Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
46 [a]Then Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior.
48 For he hath [b]looked on the [c]poor degree of his servant: for behold, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
50 And his mercy is from generation to generation on them [d]that fear him.
51 (A)He that showed strength with his [e]arm: (B)he hath [f]scattered the proud in the [g]imagination of their hearts.
52 (C)He hath [h]put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of [i]low degree.
53 (D)He hath filled the [j]hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 [k](E)He hath upholden Israel his servant to be mindful of his mercy,
55 ((F)As he hath [l]spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham and his seed) forever.
18 ¶ Then King David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
23 (A)And what one people in the earth is like thy people, like Israel? whose God went and redeemed them to himself, that they might be his people, and that he might make him a name, and do for [a]you great things, and terrible for [b]thy land, O Lord, even for thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thee out of Egypt, from the [c]nations, and their gods?
24 For thou hast [d]ordained to thyself thy people Israel to be thy people forever: and thou Lord art become their God.
25 Now therefore, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and his house, and do as thou hast said.
26 And let thy Name be magnified forever by them that shall say, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel, and let the [e]house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed unto thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant [f]been bold to pray this prayer unto thee.
28 Therefore now, O Lord God, (for thou art God, and thy words be true, and thou hast told this goodness unto thy servant.)
29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast [g]spoken it: and let the house of thy servant be blessed forever with thy blessing.
6 [a]Yea rather as [b]Abraham believed God, and it was (A)imputed to him for righteousness.
7 [c]Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 [d]For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, (B)[e]In thee shall all the Gentiles be [f]blessed.
9 [g]So then they which be of faith, are blessed with [h]faithful Abraham.
10 [i]For as many as are of the works of the Law, are under the curse: [j]For it is written, (C)Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the Law, to do them.
11 [k]And that no man is justified by the Law in the sight of God, it is evident: (D)for the just shall live by faith.
12 [l]And the Law is not of faith: but (E)the man that shall do those things, shall live in them.
13 [m]Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, made a curse for us, ([n]for it is written, (F)[o]Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree.)
14 [p]That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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