Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
12 But You, Lord, [a](A)remain forever,
And Your [b](B)name remains to all generations.
13 You will (C)arise and have (D)compassion on Zion;
For (E)it is time to be gracious to her,
For the (F)appointed time has come.
14 Surely Your servants [c]take pleasure in her stones,
And feel pity for her dust.
15 [d]So the [e](G)nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And (H)all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
16 For the Lord has (I)built up Zion;
He has (J)appeared in His glory.
17 He has (K)turned His attention to the prayer of the [f]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
18 [g]This will be (L)written for the (M)generation to come,
[h]That (N)a people yet to be created [i]may praise [j]the Lord:
19 For He (O)looked down from His holy height;
(P)From heaven the Lord looked [k]upon the earth,
20 To hear the (Q)groaning of the prisoner,
To (R)set free [l]those who were doomed to death,
21 So that people may (S)tell of the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When (T)the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He has broken my strength in the way;
He has (U)shortened my days.
24 I say, “My God, (V)do not take me away in the middle of my days,
Your (W)years are [m]throughout all generations.
25 In time of old You (X)founded the earth,
And the (Y)heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 [n]Even they will (Z)perish, but You endure;
All of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.
27 But You are [o](AA)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 The (AB)children of Your servants will continue,
And their [p](AC)descendants will be established before You.”
Jehoram Restores the Shunammite’s Land
8 Now (A)Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go [a]with your household, and live wherever you can live; for the (B)Lord has called for a famine, and (C)it will indeed come on the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose and acted in accordance with the word of the man of God: she went with her household and resided in the land of the Philistines for seven years. 3 Then at the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to [b]appeal to the king for her house and for her field. 4 Now the king was speaking with (D)Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please report to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” 5 And as he was reporting to the king (E)how he had restored to life the one who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life [c]appealed to the king for her house and for her field. And Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.” 6 When the king asked the woman, she told everything to him. So the king appointed an officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day that she left the land even until now.”
Second Missionary Journey
36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in (A)every city in which we proclaimed (B)the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take (C)John, called Mark, along with them also. 38 But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had (D)deserted them [a]in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39 Now it turned into such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took (E)Mark with him and sailed away to (F)Cyprus. 40 But Paul chose (G)Silas, and left after being (H)entrusted by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 41 And he was traveling through (I)Syria and (J)Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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