Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁷ For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

¹⁸ But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create. For behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

¹⁹ And I will rejoice over Jerusalem, and will joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

²⁰ There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

²¹ And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof:

²² they shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

²³ They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

²⁴ And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

²⁵ The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

12 And in that day thou shalt say, Jehovah, I will praise thee; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.

² Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.

³ And with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

⁴ And in that day shall ye say, Give ye thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.

⁵ Sing psalms of Jehovah, for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

⁶ Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

⁶ Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

⁷ For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;

⁸ nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:

⁹ not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.

¹⁰ For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.

¹¹ For we hear that [there are] some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.

¹² Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.

¹³ But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.

⁵ And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said,

⁶ [As to] these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.

⁷ And they asked him saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be; and what [is] the sign when these things are going to take place?

⁸ And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, *I* am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.

⁹ And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.

¹⁰ Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

¹¹ there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

¹² But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering [you] up to synagogues and prisons, bringing [you] before kings and governors on account of my name;

¹³ but it shall turn out to you for a testimony.

¹⁴ Settle therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand [your] defence,

¹⁵ for *I* will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.

¹⁶ But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death [some] from among you,

¹⁷ and ye will be hated of all for my name's sake.

¹⁸ And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.

¹⁹ By your patient endurance gain your souls.