Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

29 Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremias the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the ancients that were carried into captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

⁴ Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

⁵ Build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant orchards, and eat the fruit of them.

⁶ Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters: and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters: and be ye multiplied there, and be not few in number.

⁷ And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be carried away captives; and pray to the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall be your peace.

66 Unto the end, in, hymns, a psalm of a canticle for David.

² May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

³ That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.

⁴ Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.

⁵ Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

⁶ Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:

⁷ The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us,

⁸ May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.

⁸ Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel.

⁹ Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer; but the word of God is not bound.

¹⁰ Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.

¹¹ A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also with him.

¹² If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

¹³ If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.

¹⁴ Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words, for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

¹⁵ Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

¹¹ And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

¹² And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

¹³ And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

¹⁴ Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.

¹⁵ And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

¹⁶ And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?

¹⁸ There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.

¹⁹ And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.