Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 78[a]
A well-written song[b] by Asaph.
78 Pay attention, my people, to my instruction.
Listen to the words I speak.[c]
2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;
I will make insightful observations about the past.[d]
3 What we have heard and learned[e]—
that which our ancestors[f] have told us—
4 we will not hide from their[g] descendants.
We will tell the next generation
about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,[h]
about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.[a]
13 He divided the sea and led them across it;
he made the water stand in a heap.
14 He led them with a cloud by day,
and with the light of a fire all night long.
15 He broke open rocks in the wilderness,
and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.[b]
16 He caused streams to flow from the rock,
and made the water flow like rivers.
Leadership Change
12 [a] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range,[b] and see[c] the land I have given[d] to the Israelites. 13 When you have seen it, you will be gathered[e] to your ancestors,[f] as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.[g] 14 For[h] in the wilderness of Zin when the community rebelled against me, you[i] rebelled against my command[j] to show me as holy[k] before their eyes over the water—the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”
The Authority of Jesus
27 They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus[a] was walking in the temple courts,[b] the chief priests, the experts in the law,[c] and the elders came up to him 28 and said, “By what authority[d] are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: 30 John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from people?[e] Answer me.” 31 They discussed with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 32 But if we say, ‘From people—’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet). 33 So[f] they answered Jesus,[g] “We don’t know.”[h] Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you[i] by what authority[j] I am doing these things.”
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