Exodus 35, John 14, Proverbs 11, Ephesians 4

Exodus 35,
1 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do:
 
2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
 
3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day."
 
4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded:
 
5 From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
 
6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
 
7 ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows; acacia wood;
 
8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
 
9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
 
10 "All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:
 
11 the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
 
12 the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
 
13 the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
 
14 the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
 
15 the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
 
16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;
 
17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
 
18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
 
19 the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary-both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests."
 
20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses' presence,
 
21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
 
22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
 
23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or hides of sea cows brought them.
 
24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
 
25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun-blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
 
26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.
 
27 The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
 
28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
 
29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
 
30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
 
31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-
 
32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
 
33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship.
 
34 And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
 
35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers-all of them master craftsmen and designers.

John 14,

1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
 
2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
 
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
 
4 You know the way to the place where I am going."
 
5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
 
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
 
7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
 
8 Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
 
9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
 
10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
 
11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.
 
12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
 
13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.
 
14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
 
15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command.
 
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-
 
17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
 
18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
 
19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
 
20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
 
21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
 
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"
 
23 Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
 
24 He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
 
25 "All this I have spoken while still with you.
 
26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
 
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
 
28 "You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
 
29 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.
 
30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me,
 
31 but the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me. "Come now; let us leave.

Proverbs 11,

1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
 
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
 
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
 
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
 
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
 
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
 
7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
 
8 The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
 
9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
 
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
 
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
 
12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
 
13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
 
14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
 
15 He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
 
16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
 
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
 
18 The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
 
19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
 
20 The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
 
21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
 
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
 
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
 
24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
 
25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
 
26 People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
 
27 He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
 
28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
 
29 He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
 
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
 
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Ephesians 4

1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
 
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
 
3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
 
4 There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to one hope when you were called-
 
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
 
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
 
7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
 
8 This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men."
 
9 (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?
 
10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
 
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
 
12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
 
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
 
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
 
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
 
16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
 
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
 
18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
 
19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.
 
20 You, however, did not come to know Christ that way.
 
21 Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
 
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
 
23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
 
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
 
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
 
26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
 
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
 
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
 
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
 
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
 
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
 
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.