26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
2There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
3Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,
5"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
6This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
7But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.
8For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."
9Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
10But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,
11because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
4Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him.
5A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
6God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness,Selah
8The earth shook; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.
10Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
11The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12"Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home divides the spoil.
13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold."
14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Zalmon.
15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; Yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, Even thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
18You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell there.
19Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!Selah
20Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
21But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.
22The Lord said, "I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23That your foot may crush them in blood, And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."
24They have seen Your procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.
26Bless God in the congregations, The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27There is little Benjamin, their leader, The princes of Judah and their company, The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28Your God has commanded your strength; Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring presents to You.
30Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
31Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord,Selah
33To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
34Ascribe strength to God; His excellence is over Israel, And His strength is in the clouds.
35O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
11But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
12Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
13For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
14how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
16For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.
18Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.
19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
20saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."
21Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.
22And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
23Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
25not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another--
26He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
27And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
28so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
2that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
3For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
4In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
5They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
7But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
8And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."
9Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
10As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
11If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
4So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.
5And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house."
6So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."
8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold."
9And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
10for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
11After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island.
12And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days.
13From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli,
14where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.
15And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
16Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
17And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: "Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,
18who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death.
19But when the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation.
20For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
21Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you.
22But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere."
23So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.
24And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
25So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
26saying, "Go to this people and say: "Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
27For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them."'
28"Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!"
29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves.
30Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him,
31preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
2Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, Stir up Your strength, And come and save us!
3Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
4O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people?
5You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure.
6You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.
7Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
8You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
9You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land.
10The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs.
11She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.
12Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?
13The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.
14Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, And visit this vine
15And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
16It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
17Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
18Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
19Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
1Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
3And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, "The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
4All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5"Tell the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey."'
6So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
7They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
8And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' Hosanna in the highest!"
10And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"
11So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."
12Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
13And He said to them, "It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a "den of thieves."'
14Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
15But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant
16and said to Him, "Do You hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, "Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise'?"
17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
1Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples;
2and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it.
3And if anyone says to you, "Why are you doing this?' say, "The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
4So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it.
5But some of those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing, loosing the colt?"
6And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go.
7Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
8And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna! "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'
10Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
11And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.
29And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples,
30saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.
31And if anyone asks you, "Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, "Because the Lord has need of it."'
32So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them.
33But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?"
34And they said, "The Lord has need of him."
35Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.
36And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
37Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
38saying: ""Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40But He answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out."
41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it,
42saying, "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,
44and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."
45Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
46saying to them, "It is written, "My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a "den of thieves."'
47And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,
48and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.
1Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
12The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The King of Israel!"
14Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
15"Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt."
16His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
18For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"
Glory be to God forever. Amen.