Daily Lectionary

June 22, 2027

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These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Proverbs 25:1-22

More Proverbs of Solomon

25¹These also are the proverbs of Solomon,

which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah compiled.^[]

²It brings glory to God to hide a matter,

but it brings glory to kings to investigate a matter.

³As heaven is high and earth is deep,

so there is no searching the heart of kings.

⁴Remove impurities from silver,

and a vessel can be cast by a silversmith.

⁵Remove a wicked person from a king's presence,

and his throne will be established with righteousness.

⁶Do not honor yourself in a king's presence.

Do not stand in a place reserved for great people,

⁷because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”

than for you to be humiliated before a ruler

whom your eyes have seen.^[]

⁸Do not be in a hurry to go to court.

Otherwise, what will you do afterward,

when your neighbor humiliates you?

⁹Argue your case with your neighbor,

but do not reveal someone else's secret.

¹⁰If you do, the person who hears it will shame you,

and your bad reputation will never leave you.

¹¹A word spoken at the right time

is like golden apples in silver settings.

¹²To ears that listen, a wise person's correction

is like a gold ring or like jewelry made of pure gold.

¹³To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger

is like cooling snow on a warm day during harvest.

He refreshes his masters' spirits.

¹⁴A person who brags about a gift that is never given

is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

¹⁵By patience a ruler can be persuaded,

and a soft tongue can break a bone.

¹⁶When you find honey, eat only what you need.

Otherwise you will be filled with it and vomit it up.

¹⁷Do not set foot in your neighbor's house too often.

If you do, he will have too much of you and hate you.

¹⁸A person who gives false testimony against his neighbor

is a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

¹⁹Confidence in an unfaithful person during a time of crisis

is like a broken tooth or a lame foot.

²⁰Singing songs to a despondent heart

is like taking off a coat on a cold day

or like vinegar on baking soda.

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat.

If he is thirsty, give him something to drink,

²²because you will heap burning coals on his head,

and the Lord will repay you.

John 19:23-42

²³When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. ²⁴So they said to one another, “Let's not tear it. Instead, let's cast lots to see who gets it.” This was so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

They divided my garments among them

and cast lots for my clothing.^[]

So the soldiers did these things.

Jesus' Compassion for His Mother

²⁵Jesus' mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were standing near the cross.

²⁶When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son!” ²⁷Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother!” And from that time this disciple took her into his own home.

Jesus Gives Up His Life

(Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49)

²⁸After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I thirst.”

²⁹A jar full of sour wine was sitting there. So they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.

³⁰When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished!” Then, bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.

The Piercing of Jesus' Side

³¹Since it was the Preparation Day, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses over the Sabbath (because that Sabbath was a particularly important day). They asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and the bodies taken away. ³²So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who was crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other man.

³³But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. ³⁴Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear. Immediately blood and water came out. ³⁵The one who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. ³⁶Indeed, these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “Not one of his bones will be broken.”^[] ³⁷Again another Scripture says, “They will look at the one they pierced.”^[]

Jesus' Burial

(Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56)

³⁸After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus' body. When Pilate gave him permission, he came and took Jesus' body away. ³⁹Nicodemus, who earlier had come to Jesus at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-two pounds.^[]

⁴⁰They took Jesus' body and bound it with linen strips along with the spices, in accord with Jewish burial customs.

⁴¹There was a garden at the place where Jesus was crucified. And in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. ⁴²So they laid Jesus there, because it was the Jewish Preparation Day, and the tomb was near.