Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Mary Rejoices Over God Her Savior

⁴⁶ And Mary said, “My soul magnifies^[a] the Lord, ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoiced-greatly over God my Savior. ⁴⁸ Because He looked-upon^[b] the lowliness^[c] of His slave, for behold— from now on, all generations will consider me blessed^[d], ⁴⁹ because the Powerful One did great things for me. And His name is holy. ⁵⁰ And His mercy to generations and generations is on the ones fearing Him. ⁵¹ He did a mighty-deed^[e] with His arm. He scattered ones proud^[f] in the thought^[g] of their heart. ⁵² He brought-down rulers from their thrones, and lifted-up lowly ones. ⁵³ He filled ones being hungry with good things, and sent ones being rich away empty. ⁵⁴ He helped Israel His servant so that He might remember^[h] mercy, ⁵⁵ just as He spoke to our fathers— to Abraham, and to his seed forever”.

For We Were Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Majesty And Glory

¹⁶ For we made-known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ— not having followed-after cleverly-devised myths, but having been made^[a] eyewitnesses of the majesty of that One. ¹⁷ For He having received from God the Father the honor and glory of such a voice^[b] having been carried^[c] to Him by the Majestic Glory— “This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I was^[d] well-pleased”— ¹⁸ we ourselves also heard this voice having been carried out of heaven, being with Him on the holy mountain.

And We Have God’s Prophetic Word More Firm

¹⁹ And we have the prophetic^[e] word as more-firm^[f], to which you are doing well to be paying-attention as to a lamp shining in a dismal^[g] place, until which time the day dawns and the morning-star rises in your hearts, ²⁰ knowing this first— that no prophecy of Scripture comes^[h] from one’s own^[i] interpretation^[j]. ²¹ For no prophecy was ever carried^[k] by the will of a human, but people being carried by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.