Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

29 And these are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon

⁴ Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon:

⁵ Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

⁶ Take wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and be not diminished.

⁷ And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.

To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm.

66 Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:

² Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

³ Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

⁴ All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. Selah.

⁵ Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.

⁶ He turned the sea into dry [land]; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

⁷ He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

⁸ Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

⁹ Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

¹⁰ For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

¹¹ Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;

¹² Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ raised from among [the] dead, of [the] seed of David, according to my glad tidings,

⁹ in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil-doer: but the word of God is not bound.

¹⁰ For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which [is] in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

¹¹ The word [is] faithful; for if we have died together with [him], we shall also live together;

¹² if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;

¹³ if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

¹⁴ Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

¹⁵ Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.

¹¹ And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

¹² And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

¹³ And they lifted up [their] voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.

¹⁴ And seeing [them] he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

¹⁵ And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

¹⁶ and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and *he* was a Samaritan.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?

¹⁸ There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

¹⁹ And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.