Hosea 5:15-6:6

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¹⁵^(A)I will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and ^(B)in their distress earnestly seek me.

Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant

6 “Come, let us ^(C)return to the Lord;
    for ^(D)he has torn us, that he may heal us;
    he has struck us down, and ^(E)he will bind us up.
²After two days ^(F)he will revive us;
    on the third day he will raise us up,
    that we may live before him.
³^(G)Let us know; ^(H)let us press on to know the Lord;
    ^(I)his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us ^(J)as the showers,
    ^(K)as the spring rains that water the earth.”

⁴What shall I do with you, ^(L)O ^(M)Ephraim?
    What shall I do with you, O ^(N)Judah?
Your love is ^(O)like a morning cloud,
    ^(P)like the dew that goes early away.
⁵Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
    I have slain them ^(Q)by the words of my mouth,
    and my judgment goes forth as the light.
⁶For ^(R)I desire steadfast love^[a] and not sacrifice,
    ^(S)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Footnotes

Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy

Revelation 3:14-22

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To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the ^(A)Amen, ^(B)the faithful and true witness, ^(C)the beginning of God's creation.

¹⁵“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. ^(D)Would that you were either cold or hot! ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷^(E)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, ^(F)blind, and naked. ¹⁸I counsel you ^(G)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and ^(H)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and ^(I)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, ^(J)so that you may see. ¹⁹^(K)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. ²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and ^(L)knock. ^(M)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, ^(N)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ²¹^(O)The one who conquers, ^(P)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as ^(Q)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²²^(R)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

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Matthew 9:9-13

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Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹^(A)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called ^(B)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

¹⁰And as Jesus^[a] reclined at table in the house, behold, many ^(C)tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ^(D)“Why does your teacher eat with ^(E)tax collectors and sinners?” ¹²But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³Go and learn ^(F)what this means: ^(G)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For ^(H)I came not to call the righteous, ^(I)but sinners.”