Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

6 Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.

² Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble.

³ And my soul trembleth exceedingly: and thou, Jehovah, till how long?

⁴ Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.

⁵ For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thanks unto thee?

⁶ I am wearied with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I dissolve my couch with my tears.

⁷ Mine eye wasteth away through grief; it hath grown old because of all mine oppressors.

⁸ Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.

⁹ Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah receiveth my prayer.

¹⁰ All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly.

¹⁹ And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

²⁰ And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.

²¹ And Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he sprang down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

²² And he said, All is well. My master has sent me saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

²³ And Naaman said, Consent to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men; and they bore them before him.

²⁴ And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

²⁵ And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

²⁶ And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?

²⁷ But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.

²⁸ And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

²⁹ And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.

³⁰ But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;

³¹ and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.

³² Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.

³³ But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.

³⁴ But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

³⁵ And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?

³⁶ These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.

³⁷ For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.

³⁸ If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.

³⁹ But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

⁴⁰ For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.

⁴¹ And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.