Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Peter’s Sermon

¹⁴ But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Men of Judah and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this^[a] to you and pay attention to my words.

³⁶ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”^(A)

Forgiveness through the Messiah

³⁷ When they heard this, they came under deep conviction^[a] and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”^(B)

³⁸ “Repent,”^(C) Peter said to them, “and be baptized,^(D) each of you, in the name^(E) of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,^[b](F) as many as the Lord our God will call.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt^[c] generation!”^(G)

A Generous and Growing Church

⁴¹ So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

Psalm 116

Thanks to God for Deliverance

¹⁷ And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially^(A) based on each one’s work,^(B) you are to conduct yourselves in fear^(C) during the time of your temporary residence. ¹⁸ For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life^(D) inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,^{(E) 19} but with the precious blood of Christ,^(F) like that of a lamb^(G) without defect or blemish. ²⁰ He was chosen^[a](H) before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times^(I) for you ²¹ who through Him are believers in God,^(J) who raised Him from the dead^(K) and gave Him glory,^(L) so that your faith and hope are in God.

²² By obedience to the truth,^[b] having purified yourselves^[c] for sincere love of the brothers, love one another^(M) earnestly^[d] from a pure^[e] heart,^{(N) 23} since you have been born again^(O)—not of perishable seed^(P) but of imperishable—through the living and enduring word of God.^(Q)

The Emmaus Disciples

¹³ Now^(A) that same day two of them were on their way to a village called^[a] Emmaus, which was about seven miles^[b](B) from Jerusalem.^{(C) 14} Together they were discussing everything that had taken place. ¹⁵ And while they were discussing and arguing, Jesus Himself came near and began to walk along with them. ¹⁶ But they^[c] were prevented from recognizing Him.^{(D) 17} Then He asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having^[d] with each other as you are walking?” And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.

¹⁸ The one named Cleopas answered Him, “Are You the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?”^(E)

¹⁹ “What things?” He asked them.

So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,^(F) who was a Prophet^(G) powerful in action and speech^(H) before God and all the people,^{(I) 20} and how our chief priests and leaders^(J) handed Him over to be sentenced to death,^(K) and they crucified Him.^{(L) 21} But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem^(M) Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day^(N) since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women from our group astounded us. They arrived early at the tomb, ²³ and when they didn’t find His body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. ²⁴ Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see Him.”^(O)

²⁵ He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!^{(P) 26} Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer^(Q) these things and enter into His glory?”^{(R) 27} Then beginning with Moses^(S) and all the Prophets,^(T) He interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.^(U)

²⁸ They came near the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther.^{(V) 29} But they urged Him: “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

³⁰ It was as He reclined at the table with them that He took the bread, blessed and broke^(W) it, and gave it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened,^(X) and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight.^{(Y) 32} So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures^(Z) to us?” ³³ That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven^(AA) and those with them gathered together, ³⁴ who said,^[e] “The Lord has certainly been raised, and has appeared to Simon!”^{(AB) 35} Then they began to describe what had happened on the road and how He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.^(AC)