Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁶ Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;

⁷ for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.

112 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

² His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

³ Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house; and his righteousness abideth for ever.

⁴ Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

⁵ It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.

⁶ For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

⁷ He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;

⁸ His heart is maintained, he is not afraid, until he see [his desire] upon his oppressors.

⁹ He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.

¹⁰ The wicked [man] shall see [it] and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

13 Let brotherly love abide.

² Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels.

³ Remember prisoners, as bound with [them]; those that are evil-treated, as being yourselves also in [the] body.

⁴ [Let] marriage [be held] every way in honour, and the bed [be] undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.

⁵ [Let your] conversation [be] without love of money, satisfied with [your] present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

⁶ So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?

⁷ Remember your leaders who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their conversation, imitate their faith.

⁸ Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages [to come].

¹⁵ By him therefore let us offer [the] sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, [the] fruit of [the] lips confessing his name.

¹⁶ But of doing good and communicating [of your substance] be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

14 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that *they* were watching him.

⁷ And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

⁸ When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

⁹ and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.

¹⁰ But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

¹¹ for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.

¹² And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

¹³ But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:

¹⁴ and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.