Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
10 (A)I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
(B)Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel (C)would not submit to me.
12 So I (D)gave them over to their (E)stubborn hearts,
to follow their own (F)counsels.
13 (G)Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would (H)walk in my ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies
and (I)turn my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the Lord would (J)cringe toward him,
and their fate would last forever.
16 But he would feed you[a] with (K)the finest of the wheat,
and with (L)honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Israel Forsakes the Lord
2 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord,
14 (A)“Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant?
Why then has he become a prey?
15 (B)The lions have roared against him;
they have roared loudly.
They have made his land a waste;
his cities are in ruins, (C)without inhabitant.
16 Moreover, the men of (D)Memphis and (E)Tahpanhes
(F)have shaved[a] the crown of your head.
17 (G)Have you not brought this upon yourself
by forsaking the Lord your God,
when (H)he led you in the way?
18 (I)And now what do you gain by going to Egypt
to drink the waters of (J)the Nile?
(K)Or what do you gain by going to Assyria
to drink the waters of (L)the Euphrates?[b]
19 (M)Your evil will chastise you,
and (N)your apostasy will reprove you.
Know and see that it is evil and (O)bitter
for (P)you to forsake the Lord your God;
the fear of me is not in you,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
20 “For long ago I (Q)broke your yoke
and burst your bonds;
but you said, (R)‘I will not serve.’
Yes, (S)on every high hill
and under every green tree
you bowed down (T)like a whore.
21 (U)Yet I planted you a choice vine,
wholly of pure seed.
(V)How then have you turned degenerate
and become a wild vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
(W)the stain of your guilt is still before me,
declares the Lord God.
A Mother's Request
20 (A)Then (B)the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and (C)kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine (D)are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, (E)in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, (F)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (G)to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, (H)“You will drink (I)my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, (J)but it is for those for whom it has been (K)prepared by my Father.” 24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, (L)“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles (M)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 (N)It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a] 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,[b] 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but (O)to serve, and (P)to give his life as a ransom for (Q)many.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.