Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

105 Praise the LORD! Call upon His Name! Declare His works among the people!

² Sing to Him! Sing praise to Him! Talk of all His wondrous works!

³ Rejoice in His Holy Name! Let the heart of those who seek the LORD, rejoice!

⁴ Seek the LORD and His strength. Seek His face continually.

⁵ Remember His marvelous works that He has done, His wonders and the judgments of His mouth

⁶ you seed of Abraham His servant, you children of Jacob who are His Elect.

²³ Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

²⁴ And He increased His people exceedingly and made them stronger than their oppressors.

²⁵ He turned their heart to hate His people, and to deal craftily with His servants.

²⁶ He sent Moses, His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

⁴⁵ so that they might keep His statutes and observe His Laws. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD

4 Then Moses answered, and said, “But lo, they will neither believe me nor listen to my voice. For they will say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

² And the LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he answered, “A rod.”

³ Then he said, “Cast it on the ground.” So, he cast it on the ground; and it was turned into a serpent. And Moses fled from it.

⁴ Again the LORD said to Moses, “Put forth your hand and take it by the tail.” Then he put forth his hand and caught it; and it was turned into a rod in his hand.

⁵ “Do this, so that they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has appeared to you.”

⁶ And furthermore, the LORD said to him, “Now, thrust your hand into your bosom.” And he thrust his hand into his bosom. And when he took it out again, behold his hand was leprous as snow.

⁷ Moreover, He said, “Put your hand into your bosom again.” So, he put his hand into his bosom again and pulled it out of his bosom. And behold, it was turned back as his other flesh.

⁸ “So shall it be, if they will not believe you or obey the voice of the first sign, they shall still believe the voice of the second sign.

⁹ “But, if they will still not believe these two signs or obey your voice, then you shall take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land. So, the water which you shall take out of the river shall be turned to blood upon the dry land.”

¹⁴ And when Jesus came to Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother laid down, and sick of a fever.

¹⁵ And He touched her hand. And the fever left her. So, she arose and ministered to them.

¹⁶ When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick,

¹⁷ so that which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says, “He took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.”