Monday 9 June 2025

9The Lord God called to the man,and said to him, “Where are you?”

10The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden,and I was afraid, because I was naked;so I hid myself.”

11God said, “Who told you that you were naked?Have you eaten from the treethat I commanded you not to eat from?”

12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me,she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13The Lord God said to the woman, “What have you done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,you are cursed above all livestock,and above every animal of the field.You shall go on your bellyand you shall eat dust all the days of your life.15I will put hostility between you and the woman,and between your offspring and her offspring.He will bruise your head,and you will bruise his heel.”

· · · verses 16–19 are not read20The man called his wife Evebecause she would be the mother of all the living.

1His foundation is in the holy mountains.2The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God.5Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;”the Most High himself will establish her.

6The Lord will count, when he writes up the peoples,“This one was born there.”7Those who sing as well as those who dance say,“All my springs are in you.”

25But standing by Jesus’ cross were his mother,his mother’s sister,Mary the wife of Clopas,and Mary Magdalene.26Therefore when Jesus saw his mother,and the disciple whom he loved standing there,he said to his mother,“Woman, behold, your son!”27Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!”From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

28After this, Jesus,seeing that all things were now finished,that the Scripture might be fulfilled,said, “I am thirsty!”29Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there;so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop,and held it at his mouth.30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar,he said, “It is finished!”Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31Therefore the Jews,because it was the Preparation Day,so that the bodies wouldn’t remain on the cross on the Sabbath (forthat Sabbath was a special one),asked of Pilate that their legs might be brokenand that they might be taken away.32Therefore the soldiers cameand broke the legs of the firstand of the other who was crucified with him;33but when they came to Jesusand saw that he was already dead,they didn’t break his legs.34However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear,and immediately blood and water came out.