Daily Readings - 04/06/2026

^24:1 To Yahweh belong earth and all it holds, the world and all who live in it;

^24:2 he himself founded it on the ocean, based it firmly on the nether sea

^24:3 Who has the right to climb the mountain of Yahweh, who the right to stand in his holy place?

^24:4 He whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure, whose soul does not pay homage to worthless things and who never swears to a lie.

^24:5 The blessing of Yahweh is his, and Vindication from God his saviour.

^24:6 Such are the people who seek him, who seek your presence, God of Jacob! (pause)

^24:7 Gates, raise your arches, rise, you ancient doors, let the king of glory in!

^24:8 Who is this king of glory? Yahweh the strong, the valiant, Yahweh valiant in battle!

^24:9 Gates, raise your arches, rise you ancient doors, let the king of glory in!

^24:10 Who is this king of glory? He is Yahweh Sabaoth, King of glory, he! (pause)

^12:28 One of the scribes who had listened to them debating and had observed how well Jesus had answered them, now came up and put a question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’

^12:29 Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one Lord,

^12:30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength.[*c]

^12:31 The second is this: You must love your neighbour as yourself.[*d] There is no commandment greater than these.’

^12:32 The scribe said to him, ‘Well spoken, Master; what you have said is true: that he is one and there is no other.

^12:33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself, this is far more important than any holocaust or sacrifice.’

^12:34 Jesus, seeing how wisely he had spoken, said, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God’. And after that no one dared to question him any more.