Catholic lectionary for 18 June 2022

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New American Standard Bible (en)

New American Standard Bible (en)

2 Chronicles, Chapter 24, verses 17-25

¹⁷ But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them. ¹⁸ They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the^k I.e. wooden symbols of a female deityAsherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt. ¹⁹ Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; though they testified against them, they would not listen.	18 Ch2 24:4 Exo 34:12-14 Jos 22:20 19 Jer 7:25
²⁰ Then the Spirit of God^l Lit clothedcame on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God has said, ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you.’” ²¹ So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him^m Lit with stonesto death in the court of the house of the LORD. ²² Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he murdered his son. And as he died he said, “May the LORD see andⁿ Lit seek, or requireavenge!”	20 Ch2 20:14 Num 14:41 Ch2 15:2 21 Neh 9:26 Mat 23:34 Mat 23:35 22 Gen 9:5
²³ Now it happened at the turn of the year that the army of the Arameans came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed all the officials of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. ²⁴ Indeed the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the LORD delivered a very great army into their hands, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash.	23 Ki2 12:17 24 Ch2 16:7 Ch2 16:8 Ch2 24:20
²⁵ When they had departed from him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the^o So some ancient versions; Heb sonsson of Jehoiada the priest, and murdered him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.	25 Ki2 12:20 Ki2 12:21

Read more:2 Chronicles, Chapter 24

Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 24-34

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and^mwealth.	24 Ki1 18:21 Luk 16:13 Gal 1:10 Jam 4:4 Luk 16:9 Luk 16:11 Luk 16:13
²⁵ “For this reason I say to you,ⁿ Or stop being worrieddo not be worried about your^o Lit soullife, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the^p Lit heavenair, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? ²⁷ And who of you by being worried can add a single^q Lit cubit (approx 18 in.)hour to his^r Or heightlife? ²⁸ And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, ²⁹ yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! ³¹ Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But^s Or continually seekseek first^t Or the kingdomHis kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be^u Or providedadded to you.	25 Mat 6:25-33 Mat 6:27 Mat 6:28 Mat 6:31 Mat 6:34 Luk 10:41 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:22 Php 4:6 Pe1 5:7 26 Job 35:11 Job 38:41 Psa 104:27 Psa 104:28 Mat 10:29 Luk 12:24 27 Mat 6:25 Mat 6:28 Mat 6:31 Mat 6:34 Luk 10:41 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:22 Php 4:6 Pe1 5:7 Psa 39:5 28 Mat 6:25 Mat 6:27 Mat 6:31 Mat 6:34 Luk 10:41 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:22 Php 4:6 Pe1 5:7 29 Ki1 10:4-7 Ch2 9:4-6 Ch2 9:20-22 30 Jam 1:10 Jam 1:11 Pe1 1:24 Mat 8:26 Mat 14:31 Mat 16:8 31 Mat 6:25 Mat 6:27 Mat 6:28 Mat 6:34 Luk 10:41 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:22 Php 4:6 Pe1 5:7 32 Mat 6:8 Php 4:19 33 Mat 19:28 Mar 10:29 Luk 18:29 Ti1 4:8
³⁴ “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will^v Lit worry about itselfcare for itself.^wEach day has enough trouble of its own.	34 Mat 6:25 Mat 6:27 Mat 6:28 Mat 6:31 Luk 10:41 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:22 Php 4:6 Pe1 5:7

Read more:Matthew, Chapter 7

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