Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Therefore, the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
10 ¶ And the sons of Israel encamped in Gilgal and celebrated the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they ate of the fruit of the land, unleavened cakes, on the next day after the passover and parched new ears of grain in the same day.
12 And the manna ceased on the next day after they had begun to eat of the fruit of the land; and the sons of Israel never had manna again; but they ate of the fruits of the land of Canaan that year.
A Psalm of David, Maschil.
1 ¶ Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my green growth is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and I have not hid my iniquity. I said, I will confess (against myself) my rebellions unto the LORD, and thou shalt forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is merciful pray unto thee in the time when thou may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near unto him.
7 ¶ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
9 Be ye not as the horse or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in subjection with bit and bridle, or they will not come near unto thee.
10 There are many sorrows for the wicked; but he that waits in the LORD, mercy shall compass him round about.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
16 ¶ Therefore from now on we know no one according to the flesh: and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
18 And all this by God, who reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 for certainly God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and having placed in us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did exhort you by us; we beseech you in Christ’s name, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
15 ¶ Then all the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
3 And he spoke this parable unto them, saying,
11 ¶ And he said, A certain man had two sons;
12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me. And he divided unto them his living.
13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country and there wasted his estate with riotous living.
14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he longed to fill his belly with the husks that the swine ate, but no one gave them unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have abundance of bread, and I perish here with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee
19 and am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
22 But the father said to his slaves, Bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet
23 and bring here the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 Now his elder son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and sound.
28 And he was angry and would not go in, therefore his father came out and intreated him.
29 And he, answering, said to his father, Behold, these many years I have served thee, neither at any time have I transgressed thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid that I might make merry with my friends.
30 But as soon as this thy son was come who has devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed the fatted calf for him.
31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art always with me, and all that I have is thine.
32 It was necessary that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.
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