Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

18 Unto the end. A psalm for David.

² The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.

³ Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.

⁴ There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.

⁵ Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world.

⁶ He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he, as a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in mount Gelboe.

² And the Philistines drew near pursuing after Saul, and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.

³ And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.

⁴ And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

⁵ And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.

⁶ So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.

⁷ And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.

⁸ And the next day the Philistines taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.

⁹ And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people.

¹⁰ And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.

¹¹ And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹² All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.

¹³ So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,

¹⁴ And trusted not is the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.

¹⁴ And presently all the people seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear; and running to him, they saluted him.

¹⁵ And he asked them: What do you question about among you?

¹⁶ And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.

¹⁷ Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with the teeth, and pineth away; and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

¹⁸ Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

¹⁹ And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.

²⁰ And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said: From his infancy:

²¹ And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.

²² And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

²³ And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord: help my unbelief.

²⁴ And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him; and enter not any more into him.

²⁵ And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.

²⁶ But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he arose.

²⁷ And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?

²⁸ And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

²⁹ And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it.