Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁵ “The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, from thy brethren, like unto me. Unto Him ye shall hearken,

¹⁶ according to all that thou desired of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.’

¹⁷ And the Lord said unto me: ‘They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

¹⁸ I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and will put My words in His mouth; and He shall speak unto them all that I shall command Him.

¹⁹ And it shall come to pass that whosoever will not hearken unto My words which He shall speak in My name, I will require it of him.

²⁰ But the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.’

111 Praise ye the Lord! I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

² The works of the Lord are great, sought out by all them that have pleasure therein.

³ His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endureth for ever.

⁴ He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

⁵ He hath given meat unto them that fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.

⁶ He hath shown His people the power of His works, that He may give them the heritage of the heathen.

⁷ The works of His hands are verity and judgment; all His commandments are sure.

⁸ They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

⁹ He sent redemption unto His people; He hath commanded His covenant for ever; holy and reverend is His name.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do His commandments. His praise endureth for ever!

8 Now concerning things offered unto idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

² And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

³ But if any man love God, the same is known by Him.

⁴ Concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but One.

⁵ For though there be what are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many “gods” and many “lords”),

⁶ yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things, and we by Him.

⁷ However, there is not in every man that knowledge; for some, with conscience of the idol until this hour, eat it as a thing offered unto an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

⁸ But meat commendeth us not to God, for neither are we the better if we eat, nor are we the worse if we eat not.

⁹ But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.

¹⁰ For if any man see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols,

¹¹ and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

¹² For when ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹³ Therefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

²¹ And they went into Capernaum, and straightway on the Sabbath day He entered into the synagogue and taught.

²² And they were astonished at His doctrine, for He taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

²³ And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

²⁴ saying, “Let us alone. What have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? Hast Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee and who Thou art — the Holy One of God!”

²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Hold thy peace, and come out of him!”

²⁶ And when the unclean spirit had torn him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.

²⁷ And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

²⁸ And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.