Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
40 Therefore the (A)anger of the Lord was kindled against His people,
And He (B)loathed His [a](C)inheritance.
41 So (D)He handed them over to the [b]nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also (E)oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their [c]power.
43 Many times He would (F)rescue them;
They, however, were rebellious in their (G)plan,
And they (H)sank down into their guilt.
17 (A)Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who live under siege!
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, I am (B)slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And I will cause them distress,
So that they may [a]be found.”
19 (C)Woe to me, because of my [b]injury!
My (D)wound is incurable.
But I said, “This certainly is a sickness,
And I (E)must endure it.”
20 My (F)tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken.
My (G)sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is (H)no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (I)have not sought the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (J)all their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a (K)report! Behold, it is coming—
A great roar (L)from the land of the north—
To (M)make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
23 I know, Lord, that (N)a person’s way is not in himself,
(O)Nor is it in a person who walks to direct his steps.
24 (P)Correct me, Lord, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will [c]bring me to nothing.
25 (Q)Pour out Your wrath on the nations that (R)do not know You,
And on the families who (S)do not call upon Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have (T)devoured him and consumed him,
And have laid waste his [d]settlement.
45 (A)And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, (B)who like to walk around in long robes, and love personal greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, 47 who [a]devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”
The Widow’s Gift
21 (C)Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting [b]in (D)two [c]lepta coins. 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4 for they all [d]contributed to the [e]offering from their [f]surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all [g]that she had (E)to live on.”
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