Isaiah 58:7-10

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⁷Is it not to share your food with the hungry^(A)
    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter^(B)—
when you see the naked, to clothe^(C) them,
    and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?^(D)
⁸Then your light will break forth like the dawn,^(E)
    and your healing^(F) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness^[a]^(G) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.^(H)
⁹Then you will call,^(I) and the Lord will answer;^(J)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger^(K) and malicious talk,^(L)
¹⁰and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,^(M)
then your light^(N) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.^(O)

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Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

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2 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom^(A) as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.^[a] ²For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.^(B) ³I came to you^(C) in weakness^(D) with great fear and trembling.^(E) ⁴My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,^(F) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,^(G) ⁵so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.^(H)

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1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

Matthew 5:13-16

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Salt and Light

¹³“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.^(A)

¹⁴“You are the light of the world.^(B) A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.^(C) ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others,^(D) that they may see your good deeds^(E) and glorify^(F) your Father in heaven.