Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
8 (A)The Lord is gracious, and [a]merciful, slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works.
10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord, and thy Saints bless thee.
11 [b]They show the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power,
12 To cause his [c]power to be known to the sons of men, and the glorious renown of his kingdom.
13 Thy (B)kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
14 The Lord upholdeth all that [d]fall, and lifteth up all that are ready to fall.
6 Ho, ho, come [a]forth, and flee from the land of the North, saith the Lord: for I have scattered you into the four [b]winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.
7 [c]Save thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babel.
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, After this [d]glory hath he sent me unto the nations, which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the [e]apple of his eye.
9 For behold, I will lift up mine hand [f]upon them: and [g]they shall be a spoil to those that served them, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath [h]sent me.
10 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter Zion: for lo, I come, and will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
11 And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
12 And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
13 Let all flesh be still before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy place.
7 [a]What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? God forbid. Nay, I knew not sin, but by the Law: for I had not known [b]lust, except the Law had said, (A)Thou shalt not lust.
8 But sin took an occasion by the commandment, and wrought in me all manner of concupiscence: for without the Law sin is [c]dead.
9 [d]For I once was alive, without the [e]law: but when the commandment [f]came, sin revived,
10 But I [g]died: and the same commandment which was ordained unto life, was found to be unto me unto death.
11 For sin took occasion by the commandment, and deceived me, and thereby slew me.
12 [h]Wherefore the Law is (B)holy, and that [i]commandment is holy, and just, and good.
13 [j]Was that then which is good, [k]made death unto me? God forbid: but sin, that it might [l]appear sin, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sin might be [m]out of measure sinful by the commandment.
14 [n]For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 [o]For I [p]allow not that which I do: for what I [q]would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.
16 If I do then that which I would not, I consent to the Law, that it is good.
17 Now then, it is no more I, that do it, but [r]sin that dwelleth in me.
18 [s]For I know, that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me: but I find [t]no means to perform that which is good,
19 For I do not the good thing, which I would, but the evil, which I would not, that do I.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but the sin that dwelleth in me.
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