Psalm 1

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BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

¹Blessed is the one^(A)
    who does not walk^(B) in step with the wicked^(C)
or stand in the way^(D) that sinners take^(E)
    or sit^(F) in the company of mockers,^(G)
²but whose delight^(H) is in the law of the Lord,^(I)
    and who meditates^(J) on his law day and night.
³That person is like a tree^(K) planted by streams^(L) of water,^(M)
    which yields its fruit^(N) in season
and whose leaf^(O) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.^(P)

⁴Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff^(Q)
    that the wind blows away.
⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand^(R) in the judgment,^(S)
    nor sinners in the assembly^(T) of the righteous.

⁶For the Lord watches over^(U) the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.^(V)

Jeremiah 17:5-10

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⁵This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,^(A)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.^(B)
⁶That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places^(C) of the desert,
    in a salt^(D) land where no one lives.

⁷“But blessed^(E) is the one who trusts^(F) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
⁸They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.^(G)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought^(H)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”^(I)

⁹The heart^(J) is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?

¹⁰“I the Lord search the heart^(K)
and examine the mind,^(L)
to reward^(M) each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”^(N)

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1 Corinthians 15:12-20

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The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,^(A) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection^(B) of the dead?^(C) ¹³If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised,^(D) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. ¹⁵More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.^(E) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.^(F) ¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep^(G) in Christ are lost. ¹⁹If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.^(H)

²⁰But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,^(I) the firstfruits^(J) of those who have fallen asleep.^(K)

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Luke 6:17-26

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Blessings and Woes^(A)

¹⁷He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,^(B) ¹⁸who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, ¹⁹and the people all tried to touch him,^(C) because power was coming from him and healing them all.^(D)

²⁰Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(E)
²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(F)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(G)
²²Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(H) and insult you^(I)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(J)

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,^(K) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(L)

²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,^(M)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(N)
²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(O)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(P)
²⁶Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(Q)