Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁸ And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

¹⁹ and a small upper coat doth his mother make to him, and she hath brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.

²⁰ And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

²⁶ And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

148 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.

² Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

³ Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.

⁴ Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

⁵ They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.

⁶ And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.

⁷ Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,

⁸ Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

⁹ The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,

¹⁰ The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,

¹¹ Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,

¹² Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,

¹³ They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.

¹⁴ And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!

¹² Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;

¹⁴ and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

¹⁵ and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

¹⁷ and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, [do] all things in the name of the Lord Jesus -- giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

⁴¹ And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,

⁴² and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

⁴³ and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,

⁴⁴ and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

⁴⁵ and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

⁴⁶ And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

⁴⁷ and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

⁴⁸ And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

⁴⁹ And he said unto them, `Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

⁵⁰ and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

⁵¹ and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

⁵² and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.