Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

31 To David himself, understanding. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.

⁵ I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

12 And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

² And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

³ I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:

⁸ And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.

⁹ Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

¹¹ Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

¹² And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes; and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.

¹³ And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us.

¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.