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FEBRUARY 27
for it is most holy to him from the offerings of Who speak peace to their neighbors,
the LORD made by fire, by a perpetual statute.” But evil is in their hearts.
10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose 4 Give them according to their deeds,
father was an Egyptian, went out among the And according to the wickedness of
children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s their endeavors;
son and a man of Israel fought each other in Give them according to the work of
the camp. And the Israelite woman’s son their hands;
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blasphemed the name of the LORD and cursed; Render to them what they deserve.
and so they brought him to Moses. (His moth- 5 Because they do not regard the works
er’s name was Shelomith the daughter of of the LORD,
Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) Then they put him Nor the operation of His hands,
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in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be He shall destroy them
shown to them. And not build them up.
13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; Proverbs 10:17–18
then let all who heard him lay their hands on his 17 He who keeps instruction is in
head, and let all the congregation stone him. the way of life,
15 “Then you shall speak to the children of But he who refuses correction goes
Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God shall astray.
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bear his sin. And whoever blasphemes the
18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,
name of the LORD shall surely be put to death.
All the congregation shall certainly stone him, And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
the stranger as well as him who is born in the Mark 6:1–29
land. When he blasphemes the name of the
LORD, he shall be put to death. Then He went out from there and came to
17 ‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put 6 His own country, and His disciples fol-
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to death. Whoever kills an animal shall make lowed Him. And when the Sabbath had come,
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it good, animal for animal. He began to teach in the synagogue. And
19 ‘If a man causes disfigurement of his many hearing Him were astonished, saying,
neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to “Where did this Man get these things? And
him— fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth what wisdom is this which is given to Him,
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for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a that such mighty works are performed by His
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man, so shall it be done to him. And whoever hands! Is this not the carpenter, the Son of
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kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and
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kills a man shall be put to death. You shall Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?”
have the same law for the stranger and for one So they were offended at Him.
4 But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not
from your own country; for I am the LORD
your God.’ ” without honor except in his own country,
23 Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; among his own relatives, and in his own
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and they took outside the camp him who had house.” Now He could do no mighty work
cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the there, except that He laid His hands on a few
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children of Israel did as the LORD commanded sick people and healed them. And He mar-
Moses. veled because of their unbelief. Then He went
about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
Psalm 28:1–5 7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and
A Psalm of David. began to send them out two by two, and gave
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them power over unclean spirits. He com-
T o You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: manded them to take nothing for the journey
Do not be silent to me,
Lest, if You are silent to me, except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in
their money belts— but to wear sandals, and
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I become like those who go down not to put on two tunics.
to the pit. 10
2 Hear the voice of my supplications Also He said to them, “In whatever place
When I cry to You, you enter a house, stay there till you depart
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from that place. And whoever will not receive
When I lift up my hands toward Your you nor hear you, when you depart from there,
holy sanctuary.
shake off the dust under your feet as a testi-
3 Do not take me away with the wicked mony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it
And with the workers of iniquity, will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah
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