Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

VAU.

⁴¹ ¶ Let thy mercy come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy spoken word.

⁴² And I shall answer him that reproaches me, by saying that I trust in thy word.

⁴³ ¶ And take not at any time the word of truth out of my mouth; for I wait for thy judgment.

⁴⁴ So shall I keep thy law continually from age to age.

⁴⁵ ¶ And I will walk at liberty, for I sought thy commandments.

⁴⁶ I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings and will not be ashamed.

⁴⁷ And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

⁴⁸ I will lift up My hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

²⁹ And it came to pass, as Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, while he came down from the mount, that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone after he had talked with him.

³⁰ And when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

³¹ And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the princes of the congregation returned unto him, and Moses talked with them.

³² And afterward all the sons of Israel came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.

³³ And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

³⁴ But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would take the veil off until he came out. And as he came out, he would speak unto the sons of Israel that which he was commanded.

³⁵ And the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses that the skin of Moses’ face shone, and Moses would put the veil upon his face again until he would go in to speak with him.

¹⁴ ¶ My brethren, What shall it profit though someone says that they have faith and do not have works? Shall this type of faith be able to save them?

¹⁵ If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

¹⁶ and one of you says unto them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled; but ye do not give them those things which are needful for the body; what shall it profit them?

¹⁷ Even so faith, if it does not have works, is dead in and of itself.

¹⁸ But someone may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

¹⁹ Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well; the demons also believe and tremble.

²⁰ But, O vain man, dost thou desire to know that faith without works is dead?

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar?

²² Dost thou not see how the faith worked together with his works, and the faith was complete by the works?

²³ And that the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness, and he was called the Friend of God.

²⁴ Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

²⁵ Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.