Psalm 65:8-13

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⁸The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.^(A)

⁹You care for the land and water it;^(B)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(C)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(D)
    for so you have ordained it.^[a]
¹⁰You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(E) and bless its crops.
¹¹You crown the year with your bounty,^(F)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(G)
¹²The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(H)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(I)
¹³The meadows are covered with flocks^(J)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(K)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(L)

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Footnotes

Psalm 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land

Proverbs 14:16-17

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¹⁶The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,^(A)
but a fool^(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

¹⁷A quick-tempered person^(C) does foolish things,^(D)
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.^(E)

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Mark 10:46-52

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Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight^(A)

⁴⁶Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. ⁴⁷When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,^(B) he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David,^(C) have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” ⁵⁰Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

⁵¹“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi,^(D) I want to see.”

⁵²“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”^(E) Immediately he received his sight and followed^(F) Jesus along the road.

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1 Corinthians 15:29-34

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²⁹Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? ³⁰And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?^(A) ³¹I face death every day^(B)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. ³²If I fought wild beasts^(C) in Ephesus^(D) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,

“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”^[a]^(E)

³³Do not be misled:^(F) “Bad company corrupts good character.”^[b]^(G) ³⁴Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God^(H)—I say this to your shame.^(I)