Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
10 “Be happy for Jerusalem
and rejoice with her, all you who love her!
Share in her great joy,
all you who have mourned over her!
11 For[a] you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished;[b]
you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts.[c]
12 For this is what the Lord says:
“Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river,
the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks.[d]
You will nurse from her breast[e] and be carried at her side;
you will play on her knees.
13 As a mother consoles a child,[f]
so I will console you,
and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
14 When you see this, you will be happy,[g]
and you will be revived.[h]
The Lord will reveal his power to his servants
and his anger to his enemies.[i]
Psalm 66[a]
For the music director, a song, a psalm.
66 Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
2 Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation.[b]
Give him the honor he deserves![c]
3 Say to God:
“How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear[d] before you.
4 All the earth worships[e] you
and sings praises to you.
They sing praises to your name.” (Selah)
5 Come and witness[f] God’s exploits![g]
His acts on behalf of people are awesome.[h]
6 He turned the sea into dry land;[i]
they passed through the river on foot.[j]
Let us rejoice in him there.[k]
7 He rules[l] by his power forever;
he watches[m] the nations.
Stubborn rebels should not exalt[n] themselves. (Selah)
8 Praise[o] our God, you nations.
Loudly proclaim his praise.[p]
9 He preserves our lives[q]
and does not allow our feet to slip.
Support One Another
6 Brothers and sisters,[a] if a person[b] is discovered in some sin,[c] you who are spiritual[d] restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness.[e] Pay close attention[f] to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 Let each one examine[g] his own work. Then he can take pride[h] in himself and not compare himself with[i] someone else. 5 For each one will carry[j] his own load.
6 Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches[k] it.
7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool.[a] For a person[b] will reap what he sows, 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh[c] will reap corruption[d] from the flesh,[e] but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 So we must not grow weary[f] in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.[g] 10 So then,[h] whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.[i]
Final Instructions and Benediction
11 See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!
12 Those who want to make a good showing in external matters[j] are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so[k] only to avoid being persecuted[l] for the cross of Christ. 13 For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.[m] 14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which[n] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For[o] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for[p] anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation![q] 16 And all who will behave[r] in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.[s]
The Mission of the Seventy-Two
10 After this[a] the Lord appointed seventy-two[b] others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town[c] and place where he himself was about to go. 2 He[d] said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest[e] to send out[f] workers into his harvest. 3 Go! I[g] am sending you out like lambs[h] surrounded by wolves.[i] 4 Do not carry[j] a money bag,[k] a traveler’s bag,[l] or sandals, and greet no one on the road.[m] 5 Whenever[n] you enter a house,[o] first say, ‘May peace[p] be on this house!’ 6 And if a peace-loving person[q] is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.[r] 7 Stay[s] in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you,[t] for the worker deserves his pay.[u] Do not move around from house to house. 8 Whenever[v] you enter a town[w] and the people[x] welcome you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal[y] the sick in that town[z] and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God[aa] has come upon[ab] you!’ 10 But whenever[ac] you enter a town[ad] and the people[ae] do not welcome[af] you, go into its streets[ag] and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town[ah] that clings to our feet we wipe off[ai] against you.[aj] Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’[ak]
16 “The one who listens[a] to you listens to me,[b] and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects[c] the one who sent me.”[d]
17 Then[e] the seventy-two[f] returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to[g] us in your name!”[h] 18 So[i] he said to them, “I saw[j] Satan fall[k] like lightning[l] from heaven. 19 Look, I have given you authority to tread[m] on snakes and scorpions[n] and on the full force of the enemy,[o] and nothing will[p] hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that[q] the spirits submit to you, but rejoice[r] that your names stand written[s] in heaven.”
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