Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The People of God Dwell in Unity
A song of ascents. Of David.[a]
133 Look, how good and how pleasant it is
when brothers dwell together in unity.
2 It is like the fragrant oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron,
that runs down upon the edges of his robes.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon that runs down
upon the mountains of Zion,
because there Yahweh commanded the blessing—
life forever.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
9 “‘And at your[a] reaping the harvest of your[b] land you[c] must not finish reaping the edge of your[d] field, and you[e] must not glean the remnants of your[f] harvest. 10 And you[g] must not glean your[h] vineyard, and you[i] must not gather your[j] vineyard’s fallen grapes; you[k] must leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your[l] God.
11 “‘You[m] shall not steal, and you[n] shall not deceive, and you[o] shall not lie to one another;[p] 12 and you[q] shall not swear falsely[r] in my name, and so one of you[s] profane[t] the name of your[u] God; I am Yahweh.
13 “‘You[v] shall not exploit your[w] neighbor, and you[x] shall not rob him; a hired worker’s wage you[y] shall not withhold[z] overnight until morning. 14 You[aa] shall not curse the deaf, and you[ab] shall not put a stumbling block before[ac] a blind person, but[ad] you[ae] shall revere your[af] God; I am Yahweh.
15 “‘You[ag] shall not do injustice in judgment; you[ah] shall not show partiality to the powerless;[ai] you[aj] shall not give preference to the powerful;[ak] you[al] shall judge your[am] fellow citizen with justice. 16 You[an] shall not go about with slander among your[ao] people; you[ap] shall not endanger your[aq] neighbor’s life;[ar] I am Yahweh.
17 “‘You[as] shall not hate your[at] brother in your[au] heart; you[av] shall surely rebuke your[aw] fellow citizen, so that you[ax] do not incur sin along with[ay] him. 18 You[az] shall not seek vengeance, and you[ba] shall not harbor a grudge against your[bb] fellow citizens;[bc] and you[bd] shall love your[be] neighbor like yourself; [bf] I am Yahweh.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?” 26 And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”[a] 27 And he answered and[b] said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,[c] and your neighbor as yourself.”[d] 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
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