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²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither servant nor free; there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

¹Now there were, in the Church at Antioch, prophets and teachers, among whom were Barnabas, and Simon, who was called the Black, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen, who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

²⁶And he has made, out of one, every family of man: to live upon the face of the entire earth, determining the appointed seasons and the limits of their habitation,

⁶Bride to Groom: Reveal to me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture, where you recline at midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of your companions.

¹¹For there is no favoritism with God.

⁵Do not be concerned that I am dark, for the sun has changed my color. The sons of my mother have fought against me. They have made me the keeper of the vineyards. My own vineyard I have not kept.

²³If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.

¹Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying: ²“Thus says the Lord: Whoever will remain in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will flee away from the Chaldeans, will live, and his soul will dwell in safety. ³Thus says the Lord: This city will certainly be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.” ⁴And the leaders said to the king: “We petition you to put this man to death. For he is deliberately weakening the hands of the men of war, who have remained in this city, and the hands of the people, by speaking to them with these words. For this man is certainly not seeking peace for this people, but evil.” ⁵And king Zedekiah said: “Behold, he is in your hands. For it is not fitting for the king to deny you anything.” ⁶Therefore, they took Jeremiah and cast him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of Amelech, which was at the entrance to the prison. And they lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the pit, in which there was no water, but only mud. And so Jeremiah descended into the mire.

¹¹Chorus to Bride: What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, so that you would bind us by oath?

¹And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of his wife, an Ethiopian,

¹These are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and of the sons who were born to them after the great flood. ²The sons of Japheth were Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. ³And then the sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. ⁴And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. ⁵The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations. ⁶And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

¹Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. ²But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him. ³Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison. ⁴Therefore, those who had been dispersed were traveling around, evangelizing the Word of God. ⁵Now Philip, descending to a city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them. ⁶And the crowd was listening intently and with one accord to those things which were being said by Philip, and they were watching the signs which he was accomplishing.