Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

A Hymn of Praise^[a]

²⁵ I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.

²⁶ “I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill.^[a] There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it. ²⁷ The trees will bear fruit, the fields will produce crops, and everyone will live in safety on his own land. When I break my people's chains and set them free from those who made them slaves, then they will know that I am the Lord. ²⁸ The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them. ²⁹ I will give them fertile fields and put an end to hunger in the land. The other nations will not sneer at them any more. ³⁰ Everyone will know that I protect Israel and that they are my people. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.

³¹ “You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God,” says the Sovereign Lord.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers^(A)

⁴⁶ Jesus was still talking to the people when his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to speak with him. ⁴⁷ So one of the people there said to him, “Look, your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you.”^[a]

⁴⁸ Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” ⁴⁹ Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! ⁵⁰ Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.”