[Propertalk] READINGS for the FIRST SUNDAY in LENT

[Charles Wohlers]

The following are the readings for the First Sunday in Lent, March 5, according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship) lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA and Canadian lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day.



OLD TESTAMENT   Genesis 2: 15 - 17, 3: 1 - 7   (RCL)
                                    Genesis 2: 7 - 9, 3: 1 - 7   (Roman Catholic)

Gene 24 (NRSV) These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. 
In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground; 6 but a stream would rise from the earth, and water the whole face of the ground-- 7 then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being. 8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 Out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 

15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die." 

25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed. 31 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, "You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3 but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.'" 4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die; 5 for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. 


PSALM 32   (RCL)

Psal 321 (NRSV) Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, 
whose sin is covered. 
2 Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, 
and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 
3 While I kept silence, my body wasted away 
through my groaning all day long. 
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; 
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. [Se'lah] 
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you, 
and I did not hide my iniquity; 
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," 
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. [Se'lah] 
6 Therefore let all who are faithful 
offer prayer to you; 
at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters 
shall not reach them. 
7 You are a hiding place for me; 
you preserve me from trouble; 
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. [Se'lah] 
8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; 
I will counsel you with my eye upon you. 
9 Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, 
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, 
else it will not stay near you. 
10 Many are the torments of the wicked, 
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the LORD. 
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous, 
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart. 


Psalm 51: 1 - 4, 10 - 12, 15   (Roman Catholic)

Psal 511 (NRSV) Have mercy on me, O God, 
according to your steadfast love; 
according to your abundant mercy 
blot out my transgressions. 
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, 
and cleanse me from my sin. 
3 For I know my transgressions, 
and my sin is ever before me. 
4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned, 
and done what is evil in your sight, 
so that you are justified in your sentence 
and blameless when you pass judgment. 
5 Indeed, I was born guilty, 
a sinner when my mother conceived me. 
6 You desire truth in the inward being; 
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. 
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; 
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 
8 Let me hear joy and gladness; 
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. 
9 Hide your face from my sins, 
and blot out all my iniquities. 
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, 
and put a new and right spirit within me. 
11 Do not cast me away from your presence, 
and do not take your holy spirit from me. 
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, 
and sustain in me a willing spirit. 
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, 
and sinners will return to you. 
14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, 
O God of my salvation, 
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance. 
15 O Lord, open my lips, 
and my mouth will declare your praise. 
16 For you have no delight in sacrifice; 
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. 
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; 
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. 
18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; 
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, 
19 then you will delight in right sacrifices, 
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; 
then bulls will be offered on your altar. 

Note Verse numbering in the Roman Catholic bible is two higher than the above. 


NEW TESTAMENT   Romans 5: 12 - 19   (RCL, Roman Catholic)

Roma 512 (NRSV) Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned-- 13 sin was indeed in the world before the law, but sin is not reckoned when there is no law. 14 Yet death exercised dominion from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come. 
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man's trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. 16 And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification. 17 If, because of the one man's trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. 
18 Therefore just as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man's act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. 19 For just as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 

Note vs. 13-16 are optional for the Roman Catholic lectionary.


GOSPEL   Matthew 4: 1 - 11   (all)

Matt 41 (NRSV) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." 4 But he answered, "It is written, 
"One does not live by bread alone, 
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" 
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 
"He will command his angels concerning you,' 
and "On their hands they will bear you up, 
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'" 
7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; 9 and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, 
"Worship the Lord your God, 
and serve only him.'" 
11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him. 


Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com
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