It was a night when the LORD kept watch to bring them out of Egypt; this same night is dedicated to the LORD for all time to come as a night when the Israelites must keep watch.

"Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.

In the month of Abib, the month in which you left Egypt, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the way that I commanded you. Do not eat any bread made with yeast during the seven days of this festival. Never come to worship me without bringing an offering.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and that I, the LORD your God, rescued you by my great power and strength. That is why I command you to observe the Sabbath.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God set you free; that is why I am now giving you this command.

When you eat this meal, do not eat bread prepared with yeast. For seven days you are to eat bread prepared without yeast, as you did when you had to leave Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread---it will be called the bread of suffering---so that as long as you live you will remember the day you came out of Egypt, that place of suffering.

Be sure that you obey these commands; do not forget that you were slaves in Egypt.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God set you free; that is why I have given you this command.

Never forget that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why I have given you this command.

You descendants of Jacob, God's servant, descendants of Israel, whom God chose, remember the miracles that God performed and the judgments that he gave.

You descendants of Abraham, his servant; you descendants of Jacob, the man he chose: remember the miracles that God performed and the judgments that he gave.

Then he took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."

gave thanks to God, broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me."

In the future, when your son asks what this observance means, you will answer him, 'By using great power the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place where we were slaves.

"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

'I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

make certain that you do not forget the LORD who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

be sure that you do not become proud and forget the LORD your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

But put to death any interpreters of dreams or prophets that tell you to rebel against the LORD, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. Such people are evil and are trying to lead you away from the life that the LORD has commanded you to live. They must be put to death, in order to rid yourselves of this evil.

Stone them to death! They tried to lead you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

The LORD our God brought our fathers and us out of slavery in Egypt, and we saw the miracles that he performed. He kept us safe wherever we went among all the nations through which we passed.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you are going to see what I will do to the king. I will force him to let my people go. In fact, I will force him to drive them out of his land."

Has any god ever dared to go and take a people from another nation and make them his own, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt? Before your very eyes he used his great power and strength; he brought plagues and war, worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.

Remember today what you have learned about the LORD through your experiences with him. It was you, not your children, who had these experiences. You saw the LORD's greatness, his power, his might,

and his miracles. You saw what he did to the king of Egypt and to his entire country.

You worked amazing miracles against the king, against his officials and the people of his land, because you knew how they oppressed your people. You won then the fame you still have today.

and how very great is his power at work in us who believe. This power working in us is the same as the mighty strength

That night the meat is to be roasted, and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.

The LORD said, "For seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast---eat only unleavened bread. On the first day you are to get rid of all the yeast in your houses, for if anyone during those seven days eats bread made with yeast, he shall no longer be considered one of my people.

When you go into a house, say, 'Peace be with you.'

Let us celebrate our Passover, then, not with bread having the old yeast of sin and wickedness, but with the bread that has no yeast, the bread of purity and truth.