Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Mary Rejoices Over God Her Savior

⁴⁶ And Mary said, “My soul magnifies^[a] the Lord, ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoiced-greatly over God my Savior. ⁴⁸ Because He looked-upon^[b] the lowliness^[c] of His slave, for behold— from now on, all generations will consider me blessed^[d], ⁴⁹ because the Powerful One did great things for me. And His name is holy. ⁵⁰ And His mercy to generations and generations is on the ones fearing Him. ⁵¹ He did a mighty-deed^[e] with His arm. He scattered ones proud^[f] in the thought^[g] of their heart. ⁵² He brought-down rulers from their thrones, and lifted-up lowly ones. ⁵³ He filled ones being hungry with good things, and sent ones being rich away empty. ⁵⁴ He helped Israel His servant so that He might remember^[h] mercy, ⁵⁵ just as He spoke to our fathers— to Abraham, and to his seed forever”.

⁵ Therefore, while entering into the world, He says [in Ps 40:6-8]: “You did not desire sacrifice and offering, but You prepared a body for Me. ⁶ You were not well-pleased with whole-burnt-offerings and offerings for sin. ⁷ Then I said, Behold, I have come— in the roll^[a] of a book it has been written about Me—that I might do Your will, God”.

Thus God Has Done Away With Animal Offerings And Established Christ’s

⁸ Saying above that “You did not desire nor were You well-pleased with sacrifices and offerings and whole-burnt-offerings and offerings for sin” (which are being offered according-to^[b] the Law!), ⁹ then He has said, “Behold, I have come that I might do Your will”— He does-away-with^[c] the first in-order-that He might establish the second,

And By God’s Will We Are Made Holy By The Offering of Christ’s Body

¹⁰ ... by which will we have been made-holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once-for-all.