Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Ascribe to Yahweh Glory and Strength

^23 (A)Also in the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. ²⁴ And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits. ²⁵ The other cherub was also ten cubits; both the cherubim were of the same measure and the same form. ²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub. ²⁷ And he put the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and ^(B)the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. And their wings were touching each other in the center of the house. ²⁸ He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, from within the inner and outer sanctuaries. ³⁰ And he overlaid the floor of the house with gold, in the inner and outer sanctuaries.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel, and five-sided doorposts. ³² So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood ³⁴ and ^(C)two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two ^[a]leaves of the other door turned on pivots. ³⁵ And he carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work. ^36 (D)And he built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.

^37 (E)In the fourth year the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid, in the month of Ziv. ³⁸ Now in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was completed throughout all its parts and according to all its ^[b]plans. So he built it in seven years.

¹¹ So then, knowing the ^(A)fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we ^[a]have been made manifest to God; and I hope that we ^[b]have been ^(B)made manifest also in your consciences. ¹² We are not ^(C)again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an ^(D)opportunity to boast of us, so that you will have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. ¹³ For if we ^[c]are ^(E)out of our mind, it is for God, or if we are of right mind, it is for you. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ ^(F)controls us, having concluded this, that ^(G)one died for all, therefore all died. ¹⁵ And He died for all, so that they who live would no longer ^(H)live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

¹⁶ Therefore from now on we recognize no one ^[d](I)according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ ^[e]according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. ¹⁷ Therefore if anyone is ^(J)in Christ, he is ^(K)a new creation; ^(L)the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.