Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Psalm 15
A Psalm of David.
1 Lord, who will abide in Your tabernacle?
Who will dwell in Your holy hill?
2 He who walks uprightly,
and does righteousness,
and speaks truth in his heart;
3 he who does not slander with the tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor bears a reproach against his friend;
4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
he who swears to avoid evil
and does not change;
5 he who does not put his money out to usury,
nor take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
will never be moved.
Abram in Egypt(A)
10 Now there was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was getting near to Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know you are a beautiful woman. 12 Therefore, when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will then kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister so that I may be treated well for your sake. Then my life will be spared because of you.”
14 So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh saw her and commended her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh’s house. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake and he had sheep and livestock, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Abram’s wife, Sarai. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, “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’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now here is your wife; take her and leave.” 20 Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.
5 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to represent men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are wayward, for he himself is also subject to weakness. 3 Because of this he must offer sacrifices for his own sins, just as he does for the people. 4 No man takes this honor for himself, but he who is called by God receives it, just as Aaron did.
5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to be made a High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:
“You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.”[a]
6 As He also says in another place:
“You are a priest forever
in the order of Melchizedek.”[b]
The Holy Bible, Modern English Version. Copyright © 2014 by Military Bible Association. Published and distributed by Charisma House.