Acts 10:34-43

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Gentiles Hear the Good News

³⁴So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that ^(A)God ^(B)shows no partiality, ³⁵but ^(C)in every nation anyone who fears him and ^(D)does what is right is acceptable to him. ³⁶As for ^(E)the word that he sent to Israel, ^(F)preaching good news of ^(G)peace through Jesus Christ (^(H)he is Lord of all), ³⁷you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, ^(I)beginning ^(J)from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: ³⁸how ^(K)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth ^(L)with the Holy Spirit and with ^(M)power. He went about doing good and healing all ^(N)who were oppressed by the devil, ^(O)for God was with him. ³⁹And ^(P)we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. ^(Q)They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, ⁴⁰but ^(R)God raised him on ^(S)the third day and made him to ^(T)appear, ⁴¹^(U)not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as ^(V)witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. ⁴²And ^(W)he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify ^(X)that he is the one appointed by God to be judge ^(Y)of the living and the dead. ⁴³^(Z)To him ^(AA)all the prophets bear witness that ^(AB)everyone who believes in him receives ^(AC)forgiveness of sins ^(AD)through his name.”

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Psalm 118

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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

118 ^(A)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

²^(B)Let Israel say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
³^(C)Let the house of Aaron say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”
⁴^(D)Let those who fear the Lord say,
    “His steadfast love endures forever.”

⁵^(E)Out of my distress I ^(F)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me ^(G)free.
⁶^(H)The Lord is on my side; ^(I)I will not fear.
    What can man do to me?
⁷^(J)The Lord is on my side as my helper;
    I shall ^(K)look in triumph on those who hate me.

⁸^(L)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
^(M)than to trust in man.
⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord
^(N)than to trust in princes.

¹⁰^(O)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹¹They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹²^(P)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like ^(Q)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹³I was ^(R)pushed hard,^[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;
    ^(S)he has become my salvation.
¹⁵Glad songs of salvation
    are in the tents of the righteous:
^(T)“The right hand of the Lord ^(U)does valiantly,
¹⁶    the right hand of the Lord exalts,
    the right hand of the Lord ^(V)does valiantly!”

¹⁷^(W)I shall not die, but I shall live,
and ^(X)recount the deeds of the Lord.
¹⁸The Lord has ^(Y)disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.

¹⁹^(Z)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;
    ^(AA)the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹I thank you that ^(AB)you have answered me
    ^(AC)and have become my salvation.
²²^(AD)The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.^[b]
²³This is the Lord's doing;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!

²⁶^(AE)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    We ^(AF)bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷The Lord is God,
    and he has made ^(AG)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
    up to ^(AH)the horns of the altar!

²⁸You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will ^(AI)extol you.
²⁹^(AJ)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

Footnotes

Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner

Colossians 3:1-4

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Put On the New Self

3 ^(A)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek ^(B)the things that are above, where Christ is, ^(C)seated at the right hand of God. ²^(D)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³For ^(E)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ ^(F)who is your^[a] life ^(G)appears, then you also will appear with him ^(H)in glory.

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Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

Matthew 28:1-10

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The Resurrection

28 ^(A)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(B)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(C)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³^(D)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(E)his clothing white as snow. ⁴And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(F)became like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he has risen, ^(G)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[a] lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(H)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸So they departed quickly from the tomb ^(I)with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus ^(J)met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^(K)took hold of his feet and ^(L)worshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(M)go and tell ^(N)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”