"You shall rememberthat you were a slavein the landof Egypt,and the LORDyour Godredeemedyou; thereforeI commandyou thistoday.
"And whatonenationon the earthis like Your peopleIsrael,whomGodwentto redeemfor Himself as a peopleand to makea namefor Himself, and to doa greatthingfor You and awesomethingsfor Your land,beforeYour peoplewhomYou have redeemedfor Yourself from Egypt,[from] nationsand their gods?
"I am the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou out of the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
"Listento me, you who pursuerighteousness,Who seekthe LORD:Lookto the rockfrom which you were hewnAnd to the quarryfrom which you were dug.
"Thereforebehold,daysare coming,"declaresthe LORD,"when it will nolongerbe said,'As the LORDlives,whobroughtup the sonsof Israelout of the landof Egypt,'
In Him we haveredemptionthroughHis blood,the forgivenessof our trespasses,accordingto the richesof His grace
[remember] that you were at that timeseparatefrom Christ,excludedfrom the commonwealthof Israel,and strangersto the covenantsof promise,havingnohopeand without Godin the world.
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
"You shall furnishhim liberallyfrom your flockand from your threshingfloorand from your winevat;you shall giveto him as the LORDyour Godhas blessedyou.
"It shall comeabout ifhe saysto you, 'I will not goout from you,' becausehe lovesyou and your household,sincehe fares wellwith you;
"You shall rememberthat you were a slavein Egypt,and you shall be carefulto observethesestatutes.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
We knowloveby this,that He laiddownHis lifefor us; and we oughtto lay downour livesfor the brethren.
