Acts of the Apostles
[2:14a, 22-32]
Psalm 16
First Letter of Peter
[1:3-9]
John
[20:19-31]
14
Peter, standing with the
eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, …22‘You
that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of
Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power,
wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you
yourselves know— 23this man, handed over to you
according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you
crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law.
24But God raised him up, having freed him from death,
because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.
25For David says concerning him, “I saw the Lord always
before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be
shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue
rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope. 27For
you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One
experience corruption. 28You have made known to me
the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your
presence.” 29‘Fellow Israelites, I may say to you
confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was
buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Since
he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him
that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. 31Foreseeing
this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,
“He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience
corruption.” 32This Jesus God raised up, and of that
all of us are witnesses. The Word of the Lord.
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Psalm 16
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1 Protect me, O God, for I
take refuge in you; *
I have said to the
Lord, “You are my
Lord,
my good above
all other.”
2 All my delight is upon
the godly that are in the land, *
upon those
who are noble among the people.
3 But those who run after
other gods *
shall have
their troubles multiplied.
4 Their libations of blood
I will not offer, *
nor
take the names of their gods upon my lips.
5 O
Lord, you are my portion and my cup; *
it is
you who uphold my lot.
6 My boundaries enclose a
pleasant land; *
indeed,
I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord
who gives me counsel; *
my
heart teaches me, night after night.
8 I have set the
Lord always before
me; *
because
he is at my right hand I shall not fall.
9 My heart, therefore, is
glad, and my spirit rejoices; *
my body
also shall rest in hope.
10 For you will not abandon
me to the grave, *
nor let your holy one see the Pit.
11 You will show me the path of
life; *
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.
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A Reading
from the First Letter of Peter
[1:3-9]
3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his
great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and
into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and
unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5who are being
protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you
rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer
various trials, 7so that the genuineness of your
faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is
tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and
honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Although you
have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see
him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable
and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the outcome
of your faith, the salvation of your souls. The Word of the
Lord.
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The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to John
[20:19-31]
19
When it was evening of the day of Resurrection, the first day of
the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met
were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among
them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ 20After he said
this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples
rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them
again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
you.’ 22When he had said this, he breathed on them
and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you
forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain
the sins of any, they are retained.’ 24But Thomas
(who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them
when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him,
‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the
mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of
the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ 26
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas
was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and
stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ 27Then
he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach
out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’
28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ 29Jesus
said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to
believe.’ 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.
31But these are written so that you may come to
believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that
through believing you may have life in his name. The Gospel
of the Lord.
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