23 Then Israel came into Egypt; ♦︎
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And the Lord made his people exceedingly fruitful; ♦︎
he made them too many for their adversaries,
25 Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people ♦︎
and dealt craftily with his servants.
26 Then sent he Moses his servant ♦︎
and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 He showed his signs through their word ♦︎
and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and it grew dark; ♦︎
yet they did not heed his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood ♦︎
and slew all their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, ♦︎
even in their kings chambers.
31 He spoke the word, and there came clouds of flies, ♦︎
swarms of gnats within all their borders.
32 He gave them hailstones for rain ♦︎
and flames of lightning in their land.
33 He blasted their vines and their fig trees ♦︎
and shattered trees across their country.
34 He spoke the word, and the grasshoppers came ♦︎
and young locusts without number;
35 They ate every plant in their land ♦︎
and devoured the fruit of their soil.
36 He smote all the firstborn in their land, ♦︎
the first fruits of all their strength.
37 Then he brought them out with silver and gold; ♦︎
there was not one among their tribes that stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad at their departing, ♦︎
for a dread of them had fallen upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering ♦︎
and a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked and he brought them quails; ♦︎
he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out ♦︎
and ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word ♦︎
and Abraham, his servant.
43 So he brought forth his people with joy, ♦︎
his chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations ♦︎
and they took possession of the fruit of their toil,
45 That they might keep his statutes ♦︎
and faithfully observe his laws.
Alleluia.
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17 For I am about to create new heavens
and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice for ever
in what I am creating;
for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy,
and its people as a delight.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
and delight in my people;
no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it,
or the cry of distress.
20 No more shall there be in it
an infant that lives but a few days,
or an old person who does not live out a lifetime;
for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth,
and one who falls short of a hundred will be considered accursed.
21 They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat;
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labour in vain,
or bear children for calamity;*
for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord
and their descendants as well.
24 Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
the lion shall eat straw like the ox;
but the serpentits food shall be dust!
They shall not hurt or destroy
on all my holy mountain,
says the Lord.
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28 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, Which commandment is the first of all? 29Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. 31The second is this, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. 32Then the scribe said to him, You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that he is one, and besides him there is no other; 33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbour as oneself,this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. 34When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that no one dared to ask him any question.
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