Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding and I shall keep Thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments, for therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness;
37 turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken Thou me in Thy way.
38 Establish Thy word unto Thy servant, who is devoted to the fear of Thee.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear, for Thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.
21 “Thou shalt neither vex a stranger nor oppress him, for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry;
24 and My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25 “If thou lend money to any of My people who are poor among thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
26 If thou at all take thy neighbor’s raiment in pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by the time the sun goeth down,
27 for that is his only covering. It is his raiment for his skin. Wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify.
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wellbeing.
25 Whatsoever is sold in the meat market, that eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake;
26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
27 If any of those who do not believe bid you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake.
28 But if any man say unto you, “This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,” then eat it not for his sake who showed it, and for conscience’ sake; for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
29 I do not mean thine own conscience, but the other’s. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why is evil spoken of me for that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,
33 even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
11 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
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