Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

²² Then ^(A)Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and ^(B)spread out his hands toward heaven. ²³ And he said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, ^(C)there is no god like You in heaven above or upon earth beneath, ^(D)keeping covenant and lovingkindness to Your slaves who walk before You with all their heart,

⁴¹ “Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, if he comes from a far country for Your name’s sake ⁴² (for they will hear of Your great name ^(A)and Your strong hand, and of Your outstretched arm); so if he comes and prays toward this house, ⁴³ listen in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order ^(B)that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name to ^[a]fear You, as do Your people Israel, and to know that Your name is called upon this house which I have built.

Ascribe to Yahweh Glory and Strength

Greetings and Grace

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle—^(B)not sent from men nor through man, but ^(C)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who ^(D)raised Him from the dead— ² and all ^(E)the brothers who are with me,

To ^(F)the churches of Galatia:

^3 (G)Grace to you and peace from ^[a]God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ who ^(H)gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from ^(I)this present evil ^[b]age, according to the will of ^(J)our God and Father, ^5 (K)to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Distorting the Gospel

⁶ I marvel that you are so quickly deserting ^(L)Him who called you ^[c]by the grace of Christ for a ^(M)different gospel, ⁷ which is really not another, only there are some who are ^(N)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. ⁸ But even if we, or ^(O)an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel ^[d]contrary to the gospel we have proclaimed to you, let him be ^[e](P)accursed! ⁹ As we ^(Q)have said before, so I say again now, ^(R)if any man is proclaiming to you a gospel ^[f]contrary to what you received, let him be ^[g](S)accursed!

¹⁰ For am I now ^(T)seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a ^(U)slave of Christ.

Paul Called by God

¹¹ For ^(V)I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which I am proclaiming as good news is ^(W)not according to man. ¹² For ^(X)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a ^(Y)revelation of Jesus Christ.

The Centurion’s Faith

7 ^(A)When He had completed all His words in the hearing of the people, ^(B)He went to Capernaum.

² And a centurion’s slave, ^[a]who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. ³ Now when he heard about Jesus, ^(C)he sent some ^[b]Jewish elders asking Him to come and ^[c]save the life of his slave. ⁴ And when they came to Jesus, they were earnestly pleading with Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him; ⁵ for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue.” ⁶ Now Jesus was going on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “^[d]Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not good enough for You to come under my roof. ⁷ For this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just ^[e]say the word, and my ^[f]servant will be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” ⁹ Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him. And He turned to the crowd that was following Him and said, “I say to you, ^(D)not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” ¹⁰ And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.