Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 15[a]
The Righteous: Guests of God
1 A psalm of David.
O Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may abide on your holy mountain?[b]
2 [c]The one who leads a blameless life
and does what is right,
who speaks the truth from the heart
3 and does not slander anyone,
who does not harm a friend
and does not scorn a neighbor,
4 who looks with disdain on the wicked
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who abides by his oath,
no matter what the cost,
5 who does not charge interest on a loan
and refuses to accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never fall.
10 Abram a Refugee in Egypt.[a] There was a famine in the land and Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a time, for the famine was very serious in the land. 11 But, when he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, “Look, I realize that you are a very beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will think, ‘She is his wife,’ and they will kill me, leaving you alive. 13 Therefore, say that you are my sister, so that they will treat me well and let me live because of you.”
14 When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw that his wife was very beautiful. 15 The stewards of Pharaoh saw her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. They took the woman and brought her to the house of Pharaoh. 16 Because of her they treated Abram well. He received flocks and herds, male and female slaves, female donkeys, and camels.
17 But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, the wife of Abram. 18 Therefore, Pharaoh summoned Abram and said to him, “What have you done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I ended up taking her as my wife? Here is your wife; take her and leave!” 20 Then Pharaoh entrusted him to some men who accompanied him to the borders along with his wife and all his belongings.
Chapter 5
1 Every high priest is taken from among men to represent them in their dealings with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.[a] 2 He is able to deal patiently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 And as a result of this, he must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. 4 Moreover, one does not assume this position of honor on his own initiative, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 Even Christ did not confer upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. Rather, he was appointed by the one who said to him:
“You are my Son;
this day I have begotten you.”
6 And he says in another place:
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
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