Isaiah 58:6-10

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⁶“Is not this the kind of fasting^(A) I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice^(B)
    and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed^(C) free
    and break every yoke?^(D)
⁷Is it not to share your food with the hungry^(E)
    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter^(F)—
when you see the naked, to clothe^(G) them,
    and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?^(H)
⁸Then your light will break forth like the dawn,^(I)
    and your healing^(J) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness^[a]^(K) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.^(L)
⁹Then you will call,^(M) and the Lord will answer;^(N)
    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^(O) and malicious talk,^(P)
¹⁰and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,^(Q)
then your light^(R) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.^(S)

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Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One

1 Timothy 6:17-19

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¹⁷Command those who are rich^(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,^(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,^(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.^(D) ¹⁸Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,^(E) and to be generous and willing to share.^(F) ¹⁹In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves^(G) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of^(H) the life that is truly life.

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Luke 15:1-7

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep^(A)

15 Now the tax collectors^(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. ²But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”^(C)

³Then Jesus told them this parable:^(D) ⁴“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?^(E) ⁵And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders ⁶and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’^(F) ⁷I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.^(G)