Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
15 (A)You who know, O Yahweh,
Remember me, take notice of me,
And (B)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that (C)for Your sake I endure reproach.
16 Your words were found, and I (D)ate them,
And Your (E)words became for me joy and gladness in my heart,
For I have been (F)called by Your name,
O Yahweh God of hosts.
17 I (G)did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,
Nor did I exult.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat (H)alone,
For You (I)filled me with indignation.
18 Why has my pain been perpetual
And my (J)wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
Will You indeed be to me (K)like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable?
Yahweh’s Answer
19 Therefore thus says Yahweh,
“(L)If you return, then I will cause you to return—
(M)Before Me you will stand;
And (N)if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become [a]My mouthpiece.
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.
20 Then I will (O)make you to this people
A fortified wall of bronze;
And they will fight against you,
But they will not prevail against you,
For (P)I am with you to save you
And deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
21 “So I will (Q)deliver you from the hand of the evil ones,
And I will (R)redeem you from the [b]grasp of the ruthless ones.”
Give Justice to Me, O Yahweh
Of David.
26 (A)Give justice to me, O Yahweh, for I have (B)walked in my integrity,
And I have (C)trusted in Yahweh; (D)I will not waver.
2 (E)Test me, O Yahweh, and try me;
(F)Refine my [a]mind and my heart.
3 For Your (G)lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have (H)walked in Your [b]truth.
4 I do not (I)sit with worthless men,
And I will not go with [c](J)pretenders.
5 I (K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I shall (L)wash my hands in innocence,
So I will go around (M)Your altar, O Yahweh,
7 In order to proclaim with the voice of (N)thanksgiving
And to recount all Your [d]wondrous deeds.
9 Let (A)love be without hypocrisy—by (B)abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, 10 being (C)devoted to one another in brotherly love, [a]giving preference to one another (D)in honor, 11 not lagging behind in diligence, being (E)fervent in spirit, (F)serving the Lord, 12 (G)rejoicing in hope, (H)persevering in affliction, being (I)devoted to prayer, 13 (J)contributing to the needs of the [b]saints, (K)pursuing hospitality.
14 (L)Bless those who persecute [c]you; bless, and do not curse. 15 (M)Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, 16 by (N)being of the same mind toward one another, (O)not being haughty in mind, but [d]associating with the humble. (P)Do not be wise in your own mind. 17 (Q)Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, [e](R)respecting what is good in the sight of all men, 18 if possible, (S)so far as it depends on you, (T)being at peace with all men, 19 (U)never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead [f]leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “(V)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 “(W)But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21 (A)From that time [a]Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and (B)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22 And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “[b]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never [c]happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, (C)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on [d]God’s interests, but man’s.”
Take Up Your Cross
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and (D)take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For (E)whoever wishes to save his [e]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [f]life for My sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the (F)Son of Man (G)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and (H)will then [g]repay each one according to his [h]deeds.
28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the (I)Son of Man (J)coming in His kingdom.”
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