Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁵ Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and withdraws his heart from the LORD.

⁶ “For he shall be like the heath in the wilderness, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

⁷ “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

⁸ “For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not feel when the heat comes. But her leaf shall be green and shall not care for the year of drought. Nor shall it cease from yielding fruit.

⁹ “The heart is deceitful and wicked above all things, who can know it?

¹⁰ “I, the LORD, search the heart, test the inner core, to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his works.

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.

² But his delight is in the Law of the LORD. And on His Law does he meditate day and night.

³ For he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters, that will bring forth her fruits in due season; whose leaf shall not fade. So, whatever he shall do shall prosper.

⁴ The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind drives away.

⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

⁶ For the LORD knows the way of the righteous. And the way of the wicked shall perish.

¹² Now if it is preached that Christ is risen from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹³ For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

¹⁴ And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain.

¹⁵ And we are found also false witnesses of God. For we have testified of God, that He has raised up Christ, Whom He has not raised up, if it be so that the dead are not raised.

¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, then Christ is not raised.

¹⁷ And if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain. You are still in your sins.

¹⁸ And so those who are asleep in Christ, have perished.

¹⁹ If it is only in this life that we have hope in Christ, we are of all mankind the most miserable.

²⁰ But now Christ has been raised from the dead and made the firstfruits of those who slept.

¹⁷ Then He came down with them and stood in a plain place with the crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.

¹⁸ And those who were tormented by foul spirits were healed.

¹⁹ And the whole multitude sought to touch Him. For power went out of Him and healed them all.

²⁰ And He lifted up His eyes upon His disciples, and said, “Blessed are you poor. For yours is the Kingdom of God.

²¹ “Blessed are you who hunger now. For you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now. For you shall laugh.

²² “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they separate you, and revile you, and put out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

²³ “Rejoice on that day and be glad. For behold, your reward is great in Heaven. For in like manner did their fathers to the Prophets:

²⁴ “But woe to you rich. For you have received your comfort.

²⁵ “Woe to you who are full. For you shall hunger. Woe to you who now laugh. For you shall wail and weep.

²⁶ “Woe to you when all men speak well of you. For so did their fathers to the false prophets.