Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Beth.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By (A)keeping it according to Your word.
10 With (B)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me (C)wander from Your commandments.
11 Your word I have (D)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord;
(E)Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have (F)told of
All the (G)ordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have (H)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
[a]As much as in all riches.
15 I will (I)meditate on Your precepts
And [b]regard (J)Your ways.
16 I shall [c](K)delight in Your statutes;
I shall (L)not forget Your word.
The Builders Encouraged
2 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by (A)Haggai the prophet saying, 2 “Speak now to (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, (C)governor of Judah, and to (D)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the (E)remnant of the people saying, 3 ‘Who is (F)left among you who saw this [a]temple in its (G)former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not [b]seem to you like nothing [c]in comparison? 4 But now [d](H)take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord, ‘take courage also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land take courage,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work; for (I)I am with you,’ declares the Lord of hosts. 5 ‘As for the [e](J)promise which I [f]made you when you came out of Egypt, [g]My (K)Spirit is abiding in your midst; (L)do not fear!’ 6 For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘(M)Once more [h]in a (N)little while, I am going to (O)shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. 7 I will shake (P)all the nations; and [i]they will come with the (Q)wealth of all nations, and I will (R)fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. 8 ‘The (S)silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of hosts. 9 ‘The latter (T)glory of this house will be greater than the (U)former,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give (V)peace,’ declares the Lord of hosts.”
20 Then the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the (A)twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, 21 “Speak to (B)Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to (C)shake the heavens and the earth. 22 I will (D)overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the (E)power of the kingdoms of the [a]nations; and I will (F)overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the (G)horses and their riders will go down, (H)everyone by the sword of another.’ 23 ‘On that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will make you like a [b](I)signet ring, for (J)I have chosen you,’” declares the Lord of hosts.
34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of (A)the Law that [a](B)the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The (C)Son of Man must be (D)lifted up’? Who is this (E)Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “(F)For a little while longer (G)the Light is among you. (H)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who (I)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 36 While you have the Light, (J)believe in the Light, so that you may become (K)sons of Light.”
These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and [b](L)hid Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed so many [c]signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “(M)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “(N)He has blinded their eyes and He (O)hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and [d]be converted and I heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because (P)he saw His glory, and (Q)he spoke of Him. 42 Nevertheless (R)many even of (S)the rulers believed in Him, but (T)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be [e](U)put out of the synagogue; 43 (V)for they loved the [f]approval of men rather than the [g]approval of God.
44 And Jesus cried out and said, “(W)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 (X)He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 (Y)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for (Z)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 (AA)He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; (AB)the word I spoke is what will judge him at (AC)the last day. 49 (AD)For I did not speak [h]on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me (AE)has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. 50 I know that (AF)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak (AG)just as the Father has told Me.”
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