Psalm 52 (New International Version)

For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him:
 "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech." ^[a]

  ¹ Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
       Why do you boast all day long,
       you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

 ² Your tongue plots destruction;
       it is like a sharpened razor,
       you who practice deceit.

 ³ You love evil rather than good,
       falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
       Selah

 ⁴ You love every harmful word,
       O you deceitful tongue!

 ⁵ Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
       He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
       he will uproot you from the land of the living.
       Selah

 ⁶ The righteous will see and fear;
       they will laugh at him, saying,

 ⁷ "Here now is the man
       who did not make God his stronghold
       but trusted in his great wealth
       and grew strong by destroying others!"

 ⁸ But I am like an olive tree
       flourishing in the house of God;
       I trust in God's unfailing love
       for ever and ever.

 ⁹ I will praise you forever for what you have done;
       in your name I will hope, for your name is good.
       I will praise you in the presence of your saints.

Footnotes:

a.       Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Luke 10:38-42 (New International Version)

At the Home of Martha and Mary

 ³⁸As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. ³⁹She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

 ⁴¹"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴²but only one thing is needed.^[a] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Footnotes:

a.       Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but few things are needed—or only one

James 1:22 (New International Version)

 ²²Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Matthew 28:19 (New International Version)

¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Footnotes:

a.       Matthew 28:19 Or into; see Acts 8:16; 19:5; Romans 6:3; 1 Cor. 1:13; 10:2 and Gal. 3:27.

Ephesians 4:32 (New International Version)

³²Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

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