Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
118 Praise the LORD because He is good; for His mercy endures forever!
2 Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever!”
19 Open the gates of righteousness to me, so that I may go into them and praise the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD. The righteous shall enter into it.
21 I will praise You; for You have heard me and have been my deliverance.
22 The Stone which the builders refused is the Head of the Corner.
23 This was the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes,
24 This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
25 O LORD, I beg You, save now! O LORD, I beg You, give prosperity now!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the LORD! We have blessed you out of the House of the LORD.
27 The LORD is mighty and has given us light. Bind the sacrifice to the horns of the altar with cords.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You! You are my God; therefore, I will exalt You!
29 Praise the LORD because He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
21 And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the mount of the Olives. Then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them, “Go into the town in front of you, and soon you shall find a donkey bound, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 “And if anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And immediately he will let them go.”
4 All this was done that what was spoken by the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King comes to you, meek and sitting upon a donkey; and upon a colt, the foal of a beast of burden’.”
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had commanded them;
7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and put their garments on them, and set Him upon it.
8 And a great multitude spread their garments in the way. And others cut down branches from the trees and strew them in the way.
9 Moreover, the people who went before, as well as those who followed, cried, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna, in the highest!”
10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
11 And the people said, “This is Jesus, that Prophet of Nazareth in Galilee.”
4 The Lord GOD has given me a tongue of the learned, so that I should know how to minister a timely word to him who is weary. He will raise me up in the morning. In the morning He will awaken my ear to hear, as the learned.
5 The Lord GOD has opened my ear and I was not rebellious. Nor did I turn back.
6 I gave my back to the those who struck me and my cheeks to those who pluck out the beard. I did not hide my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord GOD will help me. Therefore, I shall not be confounded. Therefore, I have set my face like a flint. And I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 He Who justifies me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near me.
9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me. Who is he who can condemn me? Lo, they shall grow old as a garment. The moth shall eat them up.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble. My eye, my soul and my belly are consumed with grief.
10 For my life is wasted with heaviness, and my years with mourning. My strength fails because of my pain; and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all my enemies — but especially among my neighbors — and a fear to my acquaintances. Who, seeing me in the street, fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the railing of great men. Fear was on every side, while they conspired together against me and consulted to take my life.
14 But I trusted in You, O LORD. I said, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in Your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
16 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant. Save me through Your mercy.
5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus;
6 Who, being in the form of God, did not eagerly desire equality with God as a prize.
7 But He emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant (and the likeness of a man, having been made).
8 He humbled Himself and became obedient to the death - even the death of the cross.
9 Therefore, God has highly exalted Him and given Him a Name above every name,
10 so that at the Name of Jesus, every knee should bow—in Heaven, and on Earth, and under the Earth—
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,
15 and said, “What will you give me to deliver Him to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from that time, he sought an opportunity to betray Him.
17 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where would You like us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Master says, “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples”.’”
19 And the disciples did as Jesus had told them and made ready the Passover.
20 And when evening came, He sat down with the twelve.
21 And as they ate, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you shall betray Me.”
22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each one of them began to say to Him, “Is it me, Master!?”
23 And He answered and said, “The one who has dipped his hand in the dish with Me, he shall betray Me.
24 “Surely the Son of Man goes his way, as it is written of Him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It had been good for that man if he had never been born.”
25 Then Judas (who betrayed Him) answered, and said, “Is it me, Master?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
26 And as they ate, Jesus took the bread. And when He had blessed it, He broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take. Eat. This is My body.”
27 Also He took the cup. And when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink all of it.
28 “For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.
29 “I say to you that I will not drink from the fruit of the vine again until that Day when I shall drink it new with you in My Father’s Kingdom.”
30 And when they had sung a Psalm, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
31 Then said Jesus to them, “All of you will fall away from Me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’
32 “But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.”
33 But Peter answered, and said to Him, “Even if all should fall away from You, I will never fall away.”
34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.
35 Peter said to Him, “Even if I should die with You, I would in no way deny You!” And so also said all the disciples.
36 Then Jesus went with them into a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here, while I go and pray over there.”
37 And He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him; and began to be sorrowful, and greatly distressed.
38 Then Jesus said to them, “My soul is very heavy, even to the death. Wait here, and watch with Me.”
39 So He went a little further, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O, My Father. If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
40 Afterward, He came to the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, “What?! Could you not watch with Me one hour?!
41 “Watch, and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed ready, but the flesh is weak.”
42 Again He went away a second time, and prayed, saying, “O, My Father! If this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So He left them, and went away again, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.
45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Still sleeping, and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand. And the Son of Man is given into the hands of sinners.
46 “Rise. Let us go. Behold, the one who betrays Me is here.”
47 And while He still spoke, lo, Judas (one of the twelve) came, and with him a great multitude from the chief priests and elders of the people, with swords and clubs.
48 Now the one who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I shall kiss, that is Him. Take hold of Him.”
49 And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Master”, and kissed Him.
50 Then Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the High Priest, and cut off his ear.
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place. For all who take up the sword, shall perish with the sword.
53 “Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will give Me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 “How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled which say that it must be so?”
55 At that time, Jesus said to the multitude, “You have come out as against a thief, with swords and clubs to take Me. Every day I sat among you, teaching in the Temple, and you did not take Me.
56 “But all this has been done so that the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples abandoned Him and fled.
57 And they took Jesus, and led Him to Caiaphas the High Priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 And Peter followed him afar off to the High Priest’s hall and went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests and the elders, and all the whole Council sought false testimony against Jesus, to put him to death.
60 But they found none. And though many false witnesses came, they still found none. But later, two false witnesses came,
61 and said, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the Temple of God, and build it in three days.’”
62 Then the chief priest arose, and said to Him, “You have no answer? What is the matter that these men testify against You?”
63 But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest answered, and said to him, “I demand that you swear to us by the living God: Are You the Christ, the Son of God!?”
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of Man, sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of the heaven.
65 Then the High Priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What need do we have of witnesses anymore! Behold, now you have heard His blasphemy!
66 “What do you think?” They answered, and said, “He is guilty of death!”
67 Then they spat in His face and punched Him. And others struck Him with rods,
68 saying, “Prophesy to us, O Christ, Who struck you?”
69 Peter sat outside in the hall. And a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus of Galilee.”
70 But he denied before them all, saying, “I don’t understand what you are saying!”
71 And when he went out to the porch, another saw him, and said to those who were there, “This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth!”
72 And he denied it again, with an oath, saying, “I do not know the man!”
73 So after a while, those who stood by came to him, and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them. For even your speech gives you away!”
74 Then he began to curse, and to swear, saying, “I do not know the man!” And immediately, the cock crew.
75 Then Peter remembered the words of Jesus, Who had said to him, “Before the cock crows you shall deny Me three times. So, he went out and wept bitterly.
27 When the morning had come, all the chief priests, and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put Him to death.
2 And they led Him away, bound, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 Then, when Judas (who betrayed Him) saw that He was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 saying, “I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”
5 And after he had thrown down the silver in the Temple, he departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver, and said, “It is not lawful for us to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.”
7 And they took counsel, and bought a potter’s field with it, for the burial of strangers.
8 Therefore that field is called, ‘The Field of Blood’, to this day.
9 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the Prophet was fulfilled, which says, “And they took thirty silver pieces, the price of the One who was valued, Whom the children of Israel valued,
10 and they gave it for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”
11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “You say it.”
12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they lay against You?”
14 But He did not answer him, even one word; so much so that the governor marveled greatly.
15 Now at the feast, the governor would deliver a prisoner to the people, whomever they desired.
16 And there was at that time a notable prisoner called Barabbas.
17 And gathering them together, Pilate said to them, “Which do you desire me to release - Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”
18 (For he knew well that they had delivered Him out of envy.
19 Also, when he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man. For I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of Him.”)
20 But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people that they should ask for Barabbas and should destroy Jesus.
21 Then the governor answered, and said to them, “Which of the two shall I release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
23 Then the governor said, “But what evil has he done?” Then they cried all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 When Pilate saw that it was no use, and that it was becoming a riot, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Man. You see to it.”
25 Then all the people answered, and said, “May His blood be upon us, and upon our children!”
26 Thus, he released Barabbas to them. And he scourged Jesus and delivered Him to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall and gathered the whole band around Him.
28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
29 And they weaved together a crown of thorns, and put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed their knees before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 And they spat on Him; and took a reed and struck Him on the head.
31 Thus, after they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, and put His own clothes back on Him. And they led Him away to crucify Him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon. They compelled him to bear His cross.
33 And when they came to the place called Golgotha (that is to say, ‘Place of a Skull’)
34 They gave Him vinegar to drink, mixed with bitter herbs. And when He had tasted of it, He would not drink.
35 And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, and cast lots, so that which was spoken by the Prophet might be fulfilled, “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.”
36 And they sat and watched Him there.
37 They also wrote His charge over His head, ‘THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
38 And there were two thieves crucified with Him - one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And those who passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads,
40 and saying, “You who destroy the Temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
41 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking Him with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, said,
42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him!
43 He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him! For He said, I am the Son of God!”
44 The thieves who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.
45 Now there was darkness over all the land, from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani!?”, which means, “My God, my God. Why have You forsaken Me?”
47 And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This Man calls Elijah!”
48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink.
49 Others said, “Let Him be! Let us see if Elijah will come and save Him!”
50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice; and gave up the ghost.
51 And behold, the veil of the Temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the Earth quaked. And the stones were split.
52 And the graves opened themselves. And many bodies of the saints, who slept, arose,
53 and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy City, and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion (and those who were watching Jesus with him) saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly, this was the Son of God!”
55 And many women were there (observing from far away) who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
57 And when evening had come, a rich man of Arimathea named Joseph came. He had also himself been Jesus’ disciple.
58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and put it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting before the sepulcher.
62 Now the next day (which followed the Preparation) the chief priests and Pharisees came to Pilate,
63 and said, “Sir, we remember that that Deceiver said while he was still alive, ‘Within three days I will rise.’
64 “Command, therefore, that the sepulcher be made secure until the third day, or else his disciples may come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He is risen from the dead!’ So the last deception shall be worse than the first.”
65 Then Pilate said to them, “You have a watch. Go and make it as secure as you can.”
66 And they went, and made the sepulcher secure with the watch, and sealed the stone.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “You say it.”
12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they lay against You?”
14 But He did not answer him, even one word; so much so that the governor marveled greatly.
15 Now at the feast, the governor would deliver a prisoner to the people, whomever they desired.
16 And there was at that time a notable prisoner called Barabbas.
17 And gathering them together, Pilate said to them, “Which do you desire me to release - Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”
18 (For he knew well that they had delivered Him out of envy.
19 Also, when he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man. For I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of Him.”)
20 But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people that they should ask for Barabbas and should destroy Jesus.
21 Then the governor answered, and said to them, “Which of the two shall I release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
23 Then the governor said, “But what evil has he done?” Then they cried all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24 When Pilate saw that it was no use, and that it was becoming a riot, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Man. You see to it.”
25 Then all the people answered, and said, “May His blood be upon us, and upon our children!”
26 Thus, he released Barabbas to them. And he scourged Jesus and delivered Him to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall and gathered the whole band around Him.
28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
29 And they weaved together a crown of thorns, and put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed their knees before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 And they spat on Him; and took a reed and struck Him on the head.
31 Thus, after they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, and put His own clothes back on Him. And they led Him away to crucify Him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon. They compelled him to bear His cross.
33 And when they came to the place called Golgotha (that is to say, ‘Place of a Skull’)
34 They gave Him vinegar to drink, mixed with bitter herbs. And when He had tasted of it, He would not drink.
35 And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, and cast lots, so that which was spoken by the Prophet might be fulfilled, “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.”
36 And they sat and watched Him there.
37 They also wrote His charge over His head, ‘THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.’
38 And there were two thieves crucified with Him - one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And those who passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads,
40 and saying, “You who destroy the Temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
41 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking Him with the scribes and elders and Pharisees, said,
42 “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him!
43 He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him! For He said, I am the Son of God!”
44 The thieves who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.
45 Now there was darkness over all the land, from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani!?”, which means, “My God, my God. Why have You forsaken Me?”
47 And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This Man calls Elijah!”
48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink.
49 Others said, “Let Him be! Let us see if Elijah will come and save Him!”
50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice; and gave up the ghost.
51 And behold, the veil of the Temple was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the Earth quaked. And the stones were split.
52 And the graves opened themselves. And many bodies of the saints, who slept, arose,
53 and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy City, and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion (and those who were watching Jesus with him) saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly, this was the Son of God!”
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