Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
9 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have taken away[a] the disgrace[b] of Egypt from you.” So that place is called Gilgal[c] even to this day.
10 So the Israelites camped in Gilgal and celebrated the Passover in the evening of the fourteenth day of the month in the rift valley plains of Jericho.[d] 11 They ate some of the produce of the land the day after the Passover, including unleavened bread and roasted grain.[e] 12 The manna stopped appearing the day they ate[f] some of the produce of the land; the Israelites never ate manna again.[g] They ate from the produce of the land of Canaan that year.
Psalm 32[a]
By David; a well-written song.[b]
32 How blessed[c] is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven,[d]
whose sin is pardoned.[e]
2 How blessed is the one[f] whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish,[g]
in whose spirit there is no deceit.[h]
3 When I refused to confess my sin,[i]
my whole body wasted away,[j]
while I groaned in pain all day long.
4 For day and night you tormented me;[k]
you tried to destroy me[l] in the intense heat[m] of summer.[n] (Selah)
5 Then I confessed my sin;
I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.
I said, “I will confess[o] my rebellious acts to the Lord.”
And then you forgave my sins.[p] (Selah)
6 For this reason every one of your faithful followers[q] should pray to you
while there is a window of opportunity.[r]
Certainly[s] when the surging water[t] rises,
it will not reach them.[u]
7 You are my hiding place;
you protect me from distress.
You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance.[v] (Selah)
8 I will instruct and teach you[w] about how you should live.[x]
I will advise you as I look you in the eye.[y]
9 Do not be[z] like an unintelligent horse or mule,[aa]
which will not obey you
unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.[ab]
10 An evil person suffers much pain,[ac]
but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.[ad]
11 Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly!
Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright![ae]
16 So then from now on we acknowledge[a] no one from an outward human point of view.[b] Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view,[c] now we do not know him in that way any longer. 17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away[d]—look, what is new[e] has come![f] 18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us[g] the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea[h] through us. We plead with you[i] on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” 21 God[j] made the one who did not know sin[k] to be sin for us, so that in him[l] we would become the righteousness of God.
The Parable of the Compassionate Father
11 Then[a] Jesus[b] said, “A man had two sons. 12 The[c] younger of them said to his[d] father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate[e] that will belong[f] to me.’ So[g] he divided his[h] assets between them.[i] 13 After[j] a few days,[k] the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered[l] his wealth[m] with a wild lifestyle. 14 Then[n] after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and worked for[o] one of the citizens of that country, who[p] sent him to his fields to feed pigs.[q] 16 He[r] was longing to eat[s] the carob pods[t] the pigs were eating, but[u] no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to his senses[v] he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food[w] enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned[x] against heaven[y] and against[z] you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me[aa] like one of your hired workers.”’ 20 So[ab] he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home[ac] his father saw him, and his heart went out to him;[ad] he ran and hugged[ae] his son[af] and kissed him. 21 Then[ag] his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven[ah] and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’[ai] 22 But the father said to his slaves,[aj] ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe,[ak] and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger[al] and sandals[am] on his feet! 23 Bring[an] the fattened calf[ao] and kill it! Let us eat[ap] and celebrate, 24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again—he was lost and is found!’[aq] So[ar] they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his older son was in the field. As[as] he came and approached the house, he heard music[at] and dancing. 26 So[au] he called one of the slaves[av] and asked what was happening. 27 The slave replied,[aw] ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf[ax] because he got his son[ay] back safe and sound.’ 28 But the older son[az] became angry[ba] and refused[bb] to go in. His father came out and appealed to him, 29 but he answered[bc] his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave[bd] for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet[be] you never gave me even a goat[bf] so that I could celebrate with my friends! 30 But when this son of yours[bg] came back, who has devoured[bh] your assets with prostitutes,[bi] you killed the fattened calf[bj] for him!’ 31 Then[bk] the father[bl] said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours. 32 It was appropriate[bm] to celebrate and be glad, for your brother[bn] was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”[bo]
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