Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord Speaks
38 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind.(A) He said:
2 Who is this who obscures My counsel
with ignorant words?(B)
3 Get ready to answer Me like a man;
when I question(C) you, you will inform Me.
4 Where were you when I established(D) the earth?
Tell Me, if you have[a] understanding.
5 Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 What supports its foundations?
Or who laid its cornerstone
7 while the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God(E) shouted for joy?
BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance
23 Others[a] went to sea in ships,
conducting trade on the vast waters.(A)
24 They saw the Lord’s works,
His wonderful works in the deep.(B)
25 He spoke and raised a tempest
that stirred up the waves of the sea.[b](C)
26 Rising up to the sky, sinking down to the depths,
their courage[c] melting away in anguish,(D)
27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men,
and all their skill was useless.(E)
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and He brought them out of their distress.(F)
29 He stilled the storm to a murmur,
and the waves of the sea[d] were hushed.(G)
30 They rejoiced when the waves[e] grew quiet.
Then He guided them to the harbor they longed for.(H)
31 Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.(I)
32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
and praise Him in the council of the elders.(J)
6 Working together[a] with Him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive God’s grace in vain.” 2 For He says:
Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.(B)
The Character of Paul’s Ministry
3 We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed. 4 But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:
by great endurance, by afflictions,
by hardship, by difficulties,
5 by beatings, by imprisonments,(C)
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
6 by purity,(D) by knowledge,(E)
by patience,(F) by kindness,(G)
by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,(H)
7 by the message of truth,(I)
by the power of God;(J)
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,
8 through glory(K) and dishonor,
through slander and good report;
as deceivers yet true;
9 as unknown yet recognized;
as dying and look—we live;
as being disciplined yet not killed;
10 as grieving yet always rejoicing;(L)
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.
11 We have spoken openly[c] to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. 12 You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections. 13 I speak as to my children. As a proper response, you should also be open to us.
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
35 On(A) that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took Him along since He was already in the boat. And other boats were with Him. 37 A fierce windstorm(B) arose, and the waves(C) were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 But He was in the stern, sleeping(D) on the cushion. So they woke Him up(E) and said to Him, “Teacher! Don’t You care that we’re going to die?”(F)
39 He got up, rebuked(G) the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence!(H) Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 Then He said to them, “Why are you fearful?(I) Do you still have no faith?”
41 And they were terrified(J) and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey(K) Him!”(L)
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