Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁸ Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.

¹⁹ Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth, verily you shall know them: I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

²⁰ The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen.

²¹ This people have I formed for myself, they shall shew forth my praise.

²² But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, neither hast thou laboured about me, O Israel.

²³ Thou hast not offered me the ram of thy holocaust, nor hast thou glorified me with thy victims: I have not caused thee to serve with oblations, nor wearied thee with incense.

²⁴ Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy victims. But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.

²⁵ I am, I am he that blot out thy iniquities for my own sake, and I will not remember thy sins.

41 Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core.

² As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God.

³ My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?

⁴ My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God?

⁵ These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting.

⁶ Why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance,

⁷ And my God. My soul is troubled within myself: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and Hermoniim, from the little hill.

⁸ Deep calleth on deep, at the noise of thy flood-gates. All thy heights and thy billows have passed over me.

⁹ In the daytime the Lord hath commanded his mercy; and a canticle to him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life.

¹⁰ I will say to God: Thou art my support. Why hast thou forgotten me? and why go I mourning, whilst my enemy afflicteth me?

¹¹ Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day be day: Where is thy God?

¹² Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope thou in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

¹⁸ But God is faithful, for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not.

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us, by me, and Sylvanus, and Timothy, was not, It is and It is not, but, It is, was in him.

²⁰ For all the promises of God are in him, It is; therefore also by him, amen to God, unto our glory.

²¹ Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God:

²² Who also hath sealed us, and given the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

2 And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.

² And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.

³ And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.

⁴ And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

⁵ And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

⁶ And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:

⁷ Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?

⁸ Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?

⁹ Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk?

¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

¹¹ I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

¹² And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all; so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.