Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Elijah at Horeb
9 Then he came there to a cave and spent the night there; and behold, (A)the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 And he said, “(B)I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant, (C)torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And (D)I alone am left; and they have sought to take my life.”
11 So He said, “(E)Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And (F)a great and powerful wind was tearing out the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire, (G)a sound of a gentle blowing. 13 When Elijah heard it, (H)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, (I)a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 Then he said, “(J)I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they have sought to take my life.”
15 The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when you have arrived, (K)you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 You shall also anoint (L)Jehu the son of Nimshi king over Israel; and you shall anoint (M)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place. 17 And it shall come about that the (N)one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu (O)shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death. 18 (P)Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not (Q)kissed him.”
8 [a]I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will (A)speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
And may they not (B)turn back to [b]foolishness.
9 Certainly (C)His salvation is near to those who [c]fear Him,
That (D)glory may dwell in our land.
10 (E)Graciousness and [d]truth have met together;
(F)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 [e]Truth (G)sprouts from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, (H)the Lord will give what is good,
And our (I)land will yield its produce.
13 (J)Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way.
5 For Moses writes of the righteousness that is [a]based on the Law, that the person who performs [b]them (A)will live by [c]them. 6 But (B)the righteousness [d]based on faith speaks as follows: “(C)Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will go up into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘Who will descend into the (D)abyss?’ (that is, to (E)bring Christ up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “(F)The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 [e]that (G)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and (H)believe in your heart that (I)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, [f]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, [g]resulting in salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “(J)Whoever believes in Him will not be [h]put to shame.” 12 For (K)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is (L)Lord of (M)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; 13 for “(N)Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him (O)whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without (P)a preacher? 15 But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “(Q)How beautiful are the feet of those who [i](R)bring good news of good things!”
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 (A)Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, (B)He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already [a]a long distance from the land, [b]battered by the waves; for the wind was [c](C)contrary. 25 And in (D)the [d]fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is (E)a ghost!” And they cried out [e]in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “(F)Take courage, [f]it is I; (G)do not be afraid.”
28 Peter responded and said to Him, “Lord, if [g]it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “(H)You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly (I)God’s Son!”
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