Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

² Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.

¹⁵ Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor, nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice.

¹⁶ Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him.

¹⁸ Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord.

1 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

² But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

³ And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

⁴ Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.

2 For yourselves know, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

² But having suffered many things before, and been shamefully treated (as you know) at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, to speak unto you the gospel of God in much carefulness.

³ For our exhortation was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deceit:

⁴ But as we were approved by God that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who proveth our hearts.

⁵ For neither have we used, at any time, the speech of flattery, as you know; nor taken an occasion of covetousness, God is witness:

⁶ Nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others.

⁷ Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children:

⁸ So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us.

³⁴ But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:

³⁵ And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:

³⁶ Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?

³⁷ Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

³⁸ This is the greatest and the first commandment.

³⁹ And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

⁴⁰ On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

⁴¹ And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,

⁴² Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David's.

⁴³ He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:

⁴⁴ The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁵ If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

⁴⁶ And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.