Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

He Entered The Heavenly Temple

²⁴ For Christ did not enter into the Holies made-by-human-hands— copies of the true things— but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

He Offered Himself Once For All As a Sacrifice To Set Aside Sin

²⁵ Nor did He enter in order that He might offer Himself often— as indeed the high priest enters into the Holies yearly with the blood belonging-to-another— ²⁶ otherwise He would had-to-have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once-for-all at the conclusion^[a] of the ages for the setting-aside of sin by the sacrifice^[b] of Himself.

He Will Appear To Us a Second Time For Salvation

²⁷ And just as it is destined for people to die once and after this comes the judgment, ²⁸ so also^[c] Christ, having been offered once so as to bear^[d] the sins of many, will appear for a second time without reference to sin to the ones eagerly-awaiting Him, for salvation.

³⁸ And in His teaching He was saying, “Beware of the scribes— the ones delighting to walk around in robes, and to receive greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and seats-of-honor in the synagogues, and places-of-honor at the banquets. ⁴⁰ They are the ones devouring^[a] the houses of the widows, and praying long for a pretense^[b]. These ones will receive greater condemnation”.

Jesus Uses The Widow’s Offering To Illustrate True Giving

⁴¹ And having sat-down opposite the treasury^[c], He was observing how the crowd throws money into the treasury. And many rich ones were throwing much money. ⁴² And one poor widow having come threw two leptos^[d], which is a quadrans^[e]. ⁴³ And having summoned His disciples, He said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow threw more than all the ones throwing into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For they all threw out of the money abounding^[f] to them. But this one, out of her need^[g], threw all that she was having— her whole living^[h]”.