Exodus 34, John 13, Proverbs 10, Ephesians 3

Exodus 34,

1 The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
 
2 Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
 
3 No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."
 
4 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
 
5 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.
 
6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
 
7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
 
8 Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
 
9 "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
 
10 Then the LORD said: "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you.
 
11 Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
 
12 Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.
 
13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.
 
14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
 
15 "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
 
16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
 
17 "Do not make cast idols.
 
18 "Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
 
19 "The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
 
20 Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. "No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
 
21 "Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
 
22 "Celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
 
23 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
 
24 I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.
 
25 "Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
 
26 "Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."
 
27 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."
 
28 Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant-the Ten Commandments.
 
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.
 
30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
 
31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
 
32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
 
33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.
 
34 But whenever he entered the LORD's presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
 
35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.

John 13,

1 It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.
 
2 The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
 
3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
 
4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
 
5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
 
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"
 
7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
 
8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
 
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!"
 
10 Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you."
 
11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
 
12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them.
 
13 "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am.
 
14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.
 
15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
 
16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
 
17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
 
18 "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: 'He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'
 
19 "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.
 
20 I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
 
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me."
 
22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
 
23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
 
24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means."
 
25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
 
26 Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon.
 
27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. "What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus told him,
 
28 but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him.
 
29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor.
 
30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
 
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him.
 
32 If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
 
33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
 
34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
 
35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
 
36 Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later."
 
37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
 
38 Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!

Proverbs 10,

1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
 
2 Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
 
3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
 
4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
 
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
 
6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
 
7 The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
 
8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 
9 The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
 
10 He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
 
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
 
12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.
 
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
 
14 Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
 
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
 
16 The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
 
17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
 
18 He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
 
19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
 
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
 
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
 
22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
 
23 A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
 
24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
 
25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
 
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
 
27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
 
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
 
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
 
30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
 
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
 
32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Ephesians 3

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-
 
2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you,
 
3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
 
4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
 
5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.
 
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
 
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power.
 
8 Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
 
9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
 
10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
 
11 according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
 
13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
 
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,
 
15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
 
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
 
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
 
18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
 
19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
 
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
 
21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.