Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
16 Thus says Yahweh,
Who (A)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
17 Who brings forth the (B)chariot and the horse,
The military force and the mighty man;
They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been (C)extinguished and quenched like a wick:
18 “(D)Do not remember the former things,
Nor carefully consider things of the past.
19 Behold, I will do something (E)new;
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not know it?
I will even (F)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the wasteland.
20 The beasts of the field will glorify Me,
The (G)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have (H)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the wasteland,
To give drink to My chosen people.
21 The people whom (I)I formed for Myself
(J)Will recount My praise.
Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap with Joy
A Song of Ascents.
126 When Yahweh [a](A)returned [b]the captive ones of Zion,
We were (B)like those who dream.
2 Then our (C)mouth was filled with laughter
And our (D)tongue with shouts of joy;
Then they said among the nations,
“Yahweh has (E)done great things for them.”
3 Yahweh has done great things for us;
We are (F)glad.
4 although (A)I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more: 5 (B)circumcised the eighth day, of the (C)nation of Israel, of the (D)tribe of Benjamin, a (E)Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, (F)a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, (G)a persecutor of the church; as to the (H)righteousness which is in the Law, found (I)blameless.
7 But (J)whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of [a](K)knowing (L)Christ Jesus my Lord, [b]for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (M)a righteousness of my own which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, (N)the righteousness which is from God upon faith, 10 that I may (O)know Him and (P)the power of His resurrection and [c](Q)the fellowship of His sufferings, being (R)conformed to His death, 11 [d]in order that I may (S)attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing On Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (T)obtained it or have already (U)become perfect, but I press on [e]so that I may (V)lay hold of that [f]for which also I (W)was laid hold of by (X)Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of it yet, but one thing I do: (Y)forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I (Z)press on toward the goal for the prize of the (AA)upward call of God in (AB)Christ Jesus.
Mary Anoints Jesus with Costly Perfume
12 (A)Jesus, therefore, six days before (B)the Passover, came to (C)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a supper there, and (D)Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 (E)Mary then took a [a]litra of (F)perfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But (G)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to [b]betray Him, *said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for [c]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (H)had the money box, he used to take from (I)what was put into it. 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for (J)the day of My burial. 8 (K)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
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