Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
19:1 The LORD spoke to
Moses, saying:
19:2 Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel
and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
19:9
When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of
your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
19:10 You shall not
strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you
shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the LORD your
God.
19:11 You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall
not lie to one another.
19:12 And you shall not swear falsely by my name,
profaning the name of your God: I am the LORD.
19:13 You shall not
defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself
the wages of a laborer until morning.
19:14 You shall not revile the deaf
or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the
LORD.
19:15 You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be
partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your
neighbor.
19:16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people,
and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the
LORD.
19:17 You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you
shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself.
19:18 You
shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you
shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
Psalm 119:33-40
119:33
Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the
end.
119:34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe
it with my whole heart.
119:35 Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
119:36 Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to
selfish gain.
119:37 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; give me life
in your ways.
119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise, which is for
those who fear you.
119:39 Turn away the disgrace that I dread, for your
ordinances are good.
119:40 See, I have longed for your precepts; in your
righteousness give me life.
1 Corinthians 3:10-11,
16-23
3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled
master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each
builder must choose with care how to build on it.
3:11 For no one can lay
any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus
Christ.
3:16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's
Spirit dwells in you?
3:17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will
destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that
temple.
3:18 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in
this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.
3:19 For
the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches
the wise in their craftiness,"
3:20 and again, "The Lord knows the
thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
3:21 So let no one boast
about human leaders. For all things are yours,
3:22 whether Paul or
Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the
future--all belong to you,
3:23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ
belongs to God.
Matthew 5:38-48
5:38 "You
have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth.'
5:39 But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone
strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also;
5:40 and if anyone
wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well;
5:41 and if
anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile.
5:42 Give to
everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from
you.
5:43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor
and hate your enemy.'
5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you,
5:45 so that you may be children of your
Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and
sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
5:46 For if you love
those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do
the same?
5:47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more
are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
5:48 Be
perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
