Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

On this Reformation Sunday, we hear words of promise from [...]

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Commentary on John 8:31-36

These 6 verses are preceded and followed by the literary context in which the Johannine [...]

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Commentary on Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

The Lord’s holiness Leviticus 19 appears in the section of [...]

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Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12

I grew up in a home where the mantra, “Finish [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 1

This deceptively simple psalm serves as the introduction to the Psalter and sets before us, the readers, [...]

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Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

1 Thessalonians 2:1–8 continues the extended thanksgiving that Paul begins [...]

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Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46

When the Pharisees ask a question about the commandments, Jesus [...]

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Comentario del San Mateo 22:34-46

Contextos Este texto describe el segundo de los cuatro grandes [...]

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Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23

I was preparing to teach a Confirmation Class in which I would ask each student [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 45:1-7

This passage forms a climactic part of the second half of Isaiah (Isaiah 40-66). While [...]