Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹⁶ For if I am announcing-the-good-news, it is not^[a] a boast for me, for a necessity^[b] is lying-upon^[c] me; for woe is to me if I do not announce-the-good-news. ¹⁷ For if I am practicing this of-my-own-will, I have a reward; but if not-of-my-own-will, I have been entrusted a stewardship^[d]. ¹⁸ What then is my reward? That while announcing-the-good-news, I might place the good-news free-of-charge, so as not to make-full-use-of my right in^[e] the good-news.

For I Have Chosen To Enslave Myself To All For The Advance of The Gospel

¹⁹ For^[f] while being free from all people, I enslaved myself to all in order that I might gain the more. ²⁰ Indeed I became to the Jews as a Jew, in order that I might gain Jews; to the ones under the Law, as under the Law— not being myself under the Law— in order that I might gain the ones under the Law; ²¹ to the ones without-the-Law, as without-the-Law— not being without-the-law of God, but within-the-law of Christ— in order that I might gain the ones without-the-Law. ²² I became weak to the weak, in order that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that I might by all means save some. ²³ And I am doing all things for the sake of the good-news, in order that I might become a co-partner of it.

That Evening The Whole City of Capernaum Brings Their Sick To Him For Healing

²⁹ And immediately, having gone out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now the mother-in-law of Simon was lying-down, being sick-with-fever. And immediately they speak to Him concerning her. ³¹ And having gone to her, He raised her, having taken-hold-of her hand. And the fever left her and she was serving them. ³² And having become evening, when the sun set^[a], they were bringing to Him all the ones being ill and the ones being demon-possessed. ³³ And the whole city was gathered-together at the door. ³⁴ And He cured many being ill with various diseases. And He cast-out many demons, and was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew Him. ³⁵ And having arisen early-in-the-morning^[b], very late at-night, He went out and went away to a desolate^[c] place, and was praying there. ³⁶ And Simon and the ones with him hunted-for Him, ³⁷ and found Him. And they say to Him that “Everyone is seeking You”. ³⁸ And He says to them, “Let us be going elsewhere, into the next towns, in order that I may proclaim there also. For I came-forth for this purpose”.

Jesus Heals a Leper, Who Spreads The Word of Him. People Come From All Directions

³⁹ And He went proclaiming in their synagogues in all Galilee and casting out the demons.