Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
107 Praise the LORD, because He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
2 Let those who have been redeemed by the LORD show how He has delivered them from the hand of the oppressor—
3 and gathered them out of the lands—from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in the desert wilderness, out of the way, and found no city to dwell in.
5 Both hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble. He delivered them from their distress
7 and led them forth by the right way, so that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Let them confess, before the LORD, His lovingkindness and His wonderful works before the sons of men.
9 For He satisfied the thirsty soul and filled the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death (being bound in misery and iron
11 because they rebelled against the words of the LORD and despised the counsel of the Most High
12 when He humbled their heart with heaviness), they fell down; and there was no helper.
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble. He delivered them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death, and broke their bands apart.
15 Let them confess, before the LORD, His lovingkindness, and his wonderful works, before the sons of men.
16 For He has broken the gates of brass and burst the bars of iron apart.
15 “Whereas, you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man came near, I will make you an eternal glory, and a joy, from generation to generation.
16 “You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles and shall suck the breasts of kings. And you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
17 “For bronze will I bring gold, and for iron will I bring silver, and for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make your government, peace, and your oppressors, righteousness.
18 “Violence shall be heard of no more in your land, or desolation, or destruction within your borders. But you shall call salvation, your walls, and praise, your gates.
19 “You shall have no more Sun to shine by day, nor shall the brightness of the Moon shine to you. For the LORD shall be your everlasting Light, and your God, your Glory.
20 “Your Sun shall never go down, nor shall your Moon be hidden. For the LORD shall be your everlasting light. And the days of your sorrow shall be ended.
21 “Also, your people shall all be righteous. They shall possess the land forever. The grass of My planting shall be the work of My Hands, so that I may be glorified.
22 “A little one shall become as a thousand, and a small one as a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in due time.”
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.”
13 Therefore, the Pharisees said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself. Your record is not true.”
14 Jesus answered, and said to them, “Even though I bear witness of Myself, My record is true. For I know from where I come, and to where I go. But you cannot tell from where I came, and to where I go.
15 “You judge after the flesh. I judge no one.
16 “If, however, I do judge, My judgment is true. For I am not alone, but I and the Father Who sent Me.
17 “And it is also written in your Law that the testimony of two men is true.
18 “I am One who bears witness of Myself. And the Father, Who sent Me, bears witness of Me.”
19 Then they said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
20 Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as He taught in the Temple. And no one laid hands on Him. For His hour had not yet come.
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