Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 But You, O Yahweh, [a](A)abide forever,
And the (B)remembrance of Your name [b]from generation to generation.
13 You will (C)arise and have (D)compassion on Zion—
For (E)it is time to be gracious to it,
For the (F)appointed time has come.
14 For Your slaves [c]find pleasure in its stones
And show grace to its dust—
15 [d]So the [e](G)nations will fear the name of Yahweh
And (H)all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For Yahweh has (I)built up Zion;
He has (J)appeared in His glory.
17 He has (K)turned toward the prayer of the [f]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
18 [g]This will be (L)written for the (M)generation to come,
And (N)a people yet to be created will praise Yah.
19 For He (O)looked down from His holy height;
(P)From heaven Yahweh gazed [h]upon the earth,
20 To hear the (Q)groaning of the prisoner,
To (R)set free [i]those who were doomed to death,
21 To (S)recount the name of Yahweh in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When (T)the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
23 He has afflicted my strength in the way;
He has (U)shortened my days.
24 I say, “O my God, (V)do not take me away in the [j]midst of my days,
Your (W)years are from generation to all generations.
25 Of old You (X)founded the earth,
And the (Y)heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 [k]Even they will (Z)perish, but You will remain;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
27 But You are [l](AA)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 The (AB)children of Your slaves will dwell securely,
And their (AC)seed will be established before You.”
The Shunammite Woman Will Bear a Son
8 Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to (A)Shunem, where there was a [a]prominent woman, and she prevailed upon him to eat [b]food. Now it happened, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat [c]food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy (B)man of God passing by us continually. 10 Please, let us (C)make a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it will be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.”
11 Now it happened that one day he came there and turned in to the upper chamber, and there he [d]lay down. 12 Then he said to (D)Gehazi his young man, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her, and she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have been [e]careful for us with all this [f]care; what can I do for you? Would you be spoken for to the king or to the commander of the army?’” And she [g]answered, “I live among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi [h]answered, “Truly she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 And he said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “(E)At this season [i]next year you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God, (F)do not lie to your servant-woman.”
17 Then the woman conceived and bore a son at that season [j]the next year, as Elisha had said to her.
32 Then Elisha came into the house, and behold, the boy was dead and laid on his bed. 33 So he entered and (A)shut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh. 34 And (B)he went up and lay on the child and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and (C)stretched himself on him; and the boy sneezed seven times and the boy opened his eyes. 36 Then he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. Then she came in to him, and he said, “Take up your son.” 37 Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground, and (D)she took up her son and went out.
In Iconium
14 Now it happened that in (A)Iconium (B)they entered the synagogue of the Jews together and spoke in such a manner (C)that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of (D)Greeks. 2 But (E)the [a](F)unbelieving Jews instigated and embittered the [b]minds of the Gentiles against (G)the brothers. 3 Therefore they spent a long time there (H)speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that [c](I)signs and wonders be done through their hands. 4 (J)But the multitude of the city was divided; and some [d]sided with (K)the Jews, and some with (L)the apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and (M)the Jews with their rulers to mistreat and to (N)stone them, 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of (O)Lycaonia, (P)Lystra and (Q)Derbe, and the surrounding region; 7 and there they continued to (R)proclaim the gospel.
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