Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

3 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek a state of rest for you, that it may be well with you? ² And now, is not Boaz ^(A)our ^[a]kinsman, with whose young women you were? Behold, he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight. ³ So you shall wash yourself and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and you shall go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. ⁴ Let it be that when he lies down, you shall know the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down; then he will tell you what you shall do.” ⁵ She said to her, “^(B)All that you say I will do.”

¹³ So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And ^(A)Yahweh granted her conception, and she gave birth to a son. ¹⁴ Then the ^(B)women said to Naomi, “Blessed is Yahweh who has not left you without a ^[a]kinsman redeemer today, and may his name ^[b]be proclaimed in Israel. ¹⁵ May he also be to you a restorer of your soul and a sustainer of your ^[c]old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you ^[d](C)and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

The Generations of David

¹⁶ Then Naomi took the child ^[e]and put him on her bosom and became his nurse. ¹⁷ The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Unless Yahweh Builds the House

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

²⁴ For Christ ^(A)did not enter holy places made with hands, mere copies of ^(B)the true ones, but into ^(C)heaven itself, now ^(D)to appear in the presence of God for us; ²⁵ nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as ^(E)the high priest enters ^(F)the holy places ^(G)year by year with blood that is not his own. ²⁶ Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since ^(H)the foundation of the world; but now ^(I)once at ^(J)the consummation of the ages He has been ^(K)manifested to put away sin ^[a](L)by the sacrifice of Himself. ²⁷ And inasmuch as ^(M)it is ^[b]appointed for men to die once and after this ^(N)comes judgment, ²⁸ so Christ also, having been ^(O)offered once to ^(P)bear the sins of many, will appear ^(Q)a second time for ^(R)salvation ^(S)without reference to sin, to those who ^(T)eagerly await Him.

^38 (A)And in His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who want to walk around in long robes, and want ^(B)respectful greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, ^40 (C)who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Offering

^41 (D)And He sat down opposite ^(E)the treasury, and began observing how the crowd was ^(F)putting ^[a]money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. ⁴² And a poor widow came and put in two ^[b]lepta, which amount to a ^[c]quadrans. ⁴³ And calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all those putting money into the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their ^[d]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, ^[e]all she had ^(G)to live on.”