Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Hope for the Redemption of Yahweh

A song of ascents.^[a]

¹⁶ Then the report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. ¹⁷ Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers: ‘Do this—load your donkeys and go back to the land of Canaan, ¹⁸ and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’ ¹⁹ And you Joseph, are commanded to say this: ‘Do this! Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives, and bring your father and come! ²⁰ Do not worry^[a] about your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

²¹ And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons at the word of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. ²² To each and to all of them he gave sets of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothing. ²³ And to his father he sent as follows:^[b] ten donkeys carrying the best of Egypt, and ten donkeys carrying grain and food and provisions for his father for the journey. ²⁴ Then he sent his brothers away, and when they departed he said to them, “Do not be agitated on the journey.” ²⁵ So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. ²⁶ And they spoke to him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart went numb,^[c] because he did not believe him. ²⁷ Then they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them. And when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, then the spirit of Jacob their father revived. ²⁸ And Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

A Leper Cleansed

8 And when^[a] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. ² And behold, a leper approached and^[b] worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” ³ And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

A Centurion’s Slave Healed

⁵ Now when^[c] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him ⁶ and saying, “Lord, my slave^[d] is lying paralyzed in my^[e] house, terribly tormented!” ⁷ And he said to him, “I will come and^[f] heal him.” ⁸ And the centurion answered and^[g] said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed. ⁹ For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it^[h].”

¹⁰ Now when^[i] Jesus heard this,^[j] he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,^[k] “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. ¹¹ But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet^[l] with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ¹² But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!” ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave^[m] was healed at that hour.