Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁹ And the LORD thy God will make thee abound in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body and in the fruit of thy beasts and in the fruit of thy land, for good; for the LORD will turn to rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers,

¹⁰ when thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, when thou shalt turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul.

¹¹ ¶ For this commandment which I command thee today is not hidden unto thee, neither is it far off.

¹² It is not in heaven, that thou should say, Who shall go up for us to heaven and take it for us and recite it unto us, that we may fulfil it?

¹³ Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou should say, Who shall go over the sea for us and take it for us and recite it unto us, that we may fulfil it?

¹⁴ But the word is very near unto thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart that thou may fulfil it.

A Psalm of David.

Aleph

¹ ¶ Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

Beth

² O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.

Gimel

³ Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed; those which rebel without cause shall be ashamed.

Daleth

⁴ Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

He

⁵ Cause me to walk in thy truth and teach me: for thou art the God of my saving health; I have waited for thee all the day.

Vau

⁶ Remember, O LORD, thy compassion and thy mercies, for they have been ever of old.

Zain

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellions; according to thy mercy remember me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.

Cheth

⁸ ¶ Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he will teach sinners in the way.

Teth

⁹ He will cause the humble to pass through the judgment, and the meek he will teach his way.

Jod

¹⁰ All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

1 ¶ Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

² to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ ¶ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you

⁴ since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the charity which ye have toward all the saints,

⁵ for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,

⁶ which is come unto you, as it is in all the world, and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day ye heard it and knew the grace of God in truth,

⁷ as ye also learned of Epaphras, our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ,

⁸ who also declared unto us your charity in the Spirit.

⁹ ¶ For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

¹⁰ that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing him in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

¹¹ strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness,

¹² ¶ giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us worthy to participate in the inheritance of the saints in light,

¹³ who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins,

²⁵ ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

²⁶ He said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?

²⁷ And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy strength and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.

²⁸ And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right; do this, and thou shalt live.

²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

³⁰ And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead.

³¹ And it so happened that a certain priest came down that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

³² And likewise a Levite, when he came near the place and looked on him, he passed by on the other side.

³³ But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion

³⁴ and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

³⁵ And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two denarius and gave them to the host and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

³⁶ Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

³⁷ And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go and do thou likewise.