Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
ה (He)
33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes,[a]
so that I might observe it continually.[b]
34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law,
and keep it with all my heart.[c]
35 Guide me[d] in the path of your commands,
for I delight to walk in it.[e]
36 Give me a desire for your rules,[f]
rather than for wealth gained unjustly.[g]
37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless.[h]
Revive me with your word.[i]
38 Confirm to your servant your promise,[j]
which you made to the one who honors you.[k]
39 Take away the insults that I dread.[l]
Indeed,[m] your regulations are good.
40 Look, I long for your precepts.
Revive me with your deliverance.[n]
21 “You must not wrong[a] a resident foreigner[b] nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
22 “You must not afflict[c] any widow or orphan. 23 If you afflict them[d] in any way[e] and they cry to me, I will surely hear[f] their cry, 24 and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.[g]
25 “If you lend money to any of[h] my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender[i] to him; do not charge[j] him interest.[k] 26 If you do take[l] the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,[m] 27 for it is his only covering—it is his garment for his body.[n] What else can he sleep in?[o] And[p] when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.
Live to Glorify God
23 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,”[a] but not everything builds others up.[b] 24 Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person. 25 Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience, 26 for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s.[c] 27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience[d]— 29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food[e] that I give thanks for? 31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 32 Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit[f] of many, so that they may be saved. 11 1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
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