Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

^5 (A)In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon ^(B)in a dream at night; and God said, “^(C)Ask what you wish Me to give you.”

Solomon’s Prayer

⁶ Then Solomon said, “^(D)You have shown great faithfulness to Your servant David my father, ^(E)according as he walked before You in ^[a]truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and ^(F)You have ^[b]reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ And now, Lord my God, ^(G)You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet ^(H)I am like a little boy; ^(I)I do not know how to ^[c]go out or come in. ⁸ And ^(J)Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, ^(K)a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. ⁹ So ^(L)give Your servant ^[d]an understanding heart to judge Your people, ^(M)to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this ^[e]great people of Yours?”

God’s Answer

¹⁰ Now ^[f]it was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. ¹¹ And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have ^(N)not asked for yourself ^[g]a long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, ¹² behold, ^(O)I have done according to your words. Behold, ^(P)I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you. ^13 (Q)I have also given you what you have not asked, both ^(R)riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days. ¹⁴ And ^(S)if you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will ^(T)prolong your days.”

Jesus Is the Light of the World

¹² Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “^(A)I am the Light of the world; ^(B)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” ¹³ So the Pharisees said to Him, “^(C)You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not ^[a]true.” ¹⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, “^(D)Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is ^[b]true, because I know ^(E)where I came from and where I am going; but ^(F)you do not know where I come from or where I am going. ^15 (G)You judge ^[c]according to the flesh; ^(H)I am not judging anyone. ¹⁶ But even ^(I)if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me. ¹⁷ Even in ^(J)your Law it has been written that the testimony of ^(K)two people is ^[d]true. ¹⁸ I am He who testifies about Myself, and ^(L)the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.” ¹⁹ So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; ^(M)if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”