Isaiah 64:1-9

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64 ^[a]Oh, that you would rend the heavens^(A) and come down,^(B)
    that the mountains^(C) would tremble before you!
²As when fire sets twigs ablaze
    and causes water to boil,
come down to make your name^(D) known to your enemies
    and cause the nations to quake^(E) before you!
³For when you did awesome^(F) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled^(G) before you.
⁴Since ancient times no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,^(H)
    who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.^(I)
⁵You come to the help of those who gladly do right,^(J)
    who remember your ways.
But when we continued to sin against them,
    you were angry.^(K)
    How then can we be saved?
⁶All of us have become like one who is unclean,^(L)
    and all our righteous^(M) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,^(N)
    and like the wind our sins sweep us away.^(O)
⁷No one^(P) calls on your name^(Q)
    or strives to lay hold of you;
for you have hidden^(R) your face from us
    and have given us over^(S) to^[b] our sins.

⁸Yet you, Lord, are our Father.^(T)
    We are the clay, you are the potter;^(U)
    we are all the work of your hand.^(V)
⁹Do not be angry^(W) beyond measure, Lord;
    do not remember our sins^(X) forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
    for we are all your people.^(Y)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1 is numbered 63:19b, and 64:2-12 is numbered 64:1-11.
Isaiah 64:7 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew have made us melt because of

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

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³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(A)

Thanksgiving

⁴I always thank my God for you^(B) because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵For in him you have been enriched^(C) in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge^(D)— ⁶God thus confirming our testimony^(E) about Christ among you. ⁷Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift^(F) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.^(G) ⁸He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless^(H) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(I) ⁹God is faithful,^(J) who has called you^(K) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.^(L)

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Mark 11:1-10

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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King^(A)^(B)

11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany^(C) at the Mount of Olives,^(D) Jesus sent two of his disciples, ²saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.^(E) Untie it and bring it here. ³If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”

⁴They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.^(F) As they untied it, ⁵some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” ⁶They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. ⁷When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. ⁸Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. ⁹Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna!^[a]”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]^(G)

¹⁰“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”^(H)

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Footnotes

Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26

Mark 13:24-37

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²⁴“But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
²⁵the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’^[a]^(A)

²⁶“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds^(B) with great power and glory. ²⁷And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.^(C)

²⁸“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. ²⁹Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it^[b] is near, right at the door. ³⁰Truly I tell you, this generation^(D) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.^(E) ³¹Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.^(F)

The Day and Hour Unknown

³²“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.^(G) ³³Be on guard! Be alert^[c]!^(H) You do not know when that time will come. ³⁴It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants^(I) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

³⁵“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. ³⁶If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. ³⁷What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”^(J)

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