Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, [a]It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will pay us again all the evil which we did unto him.
16 Therefore they sent unto Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before his death, saying,
17 Thus shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive now, I pray thee, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin: for they rewarded thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of thy father’s [b]God. And Joseph wept, when [c]they spake unto him.
18 Also his brethren came unto him, and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 To whom Joseph said, (A)Fear not: for [d]am not I under [e]God?
20 When ye thought evil against me, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to pass, as it is this day, and save much people alive.
21 Fear not now therefore, I will nourish you, and your children: and he comforted them, and spake [f]kindly unto them.
103 1 He provoketh all to praise the Lord, which hath pardoned his sins, delivered him from destruction and given him sufficient of all good things. 10 Then he addeth the tender mercies of God, which he showeth like a most tender Father toward his children. 14 The frailty of man’s life. 20 An exhortation to man and Angels to praise the Lord.
A Psalm of David.
1 My soul, [a]praise thou the Lord, and all that is within me, praise his holy Name.
2 My soul, praise thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefits.
3 Which [b]forgiveth all thine iniquity, and healeth all thine infirmities.
4 Which redeemeth thy life from the [c]grave; and crowneth thee with mercy and compassions.
5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: and thy [d]youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment to all that are oppressed.
7 He made his ways known unto [e]Moses, and his works unto the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great kindness.
9 He will not always [a]chide, neither keep his anger forever.
10 He hath not [b]dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heaven is above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as [c]the East is from the West: so far hath he removed our sins from us.
13 As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him.
14 1 He willeth that we so deal with the weak in faith, 2, 5 that through our fault they be not offended. 10 And on the other side he commandeth them not rashly to judge of the stronger: 19 That within the bounds of edification 20 and charity. 22 Christian liberty may conflict.
1 Him [a]that is weak in the faith, [b]receive unto you, but not for [c]controversies of disputations.
2 [d]One [e]believeth that he may eat of all things: and another, which is weak, eateth herbs.
3 [f]Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, condemn him that eateth: for [g]God hath received him.
4 (A)[h]Who art thou that condemnest another man’s servant? he standeth or falleth to his own master: yea, he shall be established: for God is able to make him stand.
5 [i]This man esteemeth one day above another day, and another man counteth every day alike: [j]let [k]every man be fully persuaded in his mind.
6 [l]He that [m]observeth the day, observeth it to the Lord: and he that observeth not the day, observeth it not to the [n]Lord. He that [o]eateth, eateth to the Lord: [p]for he giveth God thanks: and he that eateth [q]not, eateth not to the Lord, and giveth God thanks.
7 [r]For none of us liveth to [s]himself, neither doth any die to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord: or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lords.
9 For Christ therefore died and rose again, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the quick.
10 [t]But why dost thou condemn thy brother? or why dost thou despise thy brother? (B)for we shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, [u]I (C)live, saith the Lord, and every knee shall bow to me, and all tongues shall [v]confess unto God.
12 So then everyone of us shall give accounts of himself to God.
21 [a]Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I shall forgive him? (A)unto seven times?
22 Jesus said unto him, I say not to thee, Unto seven times, but, Unto seventy times seven times.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain King, which would take an account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which ought him [b]ten thousand talents.
25 And because he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the debt to be paid.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and [c]worshipped him, saying, Lord, [d]refrain thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then that servant’s lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But when the servant was departed, he found one of his fellow servants which ought him an hundred pence, and he laid hands on him, and throttled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 Then his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Refrain thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all.
30 Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 And when his other fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came, and declared unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord called him unto him, and said to him, O evil servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou prayedst me.
33 Oughtest not thou also to have had pity on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 So his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.
35 So likewise shall mine heavenly Father do unto you, except ye forgive from your hearts, each one to his brother their trespasses.
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