Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

²⁰ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the pureness of my hand, He recompensed me,

²¹ because I kept the ways of the LORD and did not do wickedly against my God.

²² For all His laws were before me. And I did not cast away His Commandments from me.

²³ I was also upright with him and have kept myself from my wickedness.

²⁴ Therefore, the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands in His sight.

²⁵ With the godly, You will show Yourself godly. With the upright man, You will show Yourself upright.

²⁶ With the pure, You will show Yourself pure. And with the froward, You will show Yourself froward.

²⁷ Thus, You will save the poor people, and will cast down proud looks.

²⁸ Surely, You will light my candle. The LORD, my God, will lighten my darkness.

²⁹ For You I have broken through an army. And by my God I have leapt over a wall.

³⁰ The way of God is incorrupt. The Word of the LORD is tried in the fire. He is a shield to those who trust in Him.

⁸ And at midnight, the man was afraid and woke up. And lo, a woman lay at his feet.

⁹ Then he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your handmaid. Spread the wing of your garment over your handmaid. For you are the kinsman.”

¹⁰ Then he said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter. For you have shown more goodness in the end than at the beginning. Inasmuch as you did not follow young men, were they poor or rich.”

¹¹ “And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do to you all that you require. For all the city of my people knows that you are a virtuous woman.

¹² “And now, it is true that I am your kinsman. Although, there is a kinsman nearer than me.

¹³ “Stay here tonight. And when morning has come, if he will do the duty of a kinsman to you, well, let him do the kinsman’s duty. But if he will not do the kinsman’s part, then will I do the duty of a kinsman, as the LORD lives. Sleep until the morning.”

¹⁴ And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she arose before dawn. For he said, “Let no man know that a woman came into the floor.”

¹⁵ Also, he said, “Bring the cloak that you have on and hold it.” And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley and laid them on her. And she went into the city.

¹⁶ And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “What happened, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done to her, and said, “He gave me these six measures of barley. For he said to me, ‘You shall not come empty to your mother-in-law.’”

¹⁷ Then she said, “My daughter, sit still until you know how things will go; for the man will not rest until he has finished the matter this same day.”

³¹ When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

³² “If God is glorified in Him, God shall also glorify Him in Himself, and shall immediately glorify Him.

³³ “Little children, I am still with you a little while longer. You shall seek Me, but as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’, so also I say to you now.

³⁴ “A new Commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

³⁵ “By this shall all know that you are My disciples - if you have love one to another.”