Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Reign of the Lord's Anointed
2 (A)Why do (B)the nations rage[a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his (C)Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us (D)burst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who (E)sits in the heavens (F)laughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his (G)wrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have (H)set my King
on (I)Zion, my (J)holy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, (K)“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and (L)the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall (M)break[b] them with (N)a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like (O)a potter's vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 (P)Serve the Lord with (Q)fear,
and (R)rejoice with (S)trembling.
12 (T)Kiss (U)the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his (V)wrath is quickly kindled.
(W)Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, (A)“I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as (B)God Almighty,[a] but by my name the (C)Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 (D)I also established my covenant with them (E)to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. 5 Moreover, (F)I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, (G)‘I am the Lord, and (H)I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and (I)I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgement. 7 I (J)will take you to be my people, and (K)I will be your God, and you shall know that (L)I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out (M)from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into (N)the land that I (O)swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. (P)I am the Lord.’” 9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they (Q)did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant
8 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, (A)one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in (B)the true tent[a] that the Lord (C)set up, not man. 3 For (D)every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus (E)it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. 4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5 They serve (F)a copy and (G)shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, (H)“See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” 6 But as it is, Christ[b] has obtained a ministry that is (I)as much more excellent than the old as (J)the covenant (K)he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 (L)For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
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