Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

2 It [is] the appearance of the likeness of the honour of Jehovah, and I see, and fall on my face, and I hear a voice speaking, and He saith unto me, `Son of man, stand on thy feet, and I speak with thee.'

² And there doth come into me a spirit, when He hath spoken unto me, and it causeth me to stand on my feet, and I hear Him who is speaking unto me.

³ And He saith unto Me, `Son of man, I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto nations who are rebels, who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, unto this self-same day.

⁴ And the sons [are] brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending thee, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:

⁵ and they -- whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they [are] -- have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.

123 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.

² Lo, as eyes of men-servants [Are] unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant [Are] unto the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.

³ Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

⁴ Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

² I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago -- whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known -- such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

³ and I have known such a man -- whether in the body, whether out of the body, I have not known, God hath known, --

⁴ that he was caught away to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.

⁵ Of such an one I will boast, and of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities,

⁶ for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me;

⁷ and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.

⁸ Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me,

⁹ and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

¹⁰ wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

6 And he went forth thence, and came to his own country, and his disciples do follow him,

² and sabbath having come, he began in the synagogue to teach, and many hearing were astonished, saying, `Whence hath this one these things? and what the wisdom that was given to him, that also such mighty works through his hands are done?

³ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?' -- and they were being stumbled at him.

⁴ And Jesus said to them -- `A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'

⁵ and he was not able there any mighty work to do, except on a few infirm people having put hands he did heal [them];

⁶ and he wondered because of their unbelief. And he was going round the villages, in a circle, teaching,

⁷ and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

⁸ and he commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only -- no scrip, no bread, no brass in the girdle,

⁹ but having been shod with sandals, and ye may not put on two coats.

¹⁰ And he said to them, `Whenever ye may enter into a house, there remain till ye may depart thence,

¹¹ and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'

¹² And having gone forth they were preaching that [men] might reform,

¹³ and many demons they were casting out, and they were anointing with oil many infirm, and they were healing [them].