Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
2 They set out from (A)Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before (B)the mountain, 3 while (C)Moses went up to God. (D)The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: 4 (E)You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how (F)I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be (G)my treasured possession among all peoples, for (H)all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a (I)kingdom of priests and (J)a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. 8 (K)All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
His Steadfast Love Endures For Ever
A Psalm for (A)giving thanks.
100 (B)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 (C)Serve the Lord with gladness!
(D)Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that (E)the Lord, he is God!
It is he who (F)made us, and (G)we are his;[a]
we are his (H)people, and (I)the sheep of his pasture.
4 (J)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his (K)courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; (L)bless his name!
5 (M)For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his (N)faithfulness to all generations.
Peace with God Through Faith
5 (A)Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, (B)we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also (C)obtained access by faith[b] into this grace (D)in which we stand, and (E)we[c] rejoice[d] in hope of the glory of God. 3 More than that, we (F)rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering (G)produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and (H)hope does not put us to shame, because God's love (I)has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
6 For (J)while we were still weak, at the right time (K)Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but (L)God shows his love for us in that (M)while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Labourers Few
35 (A)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 (B)When he saw the crowds, (C)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (D)like sheep without a shepherd. 37 (E)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; 38 therefore (F)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (G)send out labourers into his harvest.”
The Twelve Apostles
10 (H)And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 (I)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, (J)who is called Peter, and (K)Andrew his brother; (L)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and (M)Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;[a] 4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
5 (N)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of (O)the Samaritans, 6 (P)but go rather to (Q)the lost sheep of (R)the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, (S)‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 (T)Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,[b] cast out demons. (U)You received without paying; give without pay.
9 (A)Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics[a] nor sandals nor a staff, for (B)the labourer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, (C)greet it. 13 And if the house is (D)worthy, let (E)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let (F)your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, (G)shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, (H)it will be more bearable on the day of judgement for (I)the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Persecution Will Come
16 (J)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be (K)wise as serpents and (L)innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for (M)they will deliver you over to courts and flog you (N)in their synagogues, 18 (O)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, (P)to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 (Q)When (R)they deliver you over, (S)do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for (T)what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 (U)For it is not you who speak, but (V)the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 (W)Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22 (X)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. (Y)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they (Z)persecute you in one town, (AA)flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel (AB)before the Son of Man comes.
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