Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

² Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: O because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation.

³ You shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour's fountains:

⁴ And you shall say in that day: Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make his works known among the people: remember that his name is high.

⁵ Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath done great things: shew this forth in all the earth.

⁶ Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion: for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel.

6 Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel.

² Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border.

³ You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;

⁴ You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd;

⁵ You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David;

⁶ That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph.

⁷ Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away.

⁸ The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof.

8 Now we make known unto you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the churches of Macedonia.

² That in much experience of tribulation, they have had abundance of joy; and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity.

³ For according to their power (I bear them witness), and beyond their power, they were willing.

⁴ With much entreaty begging of us the grace and communication of the ministry that is done toward the saints.

⁵ And not as we hoped, but they gave their own selves first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God:

⁶ Insomuch, that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so also he would finish among you this same grace.

⁷ That as in all things you abound in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all carefulness; moreover also in your charity towards us, so in this grace also you may abound.

⁸ I speak not as commanding; but by the carefulness of others, approving also the good disposition of your charity.

⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich he became poor, for your sakes; that through his poverty you might be rich.

¹⁰ And herein I give my advice; for this is profitable for you, who have begun not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.

¹¹ Now therefore perform ye it also in deed; that as your mind is forward to be willing, so it may be also to perform, out of that which you have.

¹² For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not.

¹³ For I mean not that others should be eased, and you burthened, but by an equality.

¹⁴ In this present time let your abundance supply their want, that their abundance also may supply your want, that there may be an equality,

¹⁵ As it is written: He that had much, had nothing over; and he that had little, had no want.