Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord God^[a] of Israel, because He visited us and accomplished^[b] redemption for His people, ⁶⁹ and raised-up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant (⁷⁰ just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from the past age^[c]), ⁷¹ a salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all the ones hating us, ⁷² so as to show mercy to^[d] our fathers and remember^[e] His holy covenant (⁷³ the oath which He swore to Abraham our father)— that He might grant to us that ⁷⁴ having been delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might be serving^[f] Him fearlessly ⁷⁵ in holiness and righteousness before Him for all our days. ⁷⁶ And indeed you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most-High. For you will go before the Lord so as to prepare His ways^[g], ⁷⁷ that you might give^[h] His people the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins ⁷⁸ because of the deep-feelings-of mercy of our God, with which^[i] the rising^[j] Sun from on-high will visit us ⁷⁹ so as to shine-upon the ones sitting in darkness and a shadow of death, that He might direct^[k] our feet into the way of peace”.

Jesus Sends Out The Twelve To Proclaim The Kingdom And Heal The Sick

9 Now having called together the twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. ² And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick ones. ³ And He said to them, “Be taking nothing for the journey— neither a staff, nor a [traveler’s] bag, nor bread, nor money, nor are you to have two tunics^[a] each. ⁴ And into whatever house you enter, be staying there, and going forth from there. ⁵ And all who do not welcome you— while going out from that city, be shaking-off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them”. ⁶ And going forth, they were going from village-to-village announcing-the-good-news and curing everywhere.