Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

43 Then he led me to ^(A)the gate, the gate facing east. ² And behold, ^(B)the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And ^(C)the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and ^(D)the earth shone with his glory. ³ And ^(E)the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen ^(F)when he^[a] came to destroy the city, and just like ^(G)the vision that I had seen ^(H)by the Chebar canal. And ^(I)I fell on my face. ⁴ As ^(J)the glory of the Lord ^(K)entered the temple by the gate facing east, ^5 (L)the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into ^(M)the inner court; and behold, ^(N)the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

^6 (O)While the man was standing beside me, ^(P)I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, ⁷ and he said to me, ^(Q)“Son of man, this is ^(R)the place of my throne and ^(S)the place of the soles of my feet, ^(T)where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more ^(U)defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies^[b] of their kings at their high places,^{[c] 8} by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with ^(V)only a wall between me and them. They have ^(W)defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. ⁹ Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, ^(X)and I will dwell in their midst forever.

¹⁰ “As for you, ^(Y)son of man, ^(Z)describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan. ¹¹ And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, ^(AA)make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, ^(AB)its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down ^(AC)in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. ¹² This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of ^(AD)the mountain ^(AE)all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

Lament over Jerusalem

^37 (A)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(C)gathered ^(D)your children together ^(E)as a hen gathers her brood ^(F)under her wings, and ^(G)you were not willing! ³⁸ See, ^(H)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹ For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(I)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

24 ^(J)Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ² But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ^(K)there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³ As he sat on ^(L)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^(M)privately, saying, “Tell us, ^(N)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^(O)coming and of ^(P)the end of the age?” ⁴ And Jesus answered them, ^(Q)“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵ For ^(R)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^(S)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(T)are not alarmed, for this ^(U)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For ^(V)nation will rise against nation, and ^(W)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(X)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(Y)the birth pains.

⁹ “Then ^(Z)they will deliver you up ^(AA)to tribulation and ^(AB)put you to death, and ^(AC)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(AD)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ And many ^(AE)false prophets will arise ^(AF)and lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(AG)the love of many will grow cold. ^13 (AH)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom ^(AI)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(AJ)as a testimony ^(AK)to all nations, and ^(AL)then the end will come.