Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty

A Psalm of David.

¹⁰ Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”

And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”

¹¹ Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel ^(A)at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. ¹² In that day I will perform against Eli ^(B)all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. ^13 (C)For I have told him that I will ^(D)judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because ^(E)his sons made themselves vile, and he ^(F)did not ^[a]restrain them. ¹⁴ And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house ^(G)shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

¹⁵ So Samuel lay down until ^[b]morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision. ¹⁶ Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!”

He answered, “Here I am.”

¹⁷ And he said, “What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. ^(H)God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you.” ¹⁸ Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, ^(I)“It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him.”

¹⁹ So Samuel ^(J)grew, and ^(K)the Lord was with him ^(L)and let none of his words ^[c]fall to the ground. ²⁰ And all Israel ^(M)from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been ^[d]established as a prophet of the Lord. ²¹ Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by ^(N)the word of the Lord.

The Death of Eli

4 And the word of Samuel came to all ^[e]Israel.

The Ark of God Captured

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside ^(O)Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

Ananias Baptizes Saul

¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus ^(A)named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.”

And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”

¹¹ So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul ^(B)of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. ¹² And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.”

¹³ Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, ^(C)how much ^[a]harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all ^(D)who call on Your name.”

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^(E)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before ^(F)Gentiles, ^(G)kings, and the ^(H)children^[b] of Israel. ¹⁶ For ^(I)I will show him how many things he must suffer for My ^(J)name’s sake.”

^17 (K)And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and ^(L)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord ^[c]Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and ^(M)be filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸ Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.

¹⁹ So when he had received food, he was strengthened. ^(N)Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus.