Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁴ Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will perform the good word which I have spoken unto the house of Israel and unto the house of Judah.

¹⁵ In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

¹⁶ In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell in safety. And this is the name wherewith she shall be called: Jehovah our Righteousness.

[A Psalm] of David.

25 Unto thee, Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.

² My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

³ Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

⁴ Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths.

⁵ Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

⁶ Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah.

⁸ Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:

⁹ The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way.

¹⁰ All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

⁹ For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

¹⁰ night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

¹¹ But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

¹² But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

¹³ in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

²⁵ And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity [at] the roar of the sea and rolling waves,

²⁶ men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

²⁷ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

²⁸ But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws nigh.

²⁹ And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;

³⁰ when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, [on] looking [at them], that already the summer is near.

³¹ So also *ye*, when ye see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is near.

³² Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.

³³ The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

³⁴ But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

³⁵ for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth.

³⁶ Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.