Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
4 Yet he himself bore our sicknesses,
and he carried our pains;(A)
but we in turn regarded him stricken,
struck down by God,(B) and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion,(C)
crushed because of our iniquities;(D)
punishment(E) for our peace was on him,
and we are healed by his wounds.(F)
6 We all went astray like sheep;(G)
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished him
for[a] the iniquity(H) of us all.(I)
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughter
and like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not open his mouth.(J)
8 He was taken away because of oppression and judgment,
and who considered his fate?[b]
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
but he was with a rich man at his death,(K)
because he had done no violence
and had not spoken deceitfully.(L)
10 Yet the Lord was pleased(M) to crush him severely.[c](N)
When[d] you make him a guilt offering,(O)
he will see his seed, he will prolong his days,
and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.(P)
11 After his anguish,
he will see light[e] and be satisfied.
By his knowledge,
my righteous(Q) servant(R) will justify many,(S)
and he will carry their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him[f] the many as a portion,
and he will receive[g] the mighty as spoil,
because he willingly submitted to death,(T)
and was counted among the rebels;(U)
yet he bore the sin of many(V)
and interceded for the rebels.(W)
9 Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,(A)
the Most High—your dwelling place,(B)
10 no harm will come to you;
no plague will come near your tent.(C)
11 For he will give his angels orders concerning you,
to protect you in all your ways.(D)
12 They will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(E)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the young lion and the serpent.(F)
Christ, a High Priest
5 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed in matters pertaining to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also clothed with weakness.(A) 3 Because of this, he must make an offering for his own sins as well as for the people.(B) 4 No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.(C) 5 In the same way, Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but God who said to him,
6 also says in another place,
7 During his earthly life,[d] he offered prayers and appeals(F) with loud cries and tears(G) to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was the Son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.(H) 9 After he was perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, 10 and he was declared by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Suffering and Service
35 James(A) and John,(B) the sons of Zebedee,(C) approached him and said, “Teacher,(D) we want you to do whatever we ask you.”
36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked them.
37 They answered him, “Allow us to sit at your right and at your left in your glory.”(E)
38 Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you’re asking.(F) Are you able to drink the cup(G) I drink or to be baptized with the baptism(H) I am baptized with?”(I)
39 “We are able,” they told him.
Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with.(J) 40 But to sit at my right or left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
41 When the ten disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.(K) 42 Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over(L) them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them. 43 But it is not so among you.(M) On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,(N) 44 and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave to all.(O) 45 For even the Son of Man(P) did not come to be served, but to serve,(Q) and to give his life(R) as a ransom(S) for many.”[a](T)
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