Isaiah 1:12-17

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¹²When you come to appear before me,
    who has asked this of you,^(A)
    this trampling of my courts?
¹³Stop bringing meaningless offerings!^(B)
    Your incense^(C) is detestable^(D) to me.
New Moons,^(E) Sabbaths and convocations^(F)—
    I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
¹⁴Your New Moon^(G) feasts and your appointed festivals^(H)
    I hate with all my being.^(I)
They have become a burden to me;^(J)
    I am weary^(K) of bearing them.
¹⁵When you spread out your hands^(L) in prayer,
    I hide^(M) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.^(N)

Your hands^(O) are full of blood!^(P)

¹⁶Wash^(Q) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;^(R)
    stop doing wrong.^(S)
¹⁷Learn to do right;^(T) seek justice.^(U)
    Defend the oppressed.^[a]^(V)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(W)
    plead the case of the widow.^(X)

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Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor

Luke 10:38-42

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At the Home of Martha and Mary

³⁸As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha^(A) opened her home to him. ³⁹She had a sister called Mary,^(B) who sat at the Lord’s feet^(C) listening to what he said. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care^(D) that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

⁴¹“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried^(E) and upset about many things, ⁴²but few things are needed—or indeed only one.^[a]^(F) Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”