Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
5 Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who (A)lead my people astray;
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They (B)call out, “Peace,”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths,
They set themselves apart for war.
6 Therefore it will be (C)night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The (D)sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will grow black over them.
7 The seers will be (E)ashamed,
And the (F)diviners will be humiliated.
Indeed, they will all (G)cover their [a]mouths
Because there is (H)no answer from God.
8 On the other hand (I)I am filled with power—
With the Spirit of Yahweh—
And with justice and might
To (J)declare to Jacob his transgression,
Even to Israel his sin.
9 Now hear this, (K)heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who (L)abhor justice
And twist everything that is straight,
10 Who (M)build Zion with bloodshed
And Jerusalem with violent injustice.
11 Her heads pronounce (N)judgment for a bribe,
And her (O)priests instruct for a price,
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on Yahweh saying,
“(P)Is not Yahweh in our midst?
Evil will not come upon us.”
12 Therefore, on account of you
(Q)Zion will be plowed as a field;
(R)Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
And the (S)mountain of the house of God will become high places of a forest.
Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
43 (A)Give justice to me, O God, and (B)plead my case against an unholy nation;
[a]Oh protect me from (C)the deceitful and unrighteous man!
2 For You are the (D)God of my strength; why have You (E)rejected me?
Why do I go (F)mourning [b]because of the oppression of the enemy?
9 For you remember, brothers, our (A)labor and hardship, how (B)working night and day so as not to be a (C)burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the (D)gospel of God. 10 You are witnesses, and so is (E)God, of (F)how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we [a]behaved toward you [b]believers; 11 just as you know how we were (G)exhorting and encouraging and (H)bearing witness to each one of you as (I)a father would his own children, 12 so that you would (J)walk in a manner worthy of the God who (K)calls you into His own kingdom and (L)glory.
13 And for this reason we also (M)thank God without ceasing that when you received the (N)word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it (O)not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, (P)which also is at work in you who believe.
The Scribes and Pharisees Denounced
23 (A)Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: “(B)The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and keep, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. 4 (C)And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5 But they do all their deeds (D)to be noticed by men; for they (E)broaden their [a]phylacteries and lengthen (F)the tassels of their garments. 6 And they (G)love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the marketplaces, and being called (H)Rabbi by men. 8 But (I)do not be called (J)Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father; for (K)One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not be called instructors; for One is your Instructor, that is, Christ. 11 (L)But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 (M)And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
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