Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.
A Psalm of David.
25 To You, O Lord, I (A)lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in You (B)I trust,
Do not let me (C)be ashamed;
Do not let my (D)enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, (E)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
[a]Those who (F)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
4 (G)Make me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in (H)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the (I)God of my salvation;
For You I (J)wait all the day.
6 (K)Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been [b](L)from of old.
7 Do not remember the (M)sins of my youth or my transgressions;
(N)According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your (O)goodness’ sake, O Lord.
19 “Yet you say, ‘(A)Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ When the son has practiced (B)justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live. 20 The person who (C)sins will die. The (D)son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the (E)righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.
21 “But if the (F)wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 (G)All his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his (H)righteousness which he has practiced, he will live. 23 (I)Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “[a]rather than that he should (J)turn from his ways and live?
24 “But when a righteous man (K)turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? (L)All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his (M)treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die.
Jesus’ Authority Questioned
27 They *came again to Jerusalem. (A)And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders *came to Him, 28 and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?” 29 And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.” 31 They began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 32 But [a]shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. 33 Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them, “Nor [b]will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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