Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
6 Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
7 For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.
Sin
Tav
His (B)praise stands forever.
The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever
Aleph
Beth
Who greatly (D)delights in His commandments.
Gimel
Daleth
The generation of the (F)upright will be blessed.
He
3 (G)Wealth and riches are in his house,
Vav
And his righteousness stands forever.
Zayin
4 Light arises in the darkness (H)for the upright;
Heth
He is (I)gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Teth
5 It is well with the man who (J)is gracious and lends;
Yodh
Who sustains his [e]works with justice.
Kaph
6 For he will (K)never be shaken;
Lamedh
Mem
7 He will not fear an (M)evil report;
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
Until he (R)looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Pe
Tsadhe
His righteousness stands forever;
Qoph
His (T)horn will be raised in glory.
Resh
Sacrifices Pleasing to God
13 Let (A)love of the brothers continue. 2 Do not neglect to (B)show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have (C)entertained angels without knowing it. 3 (D)Remember (E)the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you yourselves also are in the body. 4 (F)Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled, (G)for the sexually immoral and adulterers God will judge. 5 Make sure that your way of life is (H)free from the love of money, (I)being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “(J)I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” 6 so that we confidently say,
7 Remember your (L)leaders, who spoke (M)the word of God to you; and considering the [b]result of their conduct, (N)imitate their faith. 8 (O)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Parable of the Wedding Feast
7 And He was telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how (A)they were picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, (B)do not recline at the place of honor, lest someone more highly regarded than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then (C)in shame you [a]proceed to occupy the last place. 10 But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, (D)move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who recline at the table with you. 11 (E)For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and that will be your repayment. 13 But when you give a [b]reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, since they [c]do not have the means to repay you; for it will be repaid to you at (F)the resurrection of the righteous.”
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