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days;and you shall offer a new meal offering to the Lord.· · · verses 17–26 are not read27“However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement.It shall be a holy convocation to you.You shall afflict yourselvesand you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.· · · verses 28–33 are not read34“Speak to the children of Israel,and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to the Lord.35On the first day shall be a holy convocation.You shall do no regular work.36Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you.You shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.It is a solemn assembly;you shall do no regular work.

37“‘These are the appointed feasts of the Lordwhich you shall proclaim to be holy convocations,to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord,a burnt offering, a meal offering,a sacrifice, and drink offerings,each on its own day—

3Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,the pleasant lyre with the harp.4Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,at the full moon, on our feast day.

5For it is a statute for Israel,an ordinance of the God of Jacob.6He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,when he went out over the land of Egypt,I heard a language that I didn’t know.

10There shall be no strange god in you,neither shall you worship any foreign god.11I am the Lord, your God,who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

19Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary,to console them concerning their brother.20Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming,she went and met him,but Mary stayed in the house.21Therefore Martha said to Jesus,“Lord, if you would have been here,my brother wouldn’t have died.22Even now I know that whatever you ask of God,God will give you.”

23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24Martha said to him,“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.26Whoever lives and believes in me will never die.Do you believe this?”

27She said to him, “Yes, Lord.I have come to believe that you are the Christ,God’s Son, he who comes into the world.”