The following are the readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 1, 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, Canadian and C of E lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day.

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OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis 6: 9 - 22, 7: 24, 8: 14 - 19   (RCL)

Gene 6:9 (NRSV) These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw that the earth was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above; and put the door of the ark in its side; make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 For my part, I am going to bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19 And of every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive. 21 Also take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it up; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." 22 Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. 

7:24 And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days. 
8:14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry. 15 Then God said to Noah, 16 "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh-birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth-so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." 18 So Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives. 19 And every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out of the ark by families. 

Deuteronomy 11: 18 - 21, 26 - 28   (alt. for RCL)
Deuteronomy 11: 18, 26 - 28, 32   (Roman Catholic)

Deut 11:18 (NRSV) You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. 

26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today; 28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn from the way that I am commanding you today, to follow other gods that you have not known. 

32 [Y]ou must diligently observe all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today. 

Genesis 12: 1 - 9   (Can. BAS)

Gene 12:1 (NRSV) Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." 
4 So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother's son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved on to the hill country on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and invoked the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed on by stages toward the Negeb. 

PSALM 46   (RCL)

Psal 46:1 (NRSV) God is our refuge and strength, 
a very present help in trouble. 
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, 
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; 
3 though its waters roar and foam, 
though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, 
the holy habitation of the Most High. 
5 God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; 
God will help it when the morning dawns. 
6 The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; 
he utters his voice, the earth melts. 
7 The LORD of hosts is with us; 
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
8 Come, behold the works of the LORD; 
see what desolations he has brought on the earth. 
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; 
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; 
he burns the shields with fire. 
10 "Be still, and know that I am God! 
I am exalted among the nations, 
I am exalted in the earth." 
11 The LORD of hosts is with us; 
the God of Jacob is our refuge. 

46   Deus noster refugium   (ECUSA BCP)
 
1  	God is our refuge and strength, *
 	a very present help in trouble. 
2  	Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, *
 	and though the mountains be toppled into the
		depths of the sea; 
3  	Though its waters rage and foam, *
 	and though the mountains tremble at its tumult. 
4  	The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold.  
5  	There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, *
 	the holy habitation of the Most High. 
6  	God is in the midst of her;
she shall not be overthrown; *
 	God shall help her at the break of day. 
7  	The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; *
 	God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away. 
8  	The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold. 
9  	Come now and look upon the works of the Lord, *
 	what awesome things he has done on earth. 
10  	It is he who makes war to cease in all the world; *
 	he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear,
 	and burns the shields with fire. 
11  	“Be still, then, and know that I am God; *
 	I will be exalted among the nations;
 	I will be exalted in the earth.” 
12  	The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Psalm 31: 1 - 5, 19 - 24   (alt. for RCL)
Psalm 31: 1 - 4, 16, 24   (Roman Catholic)

Psal 31:1 (NRSV) In you, O LORD, I seek refuge; 
do not let me ever be put to shame; 
in your righteousness deliver me. 
2 Incline your ear to me; 
rescue me speedily. 
Be a rock of refuge for me, 
a strong fortress to save me. 
3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress; 
for your name's sake lead me and guide me, 
4 take me out of the net that is hidden for me, 
for you are my refuge. 
5 Into your hand I commit my spirit; 
you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. 

19 O how abundant is your goodness 
that you have laid up for those who fear you, 
and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, 
in the sight of everyone! 
20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them 
from human plots; 
you hold them safe under your shelter 
from contentious tongues. 
21 Blessed be the LORD, 
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me 
when I was beset as a city under siege. 
22 I had said in my alarm, 
""I am driven far from your sight." 
But you heard my supplications 
when I cried out to you for help. 
23 Love the LORD, all you his saints. 
The LORD preserves the faithful, 
but abundantly repays the one who acts haughtily. 
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, 
all you who wait for the LORD. 

Note: Verse numbering in Roman Catholic Bibles is one higher than the above.

31   In te, Domine, speravi   (ECUSA BCP)
 
1  	In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame; *
 	deliver me in your righteousness.
 
2  	Incline your ear to me; *
 	make haste to deliver me.
 
3  	Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,
for you are my crag and my stronghold; *
 	for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me.
 
4  	Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, *
 	for you are my tower of strength.
 
5  	Into your hands I commend my spirit, *
 	for you have redeemed me,
 	O Lord, O God of truth.

 
19  	How great is your goodness, O Lord!
which you have laid up for those who fear you; *
 	which you have done in the sight of all
 	for those who put their trust in you.
 
20  	You hide them in the covert of your presence from those
		who slander them; *
 	you keep them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.
 
21  	Blessed be the Lord! *
 	for he has shown me the wonders of his love in a
		besieged city.
 
22  	Yet I said in my alarm,
“I have been cut off from the sight of your eyes.” *
 	Nevertheless, you heard the sound of my entreaty
 	when I cried out to you.
 
23  	Love the Lord, all you who worship him; *
 	the Lord protects the faithful,
 	but repays to the full those who act haughtily.
 
24  	Be strong and let your heart take courage, *
 	all you who wait for the Lord.

Psalm 33: 12 - 22   (Can. BAS)

Psal 33:12 (NRSV) Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD, 
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. 
13 The LORD looks down from heaven; 
he sees all humankind. 
14 From where he sits enthroned he watches 
all the inhabitants of the earth- 
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all, 
and observes all their deeds. 
16 A king is not saved by his great army; 
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. 
17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, 
and by its great might it cannot save. 
18 Truly the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, 
on those who hope in his steadfast love, 
19 to deliver their soul from death, 
and to keep them alive in famine. 
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; 
he is our help and shield. 
21 Our heart is glad in him, 
because we trust in his holy name. 
22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, 
even as we hope in you. 

NEW TESTAMENT: Romans 1: 16 - 17, 3: 22b - 28 (29 - 31)   (RCL)
                                   Romans 3: 21 - 28   (Can. BAS)
                                   Romans 3: 21 - 25, 28   (Roman Catholic)

Roma 1:16 (NRSV) {The Power of the Gospel} For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous will live by faith." 

3:21 But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; 26 it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. 

GOSPEL: Matthew 7: 21 - 29   (RCL)
                  Matthew 7: 21 - 27   (Roman Catholic))

Matt 7:21 (NRSV) "Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.' 
24 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell-and great was its fall!" 
28 Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.