Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²² Now he arose that same night and took his two wives and his two maids and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the ^(A)Jabbok. ²³ He took them and sent them across the stream. And he sent across whatever he had.

Jacob Wrestles

²⁴ Then Jacob was left alone, and a man ^(B)wrestled with him until daybreak. ²⁵ When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. ²⁶ Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “^(C)I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ²⁷ So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” ^28 (D)He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but ^[a]Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.” ²⁹ Then ^(E)Jacob asked him and said, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And he blessed him there. ³⁰ So Jacob named the place ^[b]Peniel, for he said, “^(F)I have seen God face to face, yet my ^[c]life has been preserved.” ³¹ Now the sun rose upon him just as he crossed over ^(G)Penuel, and he was limping on his thigh.

The Lord the Keeper of Israel.

A Song of Ascents.

¹⁴ You, however, ^(A)continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, ¹⁵ and that ^(B)from childhood you have known ^(C)the sacred writings which are able to ^(D)give you the wisdom that leads to ^(E)salvation through faith which is in ^(F)Christ Jesus. ^16 (G)All Scripture is ^[a]inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for ^[b]training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that ^(H)the man of God may be adequate, ^(I)equipped for every good work.

“Preach the Word”

4 ^(J)I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to ^(K)judge the living and the dead, and by His ^(L)appearing and His kingdom: ² preach ^(M)the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^(N)reprove, rebuke, exhort, with ^[c]great ^(O)patience and instruction. ³ For ^(P)the time will come when they will not endure ^(Q)sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, ⁴ and ^(R)will turn away their ears from the truth and ^(S)will turn aside to myths. ⁵ But you, ^(T)be sober in all things, ^(U)endure hardship, do the work of an ^(V)evangelist, fulfill your ^(W)ministry.

Parables on Prayer

18 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ^(A)ought to pray and not to ^(B)lose heart, ² saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not ^(C)respect man. ³ There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘^[a]Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ ⁴ For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor ^(D)respect man, ⁵ yet ^(E)because this widow bothers me, I will ^[b]give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will ^[c](F)wear me out.’” ⁶ And ^(G)the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge *said; ⁷ now, will not God ^(H)bring about justice for His ^(I)elect who cry to Him day and night, ^[d]and will He ^(J)delay long over them? ⁸ I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, ^(K)will He find ^[e]faith on the earth?”