Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Aleph
1 ¶ Halelu-JAH. Blessed is the man that fears the LORD,
Beth
that delights greatly in his commandments.
Gimel
2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth;
Daleth
the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
He
3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house;
Vau
and his righteousness endures for ever.
Zain
4 A light has shined in the darkness upon the upright:
Cheth
Gracious and merciful and righteous.
Teth
5 A good man has mercy and lends;
Jod
He will govern his affairs with good judgment.
Caph
6 ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever;
Lamed
the righteous shall be in eternal remembrance.
Mem
7 He shall not be afraid of evil rumours;
Nun
his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Samech
8 His heart is established; he shall not be afraid,
Ain
until he sees his desire upon his enemies.
Pe
9 He has dispersed; he has given to the poor;
Tzaddi
his righteousness endures for ever;
Koph
his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Resh
10 The wicked shall see it and be furious;
Schin
he shall gnash with his teeth and waste away:
Tau
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
6 ¶ The LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which rebellious Israel has done? She is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there has played the harlot.
7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she did not return. And her rebellious sister Judah saw it.
8 And I saw when for all the causes by which rebellious Israel committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce; yet her rebellious sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.
9 And it came to pass through her judging her whoredom to be a light thing that the land became defiled and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
10 And yet for all this her rebellious sister Judah has never turned unto me with her whole heart, but untruthfully, said the LORD.
11 And the LORD said unto me, The rebellious Israel has justified her soul in comparison to the treacherous Judah.
12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north wind and say, Return, thou rebellious Israel, said the LORD and I will not cause my anger to fall upon you; for I am merciful, said the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast rebelled against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not heard my voice, said the LORD.
14 Turn, O rebellious sons, said the LORD; for I am your Lord, and I will take you one of a city and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
27 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery;
28 but I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 Therefore if thy right eye should bring thee occasion to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand should bring thee occasion to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It was also said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce;
32 but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.
33 ¶ Again, ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths;
34 but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is God’s throne,
35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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