Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

37 Do not fret because of wicked men, nor be envious of evildoers.

² For they shall soon be cut down like grass and shall wither as the green herb.

³ Trust in the LORD and do good. Dwell in the land, and you shall assuredly be fed.

⁴ And delight yourself in the LORD; and He shall give you your heart’s desire.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD, and trust in Him; and He shall make it so.

⁶ And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon day.

⁷ Wait patiently upon the LORD, and hope in Him. Do not fret over him who prospers in his way, nor over the man who executes wicked schemes.

⁸ Cease from anger and abandon wrath. Do not fret. It leads only to evil.

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off; and those who wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

¹⁰ Therefore, yet a little while and the wicked shall not appear; and you shall look for his place and he shall not be found.

¹¹ But meek men shall possess the Earth and shall have their delight in the multitude of peace.

³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous men shall be from the LORD. He shall be their strength in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰ For the LORD shall help them and deliver them. He shall deliver them from the wicked, and shall save them, because they trust in Him. A Psalm of David, for remembrance.

¹⁶ And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his steward, “Bring these men home and kill meat, and make ready. For the men shall eat with me at noon.”

¹⁷ And the men did as Joseph instructed and brought the men to Joseph’s house.

¹⁸ Now, when the men were brought into Joseph’s house, they were afraid, and said, “It is because of the money that came in our sack’s mouths the first time that we are brought, so that he may pick a quarrel against us and charge us with something and put us and our donkeys in bondage.”

¹⁹ Therefore, they came to Joseph’s steward and communed with him at the door of his house,

²⁰ and said, “O sir, indeed we came down here to buy food the first time.

²¹ “And as we came to an inn and opened our sacks, behold, every man’s money was in his sack’s mouth, even our money in full weight. But we have brought it in our hands.

²² “Also, we have brought other money in our hands to buy food. But we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.”

²³ And he said, “Peace to you. Do not fear. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you that treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” And he brought forth Simeon to them.

²⁴ So the man led them into Joseph’s house and gave them water to wash their feet and gave their donkeys feed.

²⁵ And they made their present ready for Joseph’s arrival at noon (for they had heard say that they should eat bread there).

²⁶ When Joseph came home, they brought the present (which was in their hands) into the house to him and bowed down to the ground before him.

²⁷ And he asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your father, the old man of whom you told me, in good health? Is he still alive?”

²⁸ Who answered, “Your servant, our father, is in good health. He is still alive.” And they bowed down and prostrated themselves.

²⁹ And he, lifting up his eyes, beheld his brother, Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you told me?” And he said, “God be merciful to you, my son.”

³⁰ And Joseph hurried and sought where to weep (for his affection was inflamed toward his brother). And he entered into his chamber and wept there.

³¹ Afterward, he washed his face and came out and refrained himself, and said, “Lay out the bread!”

³² And they prepared for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him, by themselves (because the Egyptians did not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that was an abomination to the Egyptians).

³³ So they sat before him, the eldest according to his age and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled among themselves.

³⁴ And they took portions to them from before him. But Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.

8 Now, then, there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus; who do not walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

² For the Law of the Spirit of life, Who is in Christ Jesus, has freed me from the Law of sin and of death.

³ For what the Law could not do (since it was weak because of the flesh) God did; having sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

⁴ that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us; who do not walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

⁵ For those who are after the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

⁶ For the wisdom of the flesh is death. But the wisdom of the Spirit is life and peace.

⁷ Because the wisdom of the flesh is hostility toward God. For it is not subject to the Law of God, nor indeed can it be.

⁸ So, then, those who are in the flesh, cannot please God.

⁹ Now, you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit. Because the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, the same is not His.

¹⁰ And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin. But the Spirit is life, for righteousness’ sake.

¹¹ But if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He Who raised up Christ from the dead shall also give life to your mortal bodies by His Spirit, Who dwells in you.