Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
15 ¶ And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren and their sin, for they did unto thee evil; and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the slaves of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy slaves.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.
21 Now therefore fear ye not; I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he comforted them and spoke to their heart.
A Psalm of David.
1 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless the name of his holiness.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgives all thine iniquities; who heals all thy diseases;
4 who redeems thy life from destruction; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;
5 who satisfies thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 ¶ The LORD executes righteousness and justice unto all that suffer violence.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the sons of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide, neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He has not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth so does he increase his mercy over those that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellions from us.
13 Like as a father has mercy upon his children, so the LORD has mercy upon those that fear him.
14 ¶ Bear with the one who is sick in the faith, but not unto doubtful discernment.
2 For one believes that he may eat all things; another, who is sick, eats vegetables.
3 Let not him that eats despise him that does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him that eats; for God has raised him up.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? By his own master he stands or falls; and if he falls, he shall be made to stand, for God is powerful to make him stand.
5 Also, some make a difference between one day and another; others esteem every day alike. Let each one be fully persuaded in his own soul.
6 He that observes the day, let him observe it unto the Lord; and he that does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He that eats, eats unto the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, unto the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
7 For none of us live for ourselves, and no one dies for himself.
8 For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died and rose and revived: to thus exercise lordship over the dead as well as over the living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou belittle thy brother? for we shall all stand before the tribunal of the Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.
21 ¶ Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
22 Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of the heavens likened unto a man who is king who would take account of his slaves.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, to make payment.
26 The slave therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that slave was moved with compassion and loosed him and forgave him the debt.
28 But as the same slave was leaving, he found one of his fellowslaves who owed him a hundred denarius, and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest.
29 And his fellowslave fell down at his feet and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowslaves saw what was done, they were very grieved and came and declared unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that debt because thou didst beseech me;
33 was it not also expedient unto thee to have mercy on thy fellowslave even as I had mercy on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you unless from your hearts ye forgive every one his brother their trespasses.
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