Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Make a loud shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (B)king is coming to you;
He is [a](C)righteous and (D)endowed with salvation,
[b](E)Lowly and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a [c](F)colt, the [d]foal of a pack animal.
10 I will (G)cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the (H)horse from Jerusalem;
And the (I)bow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak (J)peace to the nations;
And His (K)reign will be from sea to sea
And from the [e]River to the ends of the earth.
Heth
8 Yahweh is (A)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
Teth
Yodh
Kaph
11 They shall speak of the (F)glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your might;
Lamedh
12 To (G)make known to the sons of men His mighty deeds
And the (H)glory of the majesty of His kingdom.
Mem
13 Your kingdom is [a]an (I)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures from generation to every generation.
Samekh
15 For what I am working out, (A)I do not understand; for I am not practicing (B)what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. 16 But if I do the very thing I do not want, I agree with (C)the Law, that it is good. 17 So now, (D)no longer am I the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my (E)flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the working out of the good is not. 19 For (F)the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, (G)I am no longer the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me.
21 I find then (H)the [a]principle that in me evil is present—in me who wants to do good. 22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God [b]in (I)the inner man, 23 but I see (J)a different law in my members, waging war against the (K)law of my mind and making me a captive [c]to (L)the law of sin which is in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from [d](M)the body of this (N)death? 25 [e](O)Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh (P)the law of sin.
16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children, 17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not [a]mourn.’ 18 For John came neither (A)eating nor (B)drinking, and they say, ‘(C)He has a demon!’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [b]drunkard, (D)a friend of tax collectors and [c]sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated [d]by her deeds.”
Come to Me
25 (A)At that [a]time Jesus said, “I praise You, (B)Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that (C)You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. 26 Yes, (D)Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 (E)All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father (F)except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
28 “(G)Come to Me, all [b]who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and (H)learn from Me, for I am [c]gentle and humble in heart, and (I)you will find rest for your souls. 30 For (J)My yoke is [d]easy and My burden is light.”
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