Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Your Speech And Conduct And The Fruit They Produce Reveal The Source of Your Wisdom

¹³ Who^[a] is wise and knowledgeable among you? Let him show from his good conduct his works done in the gentleness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish-interest^[b] in your heart, do not be vaunting^[c] and lying against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not coming down^[d] from-above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. ¹⁶ For where jealousy and selfish-interest are, in-that-place there is disorder^[e] and every bad thing^[f]. ¹⁷ But the wisdom from-above is first pure, then peaceful, kind, yielding^[g], full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, sincere. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the ones making peace.

Fights And Battles Come From Your Pursuit of Worldly Desires

4 From-what-source are fights and from-what-source are battles among you? Are they not from-here— from your pleasures waging-war in your body-parts? ² You desire and do not have; you^[h] murder. And you are jealous and are not able to obtain; you battle and fight. You do not have because of your not asking! ³ You ask and do not receive because you ask badly^[i], in order that you may spend it in connection with your pleasures.

⁷ Therefore, submit to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you. ⁸ Draw-near to God and He will draw-near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.

Jesus Again Teaches His Disciples That He Must Die And Be Raised

³⁰ And having gone forth from there, they were passing through Galilee. And He was not wanting anyone to know it. ³¹ For He was teaching His disciples, and saying to them that “The Son of Man is being handed-over into the hands of men. And they will kill Him. And having been killed, He will rise-up after three days”. ³² But the ones were not-understanding the statement, and they were fearing to question Him.

The Disciples Argue About Who Is The Greatest. Jesus Says, To Be First You Must Be Last

³³ And they came to Capernaum. And having come-to-be in the house, He was questioning them, “What were you discussing on the way?” ³⁴ But the ones were being silent. For on the way they argued with one another who was greater^[a]. ³⁵ And having sat-down, He called the twelve. And He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall^[b] be last of all, and servant of all”.

Whoever Welcomes a Child In My Name Welcomes Me

³⁶ And having taken a child, He stood him^[c] in the middle of them. And having taken him in His arms, He said to them, ³⁷ “Whoever welcomes one such-as-these children^[d] on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not [merely] welcome Me, but the One having sent Me forth”.