Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles
29 Now these are the words of the (A)letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exile, the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
4 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have (A)sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, 5 ‘(B)Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their fruit. 6 Take (C)wives and [a]become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. 7 (D)Seek the peace of the city where I have sent you into exile, and (E)pray to Yahweh on its behalf; for in its peace you will have peace.’
Come and See the Works of God
For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.
66 (A)Make a loud shout to God, all the earth;
2 Sing praise for the (B)glory of His name;
Establish His (C)praise as glorious.
3 Say to God, “How [a](D)fearsome are Your works!
Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will [b](E)cower before You.
4 (F)All the earth will worship You,
And will (G)sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” [c]Selah.
5 (H)Come and see the works of God,
Who is (I)fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6 He (J)turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through (K)the river on foot;
There let us (L)be glad in Him!
7 He (M)rules by His might forever;
His (N)eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious (O)exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And [d](P)make the sound of His praise heard,
9 Who [e](Q)establishes us among the living
And (R)does not allow our feet to stumble.
10 For You have (S)tested us, O God;
You have (T)refined us as silver is refined.
11 You (U)brought us into the net;
You established an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men (V)ride over our heads;
We went through (W)fire and through water,
Yet You (X)brought us out into a place of abundance.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, (A)risen from the dead, of the (B)seed of David, (C)according to my gospel, 9 [a]for which I (D)endure hardship even to (E)chains as a (F)criminal. But (G)the word of God (H)has not been chained. 10 For this reason (I)I endure all things for (J)the sake of the elect, (K)so that they also may obtain the (L)salvation, which is in (M)Christ Jesus, with (N)eternal glory. 11 (O)It is a trustworthy saying:
For (P)if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
12 If we endure, (Q)we will also reign with Him;
If we (R)will deny Him, He also will deny us;
13 If we are faithless, (S)He remains faithful, for (T)He cannot deny Himself.
Accurately Handle the Word of Truth
14 Remind them of these things, solemnly (U)charging them in the presence of God not to (V)dispute about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to (W)present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling (X)the word of truth.
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
11 And it happened that while He was (A)on the way to Jerusalem, (B)He was passing through Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as He entered a village, ten leprous men who (C)stood at a distance met Him. 13 And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, (D)Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When He saw them, He said to them, “(E)Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed. 15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, (F)glorifying God with a loud voice, 16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a (G)Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they? 18 [a]Was there no one found who turned back to (H)give glory to God, except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Stand up and go; (I)your faith has [b]saved you.”
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