Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Gentiles Hear Good News

^34 (A)Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that ^(B)God is not one to show partiality, ³⁵ but ^(C)in every nation the man who ^[a](D)fears Him and ^[b]does what is right is welcome to Him. ³⁶ The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^(E)preaching ^[c](F)peace through Jesus Christ (He is ^(G)Lord of all)— ³⁷ you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. ^38 [d]You know of ^(H)Jesus of Nazareth, how God ^(I)anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^[e](J)and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^(K)God was with Him. ³⁹ We are ^(L)witnesses of all the things He did both in the ^[f]land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^(M)put Him to death by hanging Him on a ^[g]cross. ^40 (N)God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, ^41 (O)not to all the people, but to ^(P)witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^(Q)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. ⁴² And He ^(R)ordered us to ^[h]preach to the people, and solemnly to ^(S)testify that this is the One who has been ^(T)appointed by God as ^(U)Judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ Of Him ^(V)all the prophets bear witness that through ^(W)His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Saving Goodness.

The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

15 Now ^(A)I make known to you, brethren, the ^(B)gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, ^(C)in which also you stand, ² by which also you are saved, ^(D)if you hold fast ^[a]the word which I preached to you, ^(E)unless you believed in vain.

³ For ^(F)I delivered to you ^[b]as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died ^(G)for our sins ^(H)according to the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He was ^(I)raised on the third day ^(J)according to the Scriptures, ⁵ and that ^(K)He appeared to ^(L)Cephas, then ^(M)to the twelve. ⁶ After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some ^(N)have fallen asleep; ⁷ then He appeared to ^[c](O)James, then to ^(P)all the apostles; ⁸ and last of all, as ^[d]to one untimely born, ^(Q)He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am ^(R)the least of the apostles, ^[e]and not fit to be called an apostle, because I ^(S)persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by ^(T)the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I ^(U)labored even more than all of them, yet ^(V)not I, but the grace of God with me. ¹¹ Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Gentiles Hear Good News

^34 (A)Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that ^(B)God is not one to show partiality, ³⁵ but ^(C)in every nation the man who ^[a](D)fears Him and ^[b]does what is right is welcome to Him. ³⁶ The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^(E)preaching ^[c](F)peace through Jesus Christ (He is ^(G)Lord of all)— ³⁷ you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. ^38 [d]You know of ^(H)Jesus of Nazareth, how God ^(I)anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^[e](J)and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^(K)God was with Him. ³⁹ We are ^(L)witnesses of all the things He did both in the ^[f]land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^(M)put Him to death by hanging Him on a ^[g]cross. ^40 (N)God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, ^41 (O)not to all the people, but to ^(P)witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^(Q)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. ⁴² And He ^(R)ordered us to ^[h]preach to the people, and solemnly to ^(S)testify that this is the One who has been ^(T)appointed by God as ^(U)Judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ Of Him ^(V)all the prophets bear witness that through ^(W)His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

The Empty Tomb

20 ^(A)Now on the first day of the week ^(B)Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it *was still dark, and *saw ^(C)the stone already taken away from the tomb. ² So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other ^(D)disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “^(E)They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” ^3 (F)So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. ⁴ The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; ⁵ and ^(G)stooping and looking in, he *saw the ^(H)linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. ⁶ And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷ and ^(I)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the ^(J)linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. ⁸ So the other disciple who ^(K)had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. ⁹ For as yet ^(L)they did not understand the Scripture, ^(M)that He must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰ So the disciples went away again ^(N)to their own homes.

^11 (O)But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she ^(P)stooped and looked into the tomb; ¹² and she *saw ^(Q)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. ¹³ And they *said to her, “^(R)Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because ^(S)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” ¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and *^(T)saw Jesus standing there, and ^(U)did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus *said to her, “^(V)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” ¹⁶ Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him ^(W)in ^[a]Hebrew, “^(X)Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). ¹⁷ Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(Y)My brethren and say to them, ‘I ^(Z)ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” ^18 (AA)Mary Magdalene *came, ^(AB)announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.

The Resurrection

16 ^(A)When the Sabbath was over, ^(B)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of ^[a]James, and Salome, ^(C)bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him. ² Very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. ³ They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away ^(D)the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” ⁴ Looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, ^[b]although it was extremely large. ^5 (E)Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they ^(F)were amazed. ⁶ And he *said to them, “^(G)Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the ^(H)Nazarene, who has been crucified. ^(I)He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him. ⁷ But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘^(J)He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’” ⁸ They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.