Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 19[a]
For the music director, a psalm of David.
19 The heavens declare the glory of God;[b]
the sky displays his handiwork.[c]
2 Day after day it speaks out;[d]
night after night it reveals his greatness.[e]
3 There is no actual speech or word,
nor is its[f] voice literally heard.
4 Yet its voice[g] echoes[h] throughout the earth;
its[i] words carry[j] to the distant horizon.[k]
In the sky[l] he has pitched a tent for the sun.[m]
5 Like a bridegroom it emerges[n] from its chamber;[o]
like a strong man it enjoys[p] running its course.[q]
6 It emerges from the distant horizon,[r]
and goes from one end of the sky to the other;[s]
nothing can escape[t] its heat.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect
and preserves one’s life.[u]
The rules set down by the Lord[v] are reliable[w]
and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.[x]
8 The Lord’s precepts are fair[y]
and make one joyful.[z]
The Lord’s commands[aa] are pure[ab]
and give insight for life.[ac]
9 The commands to fear the Lord are right[ad]
and endure forever.[ae]
The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy
and absolutely just.[af]
10 They are of greater value[ag] than gold,
than even a great amount of pure gold;
they bring greater delight[ah] than honey,
than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there;[ai]
those who obey them receive a rich reward.[aj]
12 Who can know all his errors?[ak]
Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.[al]
13 Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins;[am]
do not allow such sins to control me.[an]
Then I will be blameless,
and innocent of blatant[ao] rebellion.
14 May my words and my thoughts
be acceptable in your sight,[ap]
O Lord, my sheltering rock[aq] and my redeemer.[ar]
Sabbaths and Feasts
10 [a] “For six years[b] you are to sow your land and gather in its produce. 11 But in the seventh year[c] you must let it lie fallow and leave it alone so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave any animal in the field[d] may eat; you must do likewise with your vineyard and your olive grove. 12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest and that your female servant’s son and the resident foreigner[e] may refresh themselves.[f]
13 “Pay attention to do[g] everything I have told you, and do not even mention[h] the names of other gods—do not let them be heard on your lips.[i]
Differing Opinions About Jesus
40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd[a] began to say, “This really[b] is the Prophet!”[c] 41 Others said, “This is the Christ!”[d] But still others said, “No,[e] for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?[f] 42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant[g] of David[h] and comes from Bethlehem,[i] the village where David lived?”[j] 43 So there was a division in the crowd[k] because of Jesus.[l] 44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.[m]
Lack of Belief
45 Then the officers[n] returned[o] to the chief priests and Pharisees,[p] who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”[q] 46 The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 47 Then the Pharisees answered,[r] “You haven’t been deceived too, have you?[s] 48 None of the members of the ruling council[t] or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?[u] 49 But this rabble[v] who do not know the law are accursed!”
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus[w] before and who was one of the rulers,[x] said,[y] 51 “Our law doesn’t condemn[z] a man unless it first hears from him and learns[aa] what he is doing, does it?”[ab] 52 They replied,[ac] “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?[ad] Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet[ae] comes from Galilee!”
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