Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
8 (A)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
for he will (B)speak peace to his people, to his (C)saints;
but let them not (D)turn back to (E)folly.
9 Surely his (F)salvation is near to those who fear him,
that (G)glory may dwell in our land.
10 (H)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
(I)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, (J)the Lord will give what is good,
and our land (K)will yield its increase.
13 (L)Righteousness will go before him
and make his footsteps a way.
24 (A)I will take you (B)from the nations and gather you from all the countries and (C)bring you into your own land. 25 (D)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (E)all your uncleannesses, and (F)from all your idols (G)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (H)a new heart, and (I)a new spirit I will put within you. (J)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 (K)And I will put my Spirit within you, (L)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (M)be careful to obey my rules.[a] 28 (N)You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and (O)you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27 (A)And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, (B)“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John (C)from heaven or from man? Answer me.” 31 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, (D)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—(E)they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was (F)a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.