Vayeira, וַיֵּרָא

Passages

Torah: Genesis 22:1 - 22:24
Gospel: John 7:11 - 7:24

Torah — Genesis 22:1 - 22:24

22:1 God Tests Abraham And it happened that after these things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

22:2 And he said, “Take your son, your only child, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains where I will tell you.”

22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. And he took two of his servants with him, and Isaac his son. And he chopped wood for a burnt offering. And he got up and went to the place which God had told him.

22:4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw the place at a distance.

22:5 And Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go up there. We will worship, then we will return to you.”

22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and placed it on Isaac his son. And he took the fire in his hand and the knife, and the two of them went together.

22:7 And Isaac said to Abraham his father, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

22:8 And Abraham said, “God will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went together.

22:9 And they came to the place that God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood. Then he bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar atop the wood.

22:10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

22:11 And the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

22:12 And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy; do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are one who fears God, since you have not withheld your son, your only child, from me.”

22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a ram was caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place “Yahweh will provide,” for which reason it is said today, “on the mountain of Yahweh it shall be provided.”

22:15 And the angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven.

22:16 And he said, “I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,

22:17 that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.

22:18 All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice.”

22:19 And Abraham returned to his servants, and they got up and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived in Beersheba.

22:20 And it happened that after these things, it was told to Abraham, “Look, Milcah has also borne children to your brother Nahor:

22:21 Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22:22 and Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

22:23 (Now, Bethuel fathered Rebekah). These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, the brother of Abraham.

22:24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

22:1 God Puts Abraham to the Test Some time later God put Abraham to the test. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

22:2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son. He is the one you love. Take Isaac. Go to Moriah. Give him to me there as a burnt offering. Sacrifice him on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

22:3 Early the next morning Abraham got up. He put a saddle on his donkey. He took two of his servants and his son Isaac with him. He cut enough wood for the burnt offering. Then he started out for the place God had told him about.

22:4 On the third day Abraham looked up. He saw the place a long way off.

22:5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship. Then we’ll come back to you.”

22:6 Abraham put the wood for the burnt offering on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the knife. The two of them walked on together.

22:7 Then Isaac spoke up. He said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said. “But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

22:8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” The two of them walked on together.

22:9 They reached the place God had told Abraham about. There Abraham built an altar. He arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac. He placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.

22:10 Then he reached out his hand. He took the knife to kill his son.

22:11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven. He said, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

22:12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you have respect for God. You have not held back from me your son, your only son.”

22:13 Abraham looked up. There in a bush he saw a ram. It was caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram. He sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

22:14 So Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. To this day people say, “It will be provided on the mountain of the Lord.”

22:15 The angel of the Lord called out to Abraham from heaven a second time.

22:16 He said, “I am taking an oath in my own name. I will bless you because of what you have done,” announces the Lord. “You have not held back your son, your only son.

22:17 “So I will certainly bless you. I will make your children after you as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. Your children will take over the cities of their enemies.

22:18 All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All of that will happen because you have obeyed me.”

22:19 Then Abraham returned to his servants. They started out together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

22:20 Nahor’s Sons Some time later Abraham was told, “Milcah has become a mother. She has had sons by your brother Nahor.

22:21 Uz was born first. Then came his brother Buz. Next came Kemuel, the father of Aram.

22:22 The other sons are Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.”

22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah had the eight sons by Abraham’s brother Nahor.

22:24 Nahor had a concubine named Reumah. She also had sons. They were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.

Gospel — John 7:11 - 7:24

7:11 So the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is he?”

7:12 And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others were saying, “No, but he deceives the crowd.”

7:13 However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.

7:14 Now when the feast was already half over, Jesus went to the temple courts and began to teach.

7:15 Then the Jews were astonished, saying, “How does this man possess knowledge, because he has not been taught?”

7:16 So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me.

7:17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.

7:18 The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

7:19 Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”

7:20 The crowd replied, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”

7:21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I performed one work, and you are all astonished.

7:22 Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

7:23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?

7:24 Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!”

7:11 At the Feast the Jews were watching for him. They were asking, “Where is he?”

7:12 Many people in the crowd were whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others replied, “No. He fools the people.”

7:13 But no one would say anything about him openly. They were afraid of the Jews.

7:14 Jesus Teaches at the Feast Jesus did nothing until halfway through the Feast. Then he went up to the temple courtyard and began to teach.

7:15 The Jews were amazed. They asked, “How did this man learn so much without studying?”

7:16 Jesus answered, “What I teach is not my own. It comes from the One who sent me.

7:17 Anyone who chooses to do what God wants him to do will find out whether my teaching comes from God or from me.

7:18 Someone who speaks on his own does it to get honor for himself. But someone who works for the honor of the One who sent him is truthful. There is nothing false about him.

7:19 “Didn’t Moses give you the law? But not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

7:20 “You are controlled by demons,” the crowd answered. “Who is trying to kill you?”

7:21 Jesus said to them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

7:22 Moses gave you circumcision, and so you circumcise a child on the Sabbath day. But circumcision did not really come from Moses. It came from Abraham.

7:23 You circumcise a child on the Sabbath day. You think that if you do, you won’t break the law of Moses. Then why are you angry with me? I healed a whole man on the Sabbath!

7:24 “Stop judging only by what you see. Judge correctly.”

Passages

Torah — Genesis 22:1 - 22:24

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Gospel — John 7:11 - 7:24

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