Isaiah 52:7-10

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⁷How beautiful on the mountains^(A)
    are the feet of those who bring good news,^(B)
who proclaim peace,^(C)
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”^(D)
⁸Listen! Your watchmen^(E) lift up their voices;^(F)
    together they shout for joy.^(G)
When the Lord returns^(H) to Zion,^(I)
    they will see it with their own eyes.
⁹Burst into songs of joy^(J) together,
    you ruins^(K) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted^(L) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.^(M)
¹⁰The Lord will lay bare his holy arm^(N)
    in the sight of all the nations,^(O)
and all the ends of the earth^(P) will see
    the salvation^(Q) of our God.

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2 Timothy 4:5-18

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⁵But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,^(A) do the work of an evangelist,^(B) discharge all the duties of your ministry.

⁶For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,^(C) and the time for my departure is near.^(D) ⁷I have fought the good fight,^(E) I have finished the race,^(F) I have kept the faith. ⁸Now there is in store for me^(G) the crown of righteousness,^(H) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day^(I)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.^(J)

Personal Remarks

⁹Do your best to come to me quickly,^(K) ¹⁰for Demas,^(L) because he loved this world,^(M) has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.^(N) Crescens has gone to Galatia,^(O) and Titus^(P) to Dalmatia. ¹¹Only Luke^(Q) is with me.^(R) Get Mark^(S) and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. ¹²I sent Tychicus^(T) to Ephesus.^(U) ¹³When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,^(V) and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Alexander^(W) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.^(X) ¹⁵You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.^(Y) ¹⁷But the Lord stood at my side^(Z) and gave me strength,^(AA) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.^(AB) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.^(AC) ¹⁸The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack^(AD) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.^(AE) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(AF)

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Mark 16:14-20

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¹⁴Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.^(A)

¹⁵He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.^(B) ¹⁶Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.^(C) ¹⁷And these signs^(D) will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons;^(E) they will speak in new tongues;^(F) ¹⁸they will pick up snakes^(G) with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on^(H) sick people, and they will get well.”

¹⁹After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven^(I) and he sat at the right hand of God.^(J) ²⁰Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs^(K) that accompanied it.