Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings(A) of your harvest. 10 Do not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor(B) and the resident alien;(C) I am the Lord your God.
11 “Do not steal.(D) Do not act deceptively(E) or lie(F) to one another. 12 Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God;(G) I am the Lord.
13 “Do not oppress(H) your neighbor or rob(I) him. The wages due a hired worker(J) must not remain with you until morning. 14 Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,(K) but you are to fear your God;(L) I am the Lord.(M)
15 “Do not act unjustly(N) when deciding a case. Do not be partial(O) to the poor or give preference to the rich;(P) judge your neighbor fairly. 16 Do not go about spreading slander(Q) among your people; do not jeopardize[a] your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord.
17 “Do not harbor hatred against your brother.[b](R) Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.(S) 18 Do not take revenge(T) or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself;(U) I am the Lord.
ה He
33 Teach me, Lord, the meaning[a] of your statutes,
and I will always keep them.[b](A)
34 Help me understand your instruction,(B)
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.(C)
35 Help me stay on the path of your commands,(D)
for I take pleasure in it.(E)
36 Turn my heart to your decrees(F)
and not to dishonest profit.(G)
37 Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;(H)
give me life in your ways.[c](I)
38 Confirm what you said to your servant,(J)
for it produces reverence for you.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread;(K)
indeed, your judgments are good.
40 How I long for your precepts!(L)
Give me life through your righteousness.
16 Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple(A) and that the Spirit of God lives in you?(B) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him;(C) for God’s temple is holy,(D) and that is what you are.
The Folly of Human Wisdom
18 Let no one deceive(E) himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age,(F) let him become a fool(G) so that he can become wise.(H) 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(I) with God, since it is written,(J) He catches the wise in their craftiness;[a](K) 20 and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings(L) of the wise are futile.[b](M) 21 So let no one boast in human leaders, for everything is yours(N)— 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas(O) or the world or life(P) or death(Q) or things present or things to come(R)—everything is yours, 23 and you belong to Christ,(S) and Christ belongs to God.
Go the Second Mile
38 “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.[a](A) 39 But I tell you, don’t resist[b] an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.(B) 40 As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.(C)
Love Your Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor[c](D) and hate your enemy. 44 But I tell you, love your enemies[d] and pray for those who[e] persecute you,(E) 45 so that you may be[f] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.(F) 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary?[g](G) Don’t even the Gentiles[h] do the same? 48 Be perfect,(H) therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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