Hebrews
Chapter 12

18 You have not approached that which could be touched ² and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm

19 and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no message be further addressed to them,

21 Indeed, so fearful was the spectacle that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."

22 No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering,

23 and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, ³ and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect,

24 and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently ⁴ than that of Abel.

Psalms
Chapter 48

1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song.

2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: The holy mountain,

3 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.

8 As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!

9 What we had heard we now see in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God, founded to last forever. Selah

10 O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love

Mark
Chapter 6

7 He summoned the Twelve ¹ and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick--no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

9 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

10 He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

11 Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them."

12 So they went off and preached repentance.

13 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.