Psalm 109:14-20

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¹⁴May the iniquity of his fathers^(A) be remembered before the Lord;
may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
¹⁵May their sins always remain before^(B) the Lord,
that he may blot out their name^(C) from the earth.

¹⁶For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy^(D) and the brokenhearted.^(E)
¹⁷He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.^(F)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
¹⁸He wore cursing^(G) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,^(H)
    into his bones like oil.
¹⁹May it be like a cloak wrapped^(I) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
²⁰May this be the Lord’s payment^(J) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil^(K) of me.

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Proverbs 24:21-22

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Saying 30

²¹Fear the Lord and the king,^(A) my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
²²for those two will send sudden destruction^(B) on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?

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Luke 23:44-49

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The Death of Jesus^(A)

⁴⁴It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,^(B) ⁴⁵for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple^(C) was torn in two.^(D) ⁴⁶Jesus called out with a loud voice,^(E) “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”^[a]^(F) When he had said this, he breathed his last.^(G)

⁴⁷The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God^(H) and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” ⁴⁸When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts^(I) and went away. ⁴⁹But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee,^(J) stood at a distance,^(K) watching these things.

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Footnotes

Luke 23:46 Psalm 31:5

Hebrews 13:9-19

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⁹Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.^(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened^(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,^(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.^(D) ¹⁰We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle^(E) have no right to eat.^(F)

¹¹The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering,^(G) but the bodies are burned outside the camp.^(H) ¹²And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate^(I) to make the people holy^(J) through his own blood.^(K) ¹³Let us, then, go to him^(L) outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.^(M) ¹⁴For here we do not have an enduring city,^(N) but we are looking for the city that is to come.^(O)

¹⁵Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice^(P) of praise—the fruit of lips^(Q) that openly profess his name. ¹⁶And do not forget to do good and to share with others,^(R) for with such sacrifices^(S) God is pleased.

¹⁷Have confidence in your leaders^(T) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you^(U) as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

¹⁸Pray for us.^(V) We are sure that we have a clear conscience^(W) and desire to live honorably in every way. ¹⁹I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.^(X)

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