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Exodus
7
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¶And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh:
and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all
that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh,
that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will
harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in
the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that
I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my
people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great
judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when
I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children
of Israel from among them. 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD
commanded them, so did they. 7 And Moses was fourscore years old,
and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
8 ¶And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When
Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then
thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh,
and it shall become a serpent. 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto
Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast
down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became
a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers:
now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they
became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And
he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as
the LORD had said.
14 ¶And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he
refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning;
lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's
brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent
shalt thou take in thine hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The
LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people
go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto
thou wouldest not hear. 17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt
know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that
is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they
shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that is in the river shall
die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to
drink of the water of the river. 19 And the LORD spake unto Moses,
Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the
waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon
their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become
blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt,
both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 20 And Moses and
Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and
smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh,
and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in
the river were turned to blood. 21 And the fish that was in the
river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink
of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the
land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments:
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them;
as the LORD had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house,
neither did he set his heart to this also. 24 And all the Egyptians
digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could
not drink of the water of the river. 25 And seven days were fulfilled,
after that the LORD had smitten the river.
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Exodus
8
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1 ¶And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto
him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve
me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all
thy borders with frogs: 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs
abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into
thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants,
and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people,
and upon all thy servants. 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say
unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams,
over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up
upon the land of Egypt. 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over
the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land
of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and
brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 8 Then Pharaoh called for
Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away
the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people
go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 9 And Moses said unto
Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy
servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and
thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said,
To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest
know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 11 And the frogs
shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants,
and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the
LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs
died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his
heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
16 ¶And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy
rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout
all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out
his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became
lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice
throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with
their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there
were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto
Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
20 ¶And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning,
and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and
say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may
serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I
will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and
upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians
shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they
are. 22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which
my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the
end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to
morrow shall this sign be. 24 And the LORD did so; and there came
a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his
servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted
by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses
and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice
the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall
we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes,
and will they not stone us? 27 We will go three days' journey into
the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command
us. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice
to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very
far away: intreat for me. 29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from
thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart
from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow:
but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the
people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh,
and intreated the LORD. 31 And the LORD did according to the word
of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from
his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. 32 And
Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let
the people go.
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Psalms
60
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1 ¶ O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast
been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the
earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof;
for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou
hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given
a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because
of the truth. Selah. 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with
thy right hand, and hear me.
6 ¶God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and
Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah
is my lawgiver; 8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out
my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 9 Who will bring
me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 10 Wilt not
thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst
not go out with our armies? 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain
is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he
it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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Psalms
61
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1 ¶ Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of
the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead
me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter
for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy
tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 ¶For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage
of those that fear thy name. 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life:
and his years as many generations. 7 He shall abide before God for
ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. 8 So will
I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my
vows.
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Romans
12
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1 ¶I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every
man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than
he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt
to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members
in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we,
being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of
another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering:
or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:
he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with
diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love
be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that
which is good. 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly
love; in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business;
fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient
in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 Distributing to
the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them which
persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do
rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 16 Be of the same mind one
toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low
estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Recompense to no man
evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with
all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give
place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay,
saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if
he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals
of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil
with good.
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