Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Folly and Wickedness of Men.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
14 The fool has (A)said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable [a]deeds;
There is (B)no one who does good.
2 The Lord has (C)looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who [b](D)understand,
Who (E)seek after God.
3 They have all (F)turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is (G)no one who does good, not even one.
20 “Lift up your eyes and see
Those coming (A)from the north.
Where is the (B)flock that was given you,
Your beautiful sheep?
21 “What will you say when He appoints over you—
And you yourself had taught them—
Former [a](C)companions to be head over you?
Will not (D)pangs take hold of you
Like a woman in childbirth?
22 “If you (E)say in your heart,
‘(F)Why have these things happened to me?’
Because of the (G)magnitude of your iniquity
(H)Your skirts have been removed
And your heels have [b]been exposed.
23 “(I)Can the Ethiopian change his skin
Or the leopard his spots?
Then you also can (J)do good
Who are accustomed to doing evil.
24 “Therefore I will (K)scatter them like drifting straw
To the desert (L)wind.
25 “This is your (M)lot, the portion measured to you
From Me,” declares the Lord,
“Because you have (N)forgotten Me
And trusted in falsehood.
26 “So I Myself have also (O)stripped your skirts off over your face,
That your shame may be seen.
27 “As for your (P)adulteries and your lustful neighings,
The (Q)lewdness of your prostitution
On the (R)hills in the field,
I have seen your abominations.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
(S)How long will you remain unclean?”
Misleadings in Doctrine and Living
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of (B)Christ Jesus (C)according to the commandment of (D)God our Savior, and of (E)Christ Jesus, who is our (F)hope,
2 To (G)Timothy, (H)my true child in the faith: (I)Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and (J)Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged you [a]upon my departure for (K)Macedonia, [b]remain on at (L)Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to (M)teach strange doctrines, 4 nor to [c]pay attention to (N)myths and endless (O)genealogies, which give rise to mere (P)speculation rather than (Q)furthering [d]the administration of God which is by faith. 5 But the goal of our [e](R)instruction is love (S)from a pure heart and a (T)good conscience and a sincere (U)faith. 6 For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to (V)fruitless discussion, 7 (W)wanting to be (X)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
8 But we know that (Y)the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 realizing the fact that (Z)law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and (AA)rebellious, for the (AB)ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and (AC)profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers 10 [f]and [g](AD)immoral men [h]and (AE)homosexuals [i]and (AF)kidnappers [j]and (AG)liars [k]and (AH)perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to (AI)sound teaching, 11 according to (AJ)the glorious gospel of (AK)the blessed God, with which I have been (AL)entrusted.
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