Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
God’s Faithfulness to His People
105 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
proclaim his deeds among the peoples.(A)
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell about all his wondrous works!(B)
3 Boast in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.(C)
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.(D)
5 Remember the wondrous works he has done,
his wonders, and the judgements he has pronounced,[a](E)
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant,
Jacob’s descendants – his chosen ones.(F)
23 Then Israel went to Egypt;
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.[a](A)
24 The Lord[b] made his people very fruitful;
he made them more numerous than their foes,(B)
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people
and to deal deceptively with his servants.(C)
26 He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.(D)
45 All this happened
so that they might keep his statutes
and obey his instructions.(A)
Hallelujah!
23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labour, they cried out,(A) and their cry for help because of the difficult labour ascended to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered(B) his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.(C)
5 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, 2 and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us,(A) a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. 3 But sexual immorality(B) and any impurity(C) or greed(D) should not even be heard of[a] among you, as is proper for saints. 4 Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks. 5 For know and recognise this: Every sexually immoral(E) or impure(F) or greedy(G) person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom(H) of Christ and of God.
Light versus Darkness
6 Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath(I) is coming on the disobedient[b] because of these things.
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