Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

107 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

² Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,

³ And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea.

³³ He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground;

³⁴ A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

³⁵ He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;

³⁶ And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;

³⁷ And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase;

³⁸ And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

³⁹ And they are diminished and brought low, through oppression, adversity, and sorrow:

⁴⁰ He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

⁴¹ But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh [him] families like flocks.

⁴² The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

⁴³ Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.

8 Every commandment which I command thee this day shall ye take heed to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and enter in and possess the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers.

² And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.

³ And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

⁴ Thy clothing grew not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

⁵ And know in thy heart that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee;

⁶ and thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

⁷ For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;

⁸ a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

⁹ a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.

¹⁰ And thou shalt eat and be filled, and shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

¹¹ Beware that thou forget not Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day;

¹² lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built and inhabited fine houses,

¹³ and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,

¹⁴ then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

¹⁵ who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, [a wilderness of] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there is no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

¹⁶ who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

¹⁷ —and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth.

¹⁸ But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, that it is he who giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

¹⁹ And it shall be, if thou do at all forget Jehovah thy God, and go after other gods, and serve them, and bow down to them, I testify against you this day that ye shall utterly perish.

²⁰ As the nations which Jehovah is causing to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.

²⁷ Now *ye* are Christ's body, and members in particular.

²⁸ And God has set certain in the assembly: first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; governments; kinds of tongues.

²⁹ [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all [in possession of] miraculous powers?

³⁰ have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

³¹ But desire earnestly the greater gifts, and yet shew I unto you a way of more surpassing excellence.