Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17

God’s words to Noah and his sons in Genesis 9:9-10 are reasonably translated: “As for [...]

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Commentary on Mark 1:9-15

This Sunday’s lection comprises three episodes: Jesus’ baptism (Mark 1:9-11), his temptation (1:12-13), and his [...]

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Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22

As is the case with much of the New Testament, when reading First Peter we [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 25:1-10

The psalms immediately preceding Psalm 25 form a collection that is arranged in a chiastic [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Commentary on Psalm 22:23-31

Psalm 22 is a familiar psalm to most of us.1 It opens with the words, [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Comentario del San Marcos 8:31-38

Esta unidad forma parte de un complejo mayor conformado por [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Genesis is a book about beginning: the beginning of humankind, [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25

Romans 1-3 indicates that God shows no partiality to humans. All have sinned, but God’s [...]

Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. - Mark 8:34
Commentary on Mark 8:31-38

Mark Twain worried, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that [...]

Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17

The Decalogue was God’s direct address to Israel: “God spoke all these words” (“words,” not [...]