Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. You have set me at liberty when I was in distress. Have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.

² O you sons of men, how long will you turn my glory into shame, loving vanity and seeking lies? Selah.

³ But know that the LORD has chosen for Himself a godly man. The LORD will hear when I call to Him.

⁴ Tremble and do not sin. Examine your own heart upon your bed and be still. Selah.

⁵ Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in the LORD.

⁶ Many say, “Who will show us good?” LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.

⁷ You have given me more joy of heart than when their wheat and their wine abounded.

⁸ I will lay down, and also sleep, in peace. For You only, LORD, make me dwell in safety. To him who excels upon Nehiloth: A Psalm of David.

3 Now Peter and John went up together into the Temple, at the ninth hour of prayer.

² And a certain man, who was a cripple from his mother’s womb, was carried; whom they laid daily at the Temple gate called ‘Beautiful’ to ask alms of those who entered into the Temple.

³ Seeing Peter and John about to enter into the Temple, he asked to receive alms.

⁴ And Peter, fixing his gaze on him with John, said, “Look at us.”

⁵ And he stared at them, trusting to receive something from them.

⁶ Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have, that give I you. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

⁷ And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up. And immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

⁸ And he leaped up, stood, and walked; and entered into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

⁹ And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

¹⁰ And they knew that it was him who sat for the alms at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple. And they were amazed, and very astonished at what had happened to him.

²⁴ And there also arose among them a dispute about which one was thought to be the greatest.

²⁵ But He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles reign over them. And those who bear rule over them are called benefactors.

²⁶ “But you shall not be so. But let the greatest among you be as the least; and the chief as he who serves.

²⁷ “For who is greater, the one who sits at table, or the one who serves? Is not the one who sits at table? And I am among you as one who serves.

²⁸ “And you are those who have continued with Me in My trials.

²⁹ “Therefore, I appoint to you a Kingdom, as my Father has appointed to Me,

³⁰ “So that you may eat and drink at My table, in My Kingdom; and sit on seats and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.