Psalm 5:8-12

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⁸Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness^(A)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight^(B) before me.
⁹Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(C)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(D)
¹⁰Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(E)
    for they have rebelled^(F) against you.
¹¹But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.^(G)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name^(H) may rejoice in you.^(I)

¹²Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;^(J)
you surround them^(K) with your favor as with a shield.^(L)

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Proverbs 1:14-15

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¹⁴cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot^(A)”—
¹⁵my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot^(B) on their paths;^(C)

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Matthew 3:13-17

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The Baptism of Jesus^(A)

¹³Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.^(B) ¹⁴But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

¹⁵Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

¹⁶As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,^(C) and he saw the Spirit of God^(D) descending like a dove and alighting on him. ¹⁷And a voice from heaven^(E) said, “This is my Son,^(F) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^(G)

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Acts 3:11-26

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Peter Speaks to the Onlookers

¹¹While the man held on to Peter and John,^(A) all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.^(B) ¹²When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? ¹³The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,^(C) the God of our fathers,^(D) has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over^(E) to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate,^(F) though he had decided to let him go.^(G) ¹⁴You disowned the Holy^(H) and Righteous One^(I) and asked that a murderer be released to you.^(J) ¹⁵You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.^(K) We are witnesses^(L) of this. ¹⁶By faith in the name of Jesus,^(M) this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

¹⁷“Now, fellow Israelites,^(N) I know that you acted in ignorance,^(O) as did your leaders.^(P) ¹⁸But this is how God fulfilled^(Q) what he had foretold^(R) through all the prophets,^(S) saying that his Messiah would suffer.^(T) ¹⁹Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,^(U) that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, ²⁰and that he may send the Messiah,^(V) who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. ²¹Heaven must receive him^(W) until the time comes for God to restore everything,^(X) as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.^(Y) ²²For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.^(Z) ²³Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’^[a]^(AA)

²⁴“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets^(AB) who have spoken have foretold these days. ²⁵And you are heirs^(AC) of the prophets and of the covenant^(AD) God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’^[b]^(AE) ²⁶When God raised up^(AF) his servant, he sent him first^(AG) to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”