Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
11 1 Christ born of the root of Jesse. 2 His virtues and kingdom. 6 The fruits of the Gospel. 10 The calling of the Gentiles.
1 But there shall come a [a]rod forth of the stock of Jesse, and a grass shall grow out of his roots.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord,
3 And shall make him prudent in the fear of the Lord: for he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove by the hearing of his ears.
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and with equity shall he reprove for the meek of the earth: and he shall [b]smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And justice shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
6 The [c]wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie with the kid, and the calf, and the lion, and the fat beast together, and a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall lie together: and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock.
8 And the sucking child shall play upon the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand upon the cockatrice hole.
9 Then shall none hurt nor destroy in all the mountain of mine holiness: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as [d]the waters that cover the sea.
16 1 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 31 Korah and his company perisheth. 41 The people the next day murmur. 49 14,700 are slain for murmuring.
1 Now (A)Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi [a]went apart with Dathan, and Abiram the son of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, the sons of Reuben:
2 And they rose up [b]against Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty captains of the assembly, (B)famous in the Congregation, and men of renown,
3 Who gathered themselves together against Moses, and against Aaron, and said unto them, [c]Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the Congregation is holy, [d]every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye yourselves above the Congregation of the Lord?
4 But when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face,
5 And spake to Korah and unto all his company, saying, Tomorrow the Lord will show who is his, and who is holy, and who ought to approach near unto him: and whom he hath [e]chosen, he will cause to come near to him.
6 This do therefore, Take you censers, both Korah and all his company,
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow: and the man whom the Lord doth choose, the same shall be holy: [f]ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 Again Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi.
9 Seemeth it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the multitude of Israel, to take you near to himself, to do the service of the Tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the Congregation, and to minister unto them?
10 He hath also taken thee to [g]him, and all thy brethren, the sons of Levi with thee, and seek ye the office of the Priest also?
11 For which cause, thou, and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan, and Abiram the sons of Eliab: who answered, We will not come up.
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us out [h]of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself lord and ruler over us also?
14 Also thou hast not brought us unto a land that floweth with milk and honey, neither given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou [i]put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
15 Then Moses waxed very angry, and said unto the Lord, (C)Look not unto their offering: I have not taken so much as an ass from them, neither have I hurt any of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company [j]before the Lord: both thou, they, and Aaron tomorrow.
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye every man his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers: thou also and Aaron, every one his censer.
18 So they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the [k]multitude against them unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: then the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the Congregation.
7 So that we may boldly say, (A)The Lord is mine helper, neither will I fear what [a]man can do unto me.
8 [b]Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have declared unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering what hath been the end of their conversation. [c]Jesus Christ yesterday, and today, the same also is forever.
9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines: [d]for it is a good thing that the heart be stablished with grace, and not with [e]meats, which have not profited them that have been [f]occupied therein.
10 [g]We have an [h]altar, whereof they have no authority to eat, which [i]serve in the Tabernacle.
11 (B)For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high Priest for sin, are burnt without the camp.
12 Therefore even Jesus, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 [j]Let us go forth to him therefore out of the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 (C)For here have we no continuing city: but we seek one to come.
15 [k]Let us therefore by him offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the (D)fruit of the lips, which confess his Name.
16 To do good, and to distribute forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
17 [l]Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give accounts, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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