Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

This is a song that David wrote for the music leader.

A prayer for help^[a]

²³ From that place, Isaac went to Beersheba. ²⁴ That night the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you. I will give you many descendants because of my servant Abraham.’

²⁵ Isaac built an altar there and he worshipped the Lord. He put up his tent there. His servants dug a well.

17 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Some bad things in this world will make other people do wrong things. You can be sure about that. But God will punish anyone who makes these bad things happen. ² These other people may not seem to be important.^[a] But you must not make them do wrong things. Do not do that! It would be better if someone tied a big stone round your neck, and then he threw you into the sea.^[b]

³ Be careful how you live. If your Christian brother does something wrong, speak to him. Tell him that he has done a bad thing. He may say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he says that, you must forgive him. ⁴ Your brother may do a bad thing to you seven times in one day. He may turn to you each time and say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he does that, you must forgive him every time.’