Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

32 And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him.'

² And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which [are] in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;'

³ and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,

⁴ and he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, `These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

⁵ And Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar before it, and Aaron calleth, and saith, `A festival to Jehovah -- to-morrow;'

⁶ and they rise early on the morrow, and cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and bring nigh peace-offerings; and the people sit down to eat and to drink, and rise up to play.

⁷ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go, descend, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt hath done corruptly,

⁸ they have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

⁹ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `I have seen this people, and lo, it [is] a stiff-necked people;

¹⁰ and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become a great nation.'

¹¹ And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, `Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

¹² why do the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil He brought them out to slay them among mountains, and to consume them from off the face of the ground? turn back from the heat of Thine anger, and repent of the evil against Thy people.

¹³ `Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;'

¹⁴ and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.

106 Praise ye Jah, give thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, [is] His kindness.

² Who doth utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? Soundeth all His praise?

³ O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

⁴ Remember me, O Jehovah, With the favour of Thy people, Look after me in Thy salvation.

⁵ To look on the good of Thy chosen ones, To rejoice in the joy of Thy nation, To boast myself with Thine inheritance.

⁶ We have sinned with our fathers, We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.

¹⁹ They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image,

²⁰ And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.

²¹ They have forgotten God their saviour, The doer of great things in Egypt,

²² Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.

²³ And He saith to destroy them, Unless Moses, His chosen one, Had stood in the breach before Him, To turn back His wrath from destroying.

4 So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

² Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

³ and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names [are] in the book of life.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

⁵ let your forbearance be known to all men; the Lord [is] near;

⁶ for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

⁷ and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

⁸ As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as [are] grave, as many as [are] righteous, as many as [are] pure, as many as [are] lovely, as many as [are] of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

⁹ the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

22 And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

² `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

³ and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

⁴ `Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things [are] ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

⁵ and they, having disregarded [it], went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

⁶ and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay [them].

⁷ `And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

⁸ then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

⁹ be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

¹⁰ `And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

¹¹ `And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

¹² and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

¹³ `Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

¹⁴ for many are called, and few chosen.'