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THE GOSPEL
Luke 10:25-37
New King James Version
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”
So he answered and said,
“ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbour as yourself.’ ”
And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?”
Then Jesus answered and said:
“A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Now by chance a certain PRIEST came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Likewise a LEVITE, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
But a certain SAMARITAN, as he journeyed, came where he was.
And when he SAW him,
He had COMPASSION.
So he went to him
and bandaged his wounds,
pouring on oil and wine;
and he set him on his own animal,
brought him to an inn,
and took care of him.
On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him,
‘Take care of him;
and whatever more you spend,
when I come again,
I will repay you.’
So which of these three do you think was neighbour to him who fell among the thieves?”
And he said,
“He who showed MERCY on him.”
Then Jesus said to him,
“GO and DO likewise.”
“I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city.
They BEAT me and BRUISED me;
they took away my cloak,
those guardians of the walls.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you,
if you find my beloved,
tell him I AM sick with LOVE.”
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THE SONG
3:6-11
New King James Version
WHO is THIS coming up from the wilderness
like a column of smoke
scented with myrrh and frankincense
from all the spices of the merchant?
BEHOLD, it is Solomon’s palanquin
escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
All are skilled with the sword,
experienced in warfare.
Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.
He has made its posts of silver,
its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric.
Its interior is INLAID with LOVE
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
COME out, O DAUGHTERS of Zion,
and GAZE at King Solomon,
wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him
on The DAY of his wedding -
the day of his heart’s REJOICING.
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COMFORT ye
King James Version
(Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-20; John 1:19-28)
1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Prepare the Way for the Lord
PREPARE THE WAY
““ ‘You shall LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart, with ALL your soul, with ALL your strength, and with ALL your mind,’ and ‘your neighbour as YOURSELF.’ ””
““ ‘You shall LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart, with ALL your soul, with ALL your strength, and with ALL your mind,’ and ‘your neighbour as YOURSELF.’ ””