Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

86 For the sons of Core, a psalm of a canticle. The foundations thereof are in the holy mountains:

² The Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the tabernacles of Jacob.

³ Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God.

⁴ I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon knowing me. Behold the foreigners, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians, these were there.

⁵ Shall not Sion say: This man and that man is born in her? and the Highest himself hath founded her.

⁶ The Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her.

⁷ The dwelling in thee is as it were of all rejoicing.

35 In the meantime God said to Jacob: Arise, and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau thy brother.

² And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.

³ Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God: who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompanied me in my journey.

⁴ So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem.

¹⁷ Then the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, (which is the heresy of the Sadducees,) were filled with envy.

¹⁸ And they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord by night opening the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said:

²⁰ Go, and standing speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

²¹ Who having heard this, early in the morning, entered into the temple, and taught. And the high priest coming, and they that were with him, called together the council, and all the ancients of the children of Israel; and they sent to the prison to have them brought.

²² But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not there, they returned and told,

²³ Saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing before the doors; but opening it, we found no man within.

²⁴ Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass.

²⁵ But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple standing, and teaching the people.

²⁶ Then went the officer with the ministers, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.