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.
20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this Congregation, that I may consume them at once.
22 And they fell upon their faces and said, O God, the God of the spirits [a]of all flesh, hath not one man only sinned, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the Congregation, and say, Get you away from about the Tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 Then Moses rose up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram, and the Elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the Congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish [b]in all their sins.
27 So they got them away from the Tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents, with their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works: for I have not done them of mine own [c]mind.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men, the Lord hath not sent me.
30 But if the Lord make [d]a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up with all that they have, and they go down quick into [e][f]the pit: then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
31 ¶ And as soon as he had made an end of speaking all the words, even the ground clave asunder that was under them,
32 And the earth (A)opened her mouth, and swallowed them up with their families, and all the men that were with Korah, and all their goods.
33 So they and all that they had, went down alive into the pit, and the earth covered them: so they perished from among the Congregation.
34 And all Israel that were about them, fled at the cry of them: for they said, Let us flee, lest the earth swallow us up.
35 But there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
23 [a]And when they had appointed him a day, there came many unto him into his lodging, to whom he expounded, [b]testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them those things that concern Jesus, both out of the Law of Moses, and out of the Prophets, from morning to night.
24 [c]And some were [persuaded] with the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25 Therefore when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, to wit, Well spake the holy Ghost by Isaiah the Prophet unto our fathers,
26 [d]Saying, (A)Go unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.
27 For the heart of this people is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and with their eyes have they [e]winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should return that I might heal them.
28 [f]Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they shall hear it.
29 [g]And when he had said these things, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30 [h]And Paul remained two years full in an house hired for himself, and received all that came in unto him,
31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness of speech, without let.
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