Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 I will sing a (A)new song to You, O God;
Upon a (B)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (C)gives salvation to kings,
Who (D)rescues David His servant from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of (E)aliens,
Whose mouth (F)speaks deceit
And whose (G)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 Let our sons in their youth be as (H)grown-up plants,
And our daughters as (I)corner pillars [a]fashioned as for a palace;
13 Let our (J)garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our [b]fields;
14 Let our (K)cattle [c]bear
Without [d](L)mishap and without [e](M)loss,
Let there be no (N)outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How (O)blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
“[b]Beneath the [c](B)apple tree I awakened you;
There your mother was in labor with you,
There she was in labor and gave you birth.
6 “Put me like a [d]seal over your heart,
Like a (C)seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
[e](D)Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
[f]The very flame of the Lord.
7 “Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it;
(E)If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”
9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your (A)tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘(B)Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘(C)He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to [a]be put to death’; 11 but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is (D)Corban (that is to say, [b]given to God),’ 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thus invalidating the word of God by your (E)tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”
The Heart of Man
14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. 16 [[c]If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]
17 When he had left the crowd and entered (F)the house, (G)His disciples questioned Him about the parable. 18 And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and [d]is eliminated?” (Thus He declared (H)all foods (I)clean.) 20 And He was saying, “(J)That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, [e]fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, [f](K)envy, slander, [g]pride and foolishness. 23 All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.”
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