Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
18 “Thus says Yahweh,
‘Behold, I will [a](A)return the [b]fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And (B)have compassion on his dwelling places;
And the (C)city will be rebuilt on its ruin,
And the (D)palace will sit on its just place.
19 From them will come forth (E)thanksgiving
And the voice of those who [c](F)celebrate;
And I will (G)multiply them, and they will not decrease;
I will also (H)honor them, and they will not be insignificant.
20 [d]Their children also will be as formerly,
And [e]their congregation shall be (I)established before Me;
And I will punish all [f]their oppressors.
21 And [g]their (J)mighty one shall be one of them,
And [h]their ruler shall come forth from [i]their midst;
And I will (K)bring Him near, and He shall approach Me;
For who would dare to give his heart as security to (L)approach Me?’ declares Yahweh.
22 ‘You shall be (M)My people,
And I will be your God.’”
8 (A)I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 But (C)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that! I am a (D)fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of (E)this book. Worship God!”
The Final Message: Come
10 And he *said to me, “(F)Do not seal up (G)the words of the prophecy of this book, (H)for the time is near. 11 (I)Let the one who does unrighteousness, still do unrighteousness; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still do righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”
12 “Behold, (J)I am coming quickly, and My (K)reward is with Me, (L)to render to every man [b]according to his work. 13 I am the (M)Alpha and the Omega, (N)the first and the last, (O)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (P)wash their robes, so that they may have the authority to (Q)the tree of life and may (R)enter by the (S)gates into the city. 15 (T)Outside are the (U)dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
16 “(V)I, Jesus, sent (W)My angel to bear witness to you of these things [c](X)for the churches. I am (Y)the root and the (Z)descendant of David, the bright (AA)morning star.”
17 And the (AB)Spirit and the (AC)bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (AD)let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who wishes receive the (AE)water of life without cost.
18 I bear witness to everyone who hears (AF)the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone (AG)adds to them, God will add to him (AH)the plagues which are written in (AI)this book. 19 And if anyone (AJ)takes away from the (AK)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from (AL)the tree of life and [d]from the holy city, (AM)which are written in this book.
20 He who (AN)bears witness to these things says, “Yes, (AO)I am coming quickly.” Amen. (AP)Come, Lord Jesus.
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