Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

37 A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.

² Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.

³ For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

⁴ There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

⁵ For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

⁶ My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

⁷ I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

⁸ For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.

⁹ I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.

¹⁰ Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

¹¹ My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.

¹⁶ And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.

¹⁷ He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.

¹⁸ And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.

¹⁹ Wherefore going up to the steward of the house, at the door,

²⁰ They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:

²¹ And when we had bought, and come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.

²² And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.

²³ But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them.

²⁴ And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.

²⁵ But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.

²⁶ Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.

²⁷ But he, courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?

²⁸ And they answered: Thy servant our father is in health, he is yet living. And bowing themselves they made obeisance to him.

²⁹ And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin his brother, by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son.

³⁰ And he made haste because his heart was moved upon his brother, and tears gushed out: and going into his chamber he wept.

³¹ And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.

³² And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him, apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane:):

³³ They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:

³⁴ Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.

8 There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh.

² For the law of the spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath delivered me from the law of sin and of death.

³ For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh; God sending his own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh;

⁴ That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit.

⁵ For they that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit.

⁶ For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

⁷ Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.

⁸ And they who are in the flesh, cannot please God.

⁹ But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

¹⁰ And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin; but the spirit liveth, because of justification.

¹¹ And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.