Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

A psalm of thanksgiving.

²⁵ “ ‘I will promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. ²⁶ I will bless them and the places around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. These showers will be a blessing to them. ²⁷ Then the trees in the field will produce fruit, the land will yield crops, and my sheep will live safely in their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will break off the bars on their yokes ^[a] and rescue them from the people who made them slaves. ²⁸ They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the wild animals will no longer eat them. They will live safely, and no one will frighten them. ²⁹ I will give them a place that is known for its good crops. They will no longer experience hunger in the land, and they will no longer suffer the insults of other nations. ³⁰ Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the people of Israel, are my people, declares the Almighty Lord. ³¹ You, my sheep, are the sheep in my pasture. You are mortal, and I am your God, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”

The True Family of Jesus^(A)

⁴⁶ While Jesus was still talking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside. They wanted to talk to him. ⁴⁷ Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside. They want to talk to you.”

⁴⁸ He replied to the man speaking to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” ⁴⁹ Pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers. ⁵⁰ Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother and sister and mother.”