Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 105[a]
105 Give thanks to the Lord.
Call on his name.
Make known his accomplishments among the nations.
2 Sing to him.
Make music to him.
Tell about all his miraculous deeds.
3 Boast about his holy name.
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives.
Seek his presence continually.
5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,[b]
6 O children[c] of Abraham,[d] God’s[e] servant,
you descendants[f] of Jacob, God’s[g] chosen ones.
37 He brought his people[a] out enriched[b] with silver and gold;
none of his tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt was happy when they left,
for they were afraid of them.[c]
39 He spread out a cloud for a cover,[d]
and provided a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked for food,[e] and he sent quail;
he satisfied them with food from the sky.[f]
41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out;
a river ran through dry regions.
42 Yes,[g] he remembered the sacred promise[h]
he made to Abraham his servant.
43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced;
his chosen ones shouted with joy.[i]
44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,
and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,[j]
45 so that they might keep his commands
and obey[k] his laws.
Praise the Lord.
The Bitter Water
22 [a] Then Moses led Israel to journey away[b] from the Red Sea. They went out to the wilderness of Shur, walked for three days[c] into the wilderness, and found no water. 23 Then they came to Marah,[d] but they were not able to drink[e] the waters of Marah, because[f] they were bitter.[g] (That is[h] why its name was[i] Marah.)
24 So the people murmured[j] against Moses, saying, “What can[k] we drink?” 25 He cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him[l] a tree.[m] When Moses[n] threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord[o] made for them[p] a binding ordinance,[q] and there he tested[r] them. 26 He said, “If you will diligently obey[s] the Lord your God, and do what is right[t] in his sight, and pay attention[u] to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all[v] the diseases[w] that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the Lord, am your healer.”[x]
27 Then they came to Elim,[y] where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.
Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth
13 This is the third time I am coming to visit[a] you. By the testimony[b] of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.[c] 2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,[d] 3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He[e] is not weak toward you but is powerful among you. 4 For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.
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