Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 146[a]
146 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live.
I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
3 Do not trust in princes,
or in human beings, who cannot deliver.[b]
4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground.
On that day their plans die.[c]
5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 the one who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who remains forever faithful,[d]
7 vindicates the oppressed,[e]
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord releases the imprisoned.
8 The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up all who are bent over.[f]
The Lord loves the godly.
9 The Lord protects the resident foreigner.
He lifts up the fatherless and the widow,[g]
but he opposes the wicked.[h]
10 The Lord rules forever,
your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come.[i]
Praise the Lord!
10 Ruth[a] knelt before him with her forehead to the ground[b] and said to him, “Why are you so kind[c] and so attentive to me,[d] even though[e] I am a foreigner?”[f] 11 Boaz replied to her,[g] “I have been given a full report of[h] all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband—how you left[i] your father and your mother, as well as your homeland, and came to live among people you did not know previously.[j] 12 May the Lord reward your efforts![k] May your acts of kindness be repaid fully[l] by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection.”[m] 13 She said, “You really are being kind to me,[n] sir,[o] for you have reassured[p] and encouraged[q] me, your servant,[r] even though I will[s] never be like[t] one of your servants.”[u]
14 Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have[v] some food! Dip your bread[w] in the vinegar.” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed[x] her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest.[y]
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 Now[a] an expert in religious law[b] stood up to test Jesus,[c] saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”[d] 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”[e] 27 The expert[f] answered, “Love[g] the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,[h] and love your neighbor as yourself.”[i] 28 Jesus[j] said to him, “You have answered correctly;[k] do this, and you will live.”
29 But the expert,[l] wanting to justify[m] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied,[n] “A man was going down[o] from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat[p] him up, and went off, leaving him half dead.[q] 31 Now by chance[r] a priest was going down that road, but[s] when he saw the injured man[t] he passed by[u] on the other side.[v] 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to[w] the place and saw him,[x] passed by on the other side. 33 But[y] a Samaritan[z] who was traveling[aa] came to where the injured man[ab] was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.[ac] 34 He[ad] went up to him[ae] and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil[af] and wine on them. Then[ag] he put him on[ah] his own animal,[ai] brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The[aj] next day he took out two silver coins[ak] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’[al] 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor[am] to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law[an] said, “The one who showed mercy[ao] to him.” So[ap] Jesus said to him, “Go and do[aq] the same.”
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