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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.
Duration: 1245 days
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Psalm 138

Give Thanks to the Lord

Of David.

138 (A)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before (B)the gods I sing your praise;
I bow down (C)towards your (D)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.[a]
On the day I called, you answered me;
    my strength of soul you increased.[b]
(E)All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth,
and they shall sing of (F)the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
(G)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.
(H)Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you (I)preserve my life;
you (J)stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
    and your (K)right hand delivers me.
The Lord will (L)fulfil his purpose for me;
    (M)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever.
    Do not forsake (N)the work of your hands.

Ezekiel 36:33-38

33 “Thus says the Lord God: On the day that (A)I cleanse you from all your iniquities, (B)I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. 34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. 35 And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like (C)the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ 36 Then (D)the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and (E)replanted that which was desolate. (F)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.

37 “Thus says the Lord God: This also (G)I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: (H)to increase their people like (I)a flock. 38 Like the flock for sacrifices,[a] (J)like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so (K)shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. (L)Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Matthew 16:5-12

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch and (A)beware of (B)the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But (C)Jesus, aware of this, said, (D)“O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? (E)Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember (F)the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or (G)the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? (H)Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 (I)Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of (J)the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

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