Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

David wrote this song. Tell the music leader to use stringed instruments.

God will keep me safe^[a]

Azariah becomes the king of Judah

15 Amaziah's son Azariah became king of Judah when Jeroboam had been king of Israel for 27 years.^{[a] 2} Azariah was 16 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother's name was Jecoliah. She came from Jerusalem. ³ Azariah did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Amaziah had done. ⁴ But he did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars.

⁵ The Lord caused the king to have a bad disease in his skin.^[b] He had the disease until the day that he died. He lived in a house away from other people. His son Jotham had authority in the palace and he ruled the people of Judah.

⁶ The other things that happened while Azariah was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about the things that Azariah did. ⁷ Azariah died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jotham became king after him.

Jesus sends out his 12 apostles

⁵ Jesus sent out these 12 disciples. Before they left, he said to them, ‘Do not go to any place where the people are Gentiles. And do not go to towns where only Samaritans live.^{[a] 6} Instead, you must go to the people of Israel. They are like lost sheep with nobody to take care of them. ⁷ While you travel, you must tell people about the kingdom of heaven. You must tell them that it has now become near. ⁸ Make sick people well again. Cause dead people to become alive again. If people have a bad disease of the skin, make them well again. Send bad spirits out of people to leave them. God has been very kind to you, so you should be kind to other people. When you help people, do not ask them for money. ⁹ Do not take any money in your purses. ¹⁰ Do not take a bag with you, or extra clothes. Do not take extra shoes or a stick. You are working to help people. So people should give you what you need to live.

¹¹ When you arrive in a town or a village, look for a good person there. Continue to stay in that person's house until you leave there. ¹² When you go into the house, say to the people there, “We pray that you will be well.” ¹³ If the people of that house accept you, then everyone in the house will be well. But if they do not accept you, then take back your kind words. ¹⁴ Sometimes you will go to some house or town and the people will not accept you there. They will not listen to your message. Then you should leave. Clean the dirt of that place off your feet. ¹⁵ I tell you this: One day God will punish people like that. God will punish them even more than the people who lived in Sodom and Gomorrah long ago.’^[b]