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

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.

Then, in the LORD's presence you will recite these words: 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.

Then we cried out for help to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery.

He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land.

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

"You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt; you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.

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.

He killed the first-born sons of the Egyptians; his love is eternal.

with his strong hand, his powerful arm; his love is eternal.

The LORD says, "Listen to me, you that want to be saved, you that come to me for help. Think of the rock from which you came, the quarry from which you were cut.

Long ago you performed miracles and wonders in Egypt, and you have continued to perform them to this day, both in Israel and among all the other nations, so that you are now known everywhere.

By means of miracles and wonders that terrified our enemies, you used your power and might to bring your people Israel out of Egypt.

But thanks be to God! For though at one time you were slaves to sin, you have obeyed with all your heart the truths found in the teaching you received.

You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness.

You Gentiles by birth---called "the uncircumcised" by the Jews, who call themselves the circumcised (which refers to what men do to their bodies)---remember what you were in the past.

At that time you were apart from Christ. You were foreigners and did not belong to God's chosen people. You had no part in the covenants, which were based on God's promises to his people, and you lived in this world without hope and without God.

I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is forced to do so.

Moses said to the people, "Remember this day---the day on which you left Egypt, the place where you were slaves. This is the day the LORD brought you out by his great power. No leavened bread is to be eaten.