Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
7 ¶ Thus again he showed me, and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by line [a]with a line in his hand.
8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a line in the midst of my people Israel, and will pass by them no more.
9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the temples of Israel shall be destroyed: and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
10 ¶ [b]Then Amaziah the Priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall be led away captive out of their own land.
12 Also [c]Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou the Seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat thy bread, and prophesy there.
13 But prophesy no more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no [d]Prophet, neither was I a Prophet’s son, but I was an herdsman, and a gatherer of wild figs.
15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go prophesy unto my people Israel.
8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speak [a]peace unto his people, and to his Saints, that they turn not again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth shall meet, righteousness and peace shall kiss one another.
11 [b]Truth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the Lord shall give good things, and our land shall give her increase.
13 [c]Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.
3 (A)[a]Blessed be God, [b]and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, [c]which hath blessed us, with [d]all spiritual blessing in [e]heavenly things in [f]Christ,
4 [g]As he hath chosen us in [h]him, before the foundation of the world, [i]that we [j]should [k]be holy, and without blame [l]before him in love:
5 [m]Who hath predestinated us, to be adopted through Jesus Christ [n]in himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.
6 [o]To the [p]praise of the glory of his grace, [q]wherewith he hath made us freely accepted in his beloved.
7 [r]By whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to his rich grace:
8 [s][t]Whereby he hath been abundant toward us in [u]all wisdom and understanding,
9 And hath opened unto us the [v]mystery of his will [w]according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,
10 [x]That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, he might [y]gather together in one all things, both which are in heaven, and which are in earth, even in Christ:
11 [z]In whom also we are chosen when we were predestinated according to the purpose of him, which worketh [aa]all things after the counsel of his own will,
12 That we, which [ab]first trusted in Christ, should be unto the praise of his glory:
13 [ac]In whom also ye have trusted, after that ye heard the [ad]word of truth, even the Gospel of your salvation, wherein also after that ye believed, ye were [ae]sealed with the holy [af]Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance, for the [ag]redemption of that liberty purchased unto the praise of his glory.
14 ¶ (A)[a]Then King Herod heard of him (for his Name was made manifest) and said, John Baptist is risen again from the dead, and therefore great [b]works are wrought by him.
15 Others said, It is Elijah, and some said, It is a Prophet, or as one of [c]those Prophets.
16 (B)So when Herod heard it, he said, It is John whom [d]I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, which was his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.
18 For John said unto Herod, (C)It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19 Therefore Herodias [e]laid wait against him: and would have killed him, but she could not:
20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man, and an holy, and reverenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him [f]gladly.
21 But the time being convenient, when Herod on his birthday made a banquet to his princes and captains, and chief estates of Galilee:
22 And the daughter [g]of the same Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat at table together, the King said unto the maid, Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he swore unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the half of my kingdom.
24 (D)So [h]she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, John Baptist’s head.
25 Then she came in straightway with haste unto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest give me even now in a charger the head of John Baptist.
26 Then the King was very sorry: yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat at table with him, he would not refuse her.
27 And immediately the King sent the [i]hangman, and gave charge that his head should be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the maid, and the maid gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard it, they came and took up his body, and put it in a tomb.
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