Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
BOOK 5
The Lord Rescues People from Many Troubles.
23 Those who (A)go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
24 They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His [a]wonders in the deep.
25 For He (B)spoke and raised a (C)stormy wind,
Which (D)lifted the waves [b]of the sea.
26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul (E)melted away in their misery.
27 They reeled and (F)staggered like a drunken person,
And [c]were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
29 He (G)caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves [d]of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.
31 (H)They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His [e](I)wonders to the sons of mankind!
32 They shall also (J)exalt Him (K)in the congregation of the people,
And (L)praise Him at the seat of the elders.
21 “To me (A)they listened and waited,
And they kept silent for my advice.
22 After my words (B)they did not speak again,
And (C)my speech dropped on them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
And opened their mouths as for the late rain.
24 I smiled at them when they did not believe,
And they did not look at [a]my kindness ungraciously.
25 I chose a way for them and sat as (D)chief,
And lived as a king among the troops,
As one who (E)comforted the mourners.
Job’s Present State Is Humiliating
30 “But now those who are younger than I (F)mock me,
Whose fathers I refused to put with the dogs of my flock.
2 Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me?
Vigor had perished from them.
3 From poverty and famine they are gaunt,
They who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,
4 Who pluck saltweed by the bushes,
And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
5 They are driven from the community;
They shout against them as against a thief,
6 So that they live on the slopes of ravines,
In holes in the ground and among the rocks.
7 Among the bushes they [b]cry out;
Under the weeds they are gathered together.
8 Worthless [c]fellows, even [d]those without a name,
They were cast out from the land.
9 “And now I have become their [e](G)taunt,
And I have become a [f](H)byword to them.
10 They loathe me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not [g]refrain from (I)spitting in my face.
11 Because He has undone [h]my [i]bowstring and (J)afflicted me,
They have cast off (K)the bridle before me.
12 On the right hand their [j]mob arises;
They (L)push aside my feet (M)and pile up their ways of destruction against me.
13 They (N)break up my path,
They promote my destruction;
No one restrains them.
14 As through a wide gap they come,
[k]Amid the storm they roll on.
15 (O)Sudden terrors are turned upon me;
They chase away my dignity like the wind,
And my [l]prosperity has passed away (P)like a cloud.
Paul Sails from Miletus
21 Now when (A)we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran (B)a straight course to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara; 2 and having found a ship crossing over to (C)Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we came in sight of (D)Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to (E)Syria and landed at (F)Tyre; for the ship was to unload its cargo there. 4 After looking up (G)the disciples, we stayed there for seven days; and they kept telling Paul, [a](H)through the Spirit, not to set foot in Jerusalem. 5 When [b]our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, (I)escorted us until we were out of the city. After (J)kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. 6 Then we boarded the ship, and they returned (K)home.
7 When we had finished the voyage from (L)Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting (M)the brothers and sisters, we stayed with them for a day. 8 On the next day we left and came to (N)Caesarea, and we entered the house of (O)Philip the (P)evangelist, who was (Q)one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who were (R)prophetesses. 10 As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named (S)Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And he came to us and (T)took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This (U)is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will (V)bind the man who owns this belt and (W)hand him over to the Gentiles.’” 12 When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him (X)not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (Y)I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die in Jerusalem for (Z)the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, we became quiet, remarking, “(AA)The will of the Lord be done!”
Paul in Jerusalem
15 After these days we got ready and (AB)started on our way up to Jerusalem. 16 Some of (AC)the disciples from (AD)Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of (AE)Cyprus, a (AF)disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.
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