Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
11 “When Israel was a child, then I loved him and called My son out of Egypt.
2 “As they called them, they went from them. They sacrificed to Baal and burnt incense to images.
3 “I also led Ephraim, bearing them in My Arms. But they did not know that I healed them.
4 “I led them with cords of a man, with bands of love. And I was to them as one who takes off the yoke from their jaws. And I gently fed them.
5 “He shall no longer return into the land of Egypt. But Assyria shall be his king because they refused to convert.
6 “And the sword shall fall on his cities, and shall consume its bars and devour them, because of their own counsels.
7 “And My people are bent to rebellion against Me. Though they called them to the Most High, no one at all would exalt.
8 “How shall I give you up, Ephraim? Shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I make you as Admah? Shall I set you as Zeboim? My Heart has turned within Me. My compassions are kindled.
9 “I will not execute the fierceness of My wrath. I will not return to destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of you. And I will not enter into the city.
10 “They shall walk after the LORD. He shall roar like a lion. When He shall roar, the children of the West shall fear.
11 “They shall fear as a sparrow out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria. And I will place them in their houses,” says the LORD.
107 Praise the LORD, because He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
2 Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD show how He has delivered them from the hand of the oppressor—
3 and gathered them out of the lands—from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in the desert wilderness, out of the way, and found no city to dwell in.
5 Both hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble. He delivered them from their distress
7 and led them forth by the right way, so that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them confess, before the LORD, His lovingkindness and His wonderful works before the sons of men.
9 For He satisfied the thirsty soul and filled the hungry soul with goodness.
43 Who is wise? Let him observe these things and understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
3 If you, then, are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things which are above, not on things which are on the Earth.
3 For you have died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ (Who is your life) is revealed, then you shall also be revealed with Him in Glory.
5 Therefore, mortify those parts of your body which are of the Earth: fornication, impurity, depraved passions, lust, and covetousness (which is idolatry),
6 for the sake of which things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience;
7 and wherein also you once walked when you lived in them.
8 But now, however, take all these things out of your mouth also: anger, wrath, malice, slander, foul language.
9 Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds
10 and having put on the new (who is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him who created him).
11 There is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but all, and in all, is Christ.
13 And one of the crowd said to Him, “Master, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 And He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?”
15 Therefore He said to them, “Perceive and beware of covetousness. For though one has abundance, his life does not consist of his riches.”
16 And He put forth a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plentifully.
17 “Therefore he thought to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my fruits?’
18 “And He said, ‘I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones. And I will gather all my grain and my goods in there.
19 ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Live at ease. Eat, drink, and be merry!”
20 “But God said to him, ‘O fool! This night your soul shall be required from you. Then whose things shall those be which you have provided?
21 “So is the one who gathers riches for himself and is not rich toward God.”
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