Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 But You, Lord, [a](A)remain forever,
And Your [b](B)name remains to all generations.
13 You will (C)arise and have (D)compassion on Zion;
For (E)it is time to be gracious to her,
For the (F)appointed time has come.
14 Surely Your servants [c]take pleasure in her stones,
And feel pity for her dust.
15 [d]So the [e](G)nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And (H)all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
16 For the Lord has (I)built up Zion;
He has (J)appeared in His glory.
17 He has (K)turned His attention to the prayer of the [f]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
18 [g]This will be (L)written for the (M)generation to come,
[h]That (N)a people yet to be created [i]may praise [j]the Lord:
19 For He (O)looked down from His holy height;
(P)From heaven the Lord looked [k]upon the earth,
20 To hear the (Q)groaning of the prisoner,
To (R)set free [l]those who were doomed to death,
21 So that people may (S)tell of the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When (T)the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He has broken my strength in the way;
He has (U)shortened my days.
24 I say, “My God, (V)do not take me away in the middle of my days,
Your (W)years are [m]throughout all generations.
25 In time of old You (X)founded the earth,
And the (Y)heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 [n]Even they will (Z)perish, but You endure;
All of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.
27 But You are [o](AA)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 The (AB)children of Your servants will continue,
And their [p](AC)descendants will be established before You.”
The Shunammite Woman
8 Now a day came when Elisha went over to (A)Shunem, where there was a [a]prominent woman, and she urged him to eat [b]food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat [c]food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I am aware that this is a holy (B)man of God passing by us repeatedly. 10 Please, let’s (C)make a little walled upper room, and let’s set up a bed for him there, and a table, a chair, and a lampstand; then it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.”
11 Now [d]one day he came there, and turned in to the upper room and [e]rested. 12 Then he said to his servant (D)Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite.” And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have taken trouble for us with all this [f]care; what can I do for you? [g]Would you like me to speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” But she [h]answered, “I live among my own people.” 14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi [i]answered, “It is a fact that she has no son, and her husband is old.” 15 He then said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. 16 Then he said, “(E)At this season [j]next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, (F)do not lie to your servant.”
17 Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season [k]the next year, as Elisha had told her.
32 When Elisha entered the house, behold the boy was dead, laid on his bed. 33 So he entered and (A)shut the door behind them both, and he prayed to the Lord. 34 Then (B)he got up on the bed and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, his hands on his hands, and he bent down on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he returned and walked in the house back and forth once, and went up and (C)bent down on him; and the boy sneezed seven times, then the boy opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37 Then she came in and fell at his feet and bowed down to the ground, and (D)she picked up her son and left.
Acceptance and Opposition
14 In (A)Iconium (B)they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a way (C)that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of (D)Greeks. 2 But (E)the [a](F)unbelieving Jews stirred up the [b]minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against (G)the brothers. 3 Therefore they spent a long time there (H)speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that [c](I)signs and wonders be performed by their hands. 4 (J)But the [d]people of the city were divided; and some [e]sided with (K)the Jews, while others, with (L)the apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and (M)the Jews with their rulers, to treat them abusively and to (N)stone them, 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of (O)Lycaonia, (P)Lystra and (Q)Derbe, and the surrounding region; 7 and there they continued to (R)preach the gospel.
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