A reading from the book of Exodus chapter 20:1-17

Then God spoke all these words:
² I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; ³you shall have no other gods before me.  

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⁴ You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, ⁶but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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⁷ You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

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⁸ Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. ⁹For six days you shall labor and do all your work. ¹⁰But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son, or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. ¹¹For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore, the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

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¹² Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

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¹³ You shall not murder.   (Pause for reflection…)

¹⁴ You shall not commit adultery. (Pause for reflection…)

¹⁵ You shall not steal.  (Pause for reflection…)

¹⁶ You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.  (Pause for reflection…)

¹⁷ You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.  (Pause for reflection…)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray,

Holy God, through your Son you have called us to live faithfully and act courageously. Keep us steadfast in your covenant of grace, and teach us the wisdom that comes only through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Psalm 19

Gospel: John 2:13-22

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