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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
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Micah 5:2-5

2 “But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned(F)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

4 He will stand and shepherd his flock(G)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(H)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

5 And he will be our peace(I)
    when the Assyrians invade(J) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(K)

Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

Cross references

  1. Micah 5:2 : S Jn 7:42
  2. Micah 5:2 : S Ge 35:16; S 48:7
  3. Micah 5:2 : S Nu 24:19; S 1Sa 13:14; S 2Sa 6:21; S 2Ch 7:18
  4. Micah 5:2 : Ps 102:25
  5. Micah 5:2 : Mt 2:6*
  6. Micah 5:3 : S Jer 7:29
  7. Micah 5:4 : Isa 40:11; 49:9; S Eze 34:11-15, 23; Mic 7:14
  8. Micah 5:4 : Isa 52:13; Lk 1:32
  9. Micah 5:5 : S Isa 9:6; S Lk 2:14; Col 1:19-20
  10. Micah 5:5 : Isa 8:7
  11. Micah 5:5 : Isa 10:24-27
Luke 1:46-55

Mary’s Song(A)

46 And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord(B)
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(C)
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.(D)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(E)
49     for the Mighty One has done great things(F) for me—
    holy is his name.(G)
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(H)
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(I)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(J)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(K)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(L)
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful(M)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(N) forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

Cross references

  1. Luke 1:46 : 1:46-53pp — 1Sa 2:1-10
  2. Luke 1:46 : Ps 34:2, 3
  3. Luke 1:47 : Ps 18:46; Isa 17:10; 61:10; Hab 3:18; 1Ti 1:1; 2:3; 4:10
  4. Luke 1:48 : ver 38; Ps 138:6
  5. Luke 1:48 : Lk 11:27
  6. Luke 1:49 : Ps 71:19
  7. Luke 1:49 : Ps 111:9
  8. Luke 1:50 : Ex 20:6; Ps 103:17
  9. Luke 1:51 : Ps 98:1; Isa 40:10
  10. Luke 1:51 : Ge 11:8; Ex 18:11; 2Sa 22:28; Jer 13:9; 49:16
  11. Luke 1:52 : S Mt 23:12
  12. Luke 1:53 : Ps 107:9
  13. Luke 1:54 : Ps 98:3
  14. Luke 1:55 : S Gal 3:16
Psalm 80:1-7

Psalm 80[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.

1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.(A)
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,(B)
    shine forth 2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.(C)
Awaken(D) your might;
    come and save us.(E)

3 Restore(F) us,(G) O God;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(H)

4 How long,(I) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(J)
    against the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears;(K)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(L)
6 You have made us an object of derision[b] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(M)

7 Restore us, God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(N)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:1 In Hebrew texts 80:1-19 is numbered 80:2-20.
  2. Psalm 80:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text contention

Cross references

  1. Psalm 80:1 : Ps 77:20
  2. Psalm 80:1 : S Ex 25:22
  3. Psalm 80:2 : Nu 2:18-24
  4. Psalm 80:2 : S Ps 35:23
  5. Psalm 80:2 : Ps 54:1; 69:1; 71:2; 109:26; 116:4; 119:94
  6. Psalm 80:3 : S Ps 71:20; 85:4; Jer 31:18; La 5:21
  7. Psalm 80:3 : S Nu 6:25
  8. Psalm 80:3 : ver 7, 19
  9. Psalm 80:4 : S Ps 74:10
  10. Psalm 80:4 : S Dt 29:20
  11. Psalm 80:5 : S Job 3:24
  12. Psalm 80:5 : Isa 30:20
  13. Psalm 80:6 : S Ps 79:4
  14. Psalm 80:7 : ver 3
Hebrews 10:5-10

5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world,(A) he said:

“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
    but a body you prepared for me;(B)
6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you were not pleased.
7 Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll(C)—
    I have come to do your will, my God.’”[a](D)

8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”(E)—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.”(F) He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy(G) through the sacrifice of the body(H) of Jesus Christ once for all.(I)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:7 Psalm 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

Cross references

  1. Hebrews 10:5 : Heb 1:6
  2. Hebrews 10:5 : Heb 2:14; 1Pe 2:24
  3. Hebrews 10:7 : Ezr 6:2; Jer 36:2
  4. Hebrews 10:7 : Ps 40:6-8; S Mt 26:39
  5. Hebrews 10:8 : ver 5, 6; S Mk 12:33
  6. Hebrews 10:9 : ver 7
  7. Hebrews 10:10 : ver 14; S Eph 5:26
  8. Hebrews 10:10 : Heb 2:14; 1Pe 2:24
  9. Hebrews 10:10 : S Heb 7:27
Luke 1:39-45

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,(A) 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(B) 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,(C) and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord(D) should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

Cross references

  1. Luke 1:39 : ver 65
  2. Luke 1:41 : S ver 15
  3. Luke 1:42 : Jdg 5:24
  4. Luke 1:43 : S Jn 13:13
Luke 1:46-55

Mary’s Song(A)

46 And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord(B)
47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(C)
48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.(D)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(E)
49     for the Mighty One has done great things(F) for me—
    holy is his name.(G)
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(H)
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(I)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(J)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(K)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(L)
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful(M)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(N) forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

Cross references

  1. Luke 1:46 : 1:46-53pp — 1Sa 2:1-10
  2. Luke 1:46 : Ps 34:2, 3
  3. Luke 1:47 : Ps 18:46; Isa 17:10; 61:10; Hab 3:18; 1Ti 1:1; 2:3; 4:10
  4. Luke 1:48 : ver 38; Ps 138:6
  5. Luke 1:48 : Lk 11:27
  6. Luke 1:49 : Ps 71:19
  7. Luke 1:49 : Ps 111:9
  8. Luke 1:50 : Ex 20:6; Ps 103:17
  9. Luke 1:51 : Ps 98:1; Isa 40:10
  10. Luke 1:51 : Ge 11:8; Ex 18:11; 2Sa 22:28; Jer 13:9; 49:16
  11. Luke 1:52 : S Mt 23:12
  12. Luke 1:53 : Ps 107:9
  13. Luke 1:54 : Ps 98:3
  14. Luke 1:55 : S Gal 3:16
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