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Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with sequential stories told across multiple weeks.
Duration: 1245 days
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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Psalm 124

Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

A Davidic song of ascents.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2 If the Lord had not been on our side(A)
when men attacked us,(B)
3 then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.(C)
4 Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
5 the raging waters would have swept over us.(D)

6 Praise the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.(E)
7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.(F)
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(G)

Proverbs 7:1-4

7 My son, obey my words,
and treasure my commands.(A)
2 Keep my commands and live;(B)
protect my teachings
as the pupil of your eye.(C)
3 Tie them to your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(D)
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”(E)
and call understanding your relative.

Ephesians 4:7-16

7 Now grace was given to each one of us(A) according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. 8 For it says:

When He ascended(B) on high,
He took prisoners into captivity;[a]
He gave gifts to people.(C)[b]

9 But what does “He ascended” mean except that He[c] descended to the lower parts of the earth?[d](D) 10 The One who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens,(E) that He might fill[e] all things.(F) 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,(G) 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,(H) growing into a mature man with a stature(I) measured by Christ’s fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,(J) by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head(K)—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together(L) by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth(M) of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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