Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁴¹ Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”^(A)

⁴² So Ahab went to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the summit of Carmel.^(B) He bowed down on the ground and put his face between his knees.^{(C) 43} Then he said to his servant, “Go up and look toward the sea.”

So he went up, looked, and said, “There’s nothing.”

Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”

⁴⁴ On the seventh^(D) time, he reported, “There’s a cloud as small as a man’s hand coming from the sea.”

Then Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down so the rain doesn’t stop you.’”

⁴⁵ In a little while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a downpour. So Ahab got in his chariot and went to Jezreel.^{(E) 46} The power of the Lord^(F) was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt^(G) and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees

16 The Pharisees and Sadducees approached,^(A) and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.^(B)

² He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’ ³ And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You^[a] know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.^{[b] 4} An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of^[c] Jonah.”^(C) Then He left them and went away.