Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
2 “Behold, (A)God is my salvation,
I will (B)trust and not be afraid;
For (C)the Lord God is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.”
3 Therefore you will joyously (D)draw water
From the (E)springs of salvation.
4 And in that day you will (F)say,
“(G)Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name.
(H)Make known His deeds among the peoples;
[a]Make them remember that His name is exalted.”
5 (I)Praise the Lord in song, for He has done [b]excellent things;
Let this be known throughout the earth.
6 (J)Cry aloud and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
For (K)great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
8 “Behold, the (A)eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom,
And I will (B)destroy it from the face of the earth;
Nevertheless, I will (C)not totally destroy the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord.
9 “For behold, I am commanding,
And I will (D)shake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a [a]kernel will fall to the ground.
10 “All the (E)sinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, ‘(F)The calamity will not overtake or confront us.’
The Restoration of Israel
11 “In that day I will (G)raise up the fallen [b](H)booth of David,
And wall up its (I)breaches;
I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the (J)days of old;
12 (K)That they may possess the remnant of (L)Edom
And all the [c]nations who are (M)called by My name,”
Declares the Lord who does this.
13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When the (N)plowman will overtake the reaper
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
When the (O)mountains will drip sweet (P)wine
And all the hills will be dissolved.
14 “Also I will (Q)restore the [d]captivity of My people Israel,
And they will (R)rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also (S)plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 “I will also plant them on their land,
And (T)they will not again be rooted out from their land
Which I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.
John Is Born
57 Now the time [a]had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had [b](A)displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it happened that on (B)the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, [c]after his father. 60 But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but (C)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.” 62 And they (D)made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called. 63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “(E)His name is John.” And they were all astonished. 64 (F)And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God. 65 Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all (G)the hill country of Judea. 66 All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For (H)the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.
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