Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

49 Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.

² And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.

³ And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.

⁴ And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

⁵ And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.

⁶ And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.

⁷ Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.

71 A psalm on Solomon.

² Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

³ Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.

⁴ He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

⁵ And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

⁶ He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.

⁷ In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

⁸ And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

⁹ Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.

¹⁰ The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

¹¹ And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.

¹² For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

¹³ He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

¹⁴ He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

¹⁸ For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.

¹⁹ For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject.

²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²¹ For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe.

²² For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

²³ But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:

²⁴ But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

²⁵ For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁶ For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:

²⁷ But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.

²⁸ And the base things of the world, and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen, and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are:

²⁹ That no flesh should glory in his sight.

³⁰ But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and justice, and sanctification, and redemption:

³¹ That, as it is written: He that glorieth, may glory in the Lord.

²⁰ Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day.

²¹ These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.

²² Philip cometh, and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³ But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

²⁴ Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

²⁵ Itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal.

²⁶ If any man minister to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour.

²⁷ Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.

²⁸ Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

²⁹ The multitude therefore that stood and heard, said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

³⁰ Jesus answered, and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

³¹ Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

³² And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself.

³³ (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.)

³⁴ The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law, that Christ abideth for ever; and how sayest thou: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

³⁵ Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, that the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶ Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke; and he went away, and hid himself from them.