Monday, 18 March

1.   Of the blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place , and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 2.   He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread , and of fine woven linen. 3.   And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread and the fine linen, into artistic designs. 4.   They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges. 5.   And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread , and of fine woven linen, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 6.   And they set onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel. 7.   He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 8.   And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread , and of fine woven linen. 9.   They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled. 10.   And they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row; 11.   the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12.   the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13.   the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their mountings. 14.   There were twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes. 15.   And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold. 16.   They also made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 17.   And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 18.   The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. 19.   And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod. 20.   They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. 21.   And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22.   He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 23.   And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear. 24.   They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen . 25.   And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates: 26.   a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 27.   They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, 28.   a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen, 29.   and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread , made by a weaver, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 30.   Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31.   And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 32.   Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did. 33.   And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; 34.   the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering; 35.   the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat; 36.   the table, all its utensils, and the showbread; 37.   the pure gold lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the oil for light; 38.   the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door; 39.   the bronze altar, its grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base; 40.   the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41.   and the garments of ministry, to minister in the holy place : the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests. 42.   According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. 43.   Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them.

1.   <> Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2.   Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3.   For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4.   Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight––That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. 5.   Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6.   Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. 7.   Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8.   Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. 9.   Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. 10.   Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11.   Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12.   Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. 13.   Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. 14.   Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. 15.   O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. 16.   For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it ; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17.   The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart––These, O God, You will not despise. 18.   Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. 19.   Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

1.   <> Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. 2.   Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3.   You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah 4.   You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. 5.   God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah 6.   The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying , 7.   "Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness." 8.   But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. 9.   I will praise You forever, Because You have done it ; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

1.   After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. 2.   And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. 3.   So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. 4.   And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. 5.   When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. 6.   But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." 7.   And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8.   Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. 9.   Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 10.   "for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city." 11.   And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12.   When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, 13.   saying, "This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." 14.   And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. 15.   "But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters ." 16.   And he drove them from the judgment seat. 17.   Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things. 18.   So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. 19.   And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20.   When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, 21.   but took leave of them, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing." And he sailed from Ephesus. 22.   And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23.   After he had spent some time there , he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. 24.   Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25.   This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26.   So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27.   And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28.   for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.