Leviticus 19:9-18

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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

⁹^(A)“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. ¹⁰And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.

¹¹^(B)“You shall not steal; ^(C)you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. ¹²^(D)You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so ^(E)profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

¹³^(F)“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. ^(G)The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. ¹⁴^(H)You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall ^(I)fear your God: I am the Lord.

¹⁵^(J)“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. ¹⁶^(K)You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not ^(L)stand up against the life^[a] of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

¹⁷^(M)“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but ^(N)you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you ^(O)incur sin because of him. ¹⁸^(P)You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but ^(Q)you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

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Leviticus 19:16 Hebrew blood

Leviticus 19:9-18

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⁹“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges^(A) of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.^(B) ¹⁰Do not go over your vineyard a second time^(C) or pick up the grapes that have fallen.^(D) Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.^(E) I am the Lord your God.

¹¹“‘Do not steal.^(F)

“‘Do not lie.^(G)

“‘Do not deceive one another.^(H)

¹²“‘Do not swear falsely^(I) by my name^(J) and so profane^(K) the name of your God. I am the Lord.

¹³“‘Do not defraud or rob^(L) your neighbor.^(M)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker^(N) overnight.^(O)

¹⁴“‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,^(P) but fear your God.^(Q) I am the Lord.

¹⁵“‘Do not pervert justice;^(R) do not show partiality^(S) to the poor or favoritism to the great,^(T) but judge your neighbor fairly.^(U)

¹⁶“‘Do not go about spreading slander^(V) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.^(W) I am the Lord.

¹⁷“‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart.^(X) Rebuke your neighbor frankly^(Y) so you will not share in their guilt.

¹⁸“‘Do not seek revenge^(Z) or bear a grudge^(AA) against anyone among your people,^(AB) but love your neighbor^(AC) as yourself.^(AD) I am the Lord.

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Psalm 41

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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

41 ^(A)Blessed is the one who considers the poor!^[a]
    ^(B)In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
²the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
    he is called blessed in the land;
    you ^(C)do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
³The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
    in his illness you restore him to full health.^[b]

⁴As for me, I said, “O Lord, ^(D)be gracious to me;
    ^(E)heal me,^[c] for I have sinned against you!”
⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die, and his name perish?”
⁶And when one comes to see me, ^(F)he utters empty words,
    while his heart gathers iniquity;
    when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
⁷All who hate me whisper together about me;
    they imagine the worst for me.^[d]

⁸They say, “A deadly thing is poured out^[e] on him;
    he will not rise again from where he lies.”
⁹Even my ^(G)close friend in whom I trusted,
    who ^(H)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
¹⁰But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
    and raise me up, that I may repay them!

¹¹By this I know that ^(I)you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
¹²But ^(J)you have upheld me because of ^(K)my integrity,
and ^(L)set me in your presence ^(M)forever.

¹³^(N)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.

Footnotes

Psalm 41:1 Or weak
Psalm 41:3 Hebrew you turn all his bed
Psalm 41:4 Hebrew my soul
Psalm 41:7 Or they devise evil against me
Psalm 41:8 Or has fastened

Psalm 41

New International Version

Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed^(A) are those who have regard for the weak;^(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.^(C)
²The Lord protects^(D) and preserves them—^(E)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—^(F)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.^(G)
³The Lord sustains them on their sickbed^(H)
    and restores them from their bed of illness.^(I)

⁴I said, “Have mercy^(J) on me, Lord;
    heal^(K) me, for I have sinned^(L) against you.”
⁵My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?^(M)”
⁶When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(N) while his heart gathers slander;^(O)
    then he goes out and spreads^(P) it around.

⁷All my enemies whisper together^(Q) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
⁸“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up^(R) from the place where he lies.”
⁹Even my close friend,^(S)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[b] against me.^(T)

¹⁰But may you have mercy^(U) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,^(V) that I may repay^(W) them.
¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,^(X)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.^(Y)
¹²Because of my integrity^(Z) you uphold me^(AA)
    and set me in your presence forever.^(AB)

¹³Praise^(AC) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(AD)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.^(AE)

Footnotes

Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.
Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

Colossians 1:1-14

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(B)by the will of God, and Timothy ^(C)our brother,

²To the ^(D)saints and faithful brothers^[a] in Christ at Colossae:

^(E)Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³^(F)We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, ⁴since we heard of ^(G)your faith in Christ Jesus and of ^(H)the love that you have for all the saints, ⁵because of ^(I)the hope ^(J)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in ^(K)the word of the truth, the gospel, ⁶which has come to you, as indeed ^(L)in the whole world it is ^(M)bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you ^(N)heard it and understood ^(O)the grace of God in truth, ⁷just as you learned it from ^(P)Epaphras our beloved ^(Q)fellow servant.^[b] He is ^(R)a faithful minister of Christ on your^[c] behalf ⁸and has made known to us your ^(S)love in the Spirit.

⁹And so, ^(T)from the day we heard, ^(U)we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that ^(V)you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all ^(W)spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰so as ^(X)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(Y)fully pleasing to him: ^(Z)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹^(AA)being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for ^(AB)all endurance and patience ^(AC)with joy; ¹²^(AD)giving thanks^[d] to the Father, who has qualified you^[e] to share in ^(AE)the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³He ^(AF)has delivered us from ^(AG)the domain of darkness and transferred us to ^(AH)the kingdom of ^(AI)his beloved Son, ¹⁴^(AJ)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Colossians 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Colossians 1:7 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts our
Colossians 1:12 Or patience, with joy giving thanks
Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

Colossians 1:1-14

New International Version

1 Paul, an apostle^(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,^(B) and Timothy^(C) our brother,

²To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters^[a] in Christ:

Grace^(D) and peace to you from God our Father.^[b]^(E)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³We always thank God,^(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, ⁴because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love^(G) you have for all God’s people^(H)— ⁵the faith and love that spring from the hope^(I) stored up for you in heaven^(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message^(K) of the gospel ⁶that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit^(L) and growing throughout the whole world^(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. ⁷You learned it from Epaphras,^(N) our dear fellow servant,^[c] who is a faithful minister^(O) of Christ on our^[d] behalf, ⁸and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.^(P)

⁹For this reason, since the day we heard about you,^(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.^(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will^(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[e]^(T) ¹⁰so that you may live a life worthy^(U) of the Lord and please him^(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,^(W) ¹¹being strengthened with all power^(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,^(Y) ¹²and giving joyful thanks to the Father,^(Z) who has qualified you^[f] to share in the inheritance^(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.^(AB) ¹³For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness^(AC) and brought us into the kingdom^(AD) of the Son he loves,^(AE) ¹⁴in whom we have redemption,^(AF) the forgiveness of sins.^(AG)

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Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Colossians 1:7 Or slave
Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

Luke 10:25-37

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵^(A)And behold, a ^(B)lawyer stood up to ^(C)put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to ^(D)inherit eternal life?” ²⁶He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” ²⁷And he answered, ^(E)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and ^(F)your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁸And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; ^(G)do this, and you will live.”

²⁹But he, ^(H)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰Jesus replied, “A man ^(I)was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹Now by chance a ^(J)priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³²So likewise ^(K)a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a ^(L)Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. ³⁴He went to him and ^(M)bound up his wounds, pouring on ^(N)oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵And the next day he took out two ^(O)denarii^[a] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ ³⁶Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” ³⁷He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

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Luke 10:35 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

Luke 10:25-37

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan^(A)

²⁵On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”^(B)

²⁶“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

²⁷He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’^[a];^(C) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b]”^(D)

²⁸“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”^(E)

²⁹But he wanted to justify himself,^(F) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

³⁰In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.^(G) ³²So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a Samaritan,^(H) as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵The next day he took out two denarii^[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

³⁶“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

³⁷The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
Luke 10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).

Leviticus 19:9-18

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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

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Leviticus 19:9-18

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Psalm 41

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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 41

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Psalm 41^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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Colossians 1:1-14

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Greeting

Thanksgiving and Prayer

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Colossians 1:1-14

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

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Luke 10:25-37

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan

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Luke 10:25-37

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan^(A)

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Leviticus 19:9-18 English Standard Version

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

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Psalm 41 English Standard Version

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 41 New International Version

Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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Colossians 1:1-14 English Standard Version

Greeting

Thanksgiving and Prayer

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Colossians 1:1-14 New International Version

Thanksgiving and Prayer

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Luke 10:25-37 English Standard Version

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

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Luke 10:25-37 New International Version

The Parable of the Good Samaritan(A)

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Leviticus 19:9-18

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Leviticus 19:9-18

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Psalm 41

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Psalm 41

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Psalm 41^[a]

Colossians 1:1-14

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Colossians 1:1-14

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Luke 10:25-37

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Luke 10:25-37

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan^(A)