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Proper 6
Closest to June 15 |
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beseech thee, thy household the Church in thy steadfast faith and love, that
by the help of thy grace we may proclaim thy truth with boldness, and
minister thy justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and for ever. Amen. |
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Lesson |
2 Samuel 11:26--12:10,13-15
Nathan Condems David
When the wife of Uri'ah heard that Uri'ah her husband was dead, she made
lamentation for her husband. And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house,
and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had
done displeased the LORD. And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him,
"There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had
bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children;
it used to eat of his morsel, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom,
and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take
one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to
him, but he took the poor man's lamb, and prepared it for the man who had
come to him." Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to
Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and
because he had no pity." Nathan said to David, "You are the man. Thus says the LORD, the God of
Israel, `I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the
hand of Saul; and I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your
bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if this were too
little, I would add to you as much more. Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his
sight? You have smitten Uri'ah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken
his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the
Ammonites. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you
have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite to be your
wife.' David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said
to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD,
the child that is born to you shall die." Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uri'ah's
wife bore to David, and it became sick |
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Epistle |
Galatians 2:11-21
Paul Rebukes Peter at Antioch
But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he
stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but
when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision
party. And with him the rest of the Jews acted insincerely, so that even
Barnabas was carried away by their insincerity. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the
gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a
Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like
Jews?" We ourselves, who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet who know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through
faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be
justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works
of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were
found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove
myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith
in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification were through the
law, then Christ died to no purpose. |
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Gospel |
Luke 7:36-50
A Sinful Woman Forgiven
One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the
Pharisee's house, and took his place at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that
he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of
ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet
with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his
feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself,
"If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman
this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner." And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to
you." And he answered, "What is it, Teacher?" "A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and
the other fifty. When they could not pay, he forgave them both. Now which of them will
love him more?" Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, to whom he forgave more." And he
said to him, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman?
I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my
feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to
kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with
ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she
loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves,
"Who is this, who even forgives sins?" And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." |
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