Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹³ For thou hast possessed my kidneys: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴ I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvellous are thy works, and that, my soul knows right well.

¹⁵ My body was not hid from thee, even though I was made in secret and brought together in the lowest parts of the earth.

¹⁶ Thine eyes did see my substance yet being imperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which were then formed, without lacking one of them.

¹⁷ ¶ Therefore, how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

¹⁸ If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with thee.

¹⁶ ¶ And they journeyed from Bethel, and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath when Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

¹⁷ And it came to pass when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

¹⁸ And it came to pass as her soul was departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni, but his father called him Benjamin.

¹⁹ Thus Rachel died and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

²⁰ And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.

²¹ ¶ And Israel journeyed and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

²² And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

²³ The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

²⁴ The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali.

²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Padanaram.

²⁷ And Jacob came unto Isaac, his father, unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

²⁸ And the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

²⁹ And Isaac expired and died and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days, and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

¹⁵ But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from there; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

¹⁶ and strictly charged them that they should not make him known;

¹⁷ so that it which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said,

¹⁸ Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare judgment unto the Gentiles.

¹⁹ He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.

²⁰ A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoking flax he shall not quench until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles wait.