Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
18 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, (A)I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on (B)its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 (C)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
(D)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 (E)Their children shall be as they were of old,
and their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
21 (F)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
(G)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
(H)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
(I)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
22 (J)And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.”
8 I, (A)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 (C)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those (D)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, (E)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 (F)Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
12 “Behold, (G)I am coming soon, (H)bringing my recompense with me, (I)to repay each one for what he has done. 13 (J)I am the Alpha and the Omega, (K)the first and the last, (L)the beginning and the end.”
14 Blessed are those who (M)wash their robes,[a] so that they may have the right to (N)the tree of life and that (O)they may enter the city by the gates. 15 (P)Outside are (Q)the dogs (R)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 (S)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things (T)for the churches. I am (U)the root and (V)the descendant of David, (W)the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and (X)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And (Y)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the (Z)water of life without price.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (AA)if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in (AB)the tree of life and in (AC)the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely (AD)I am coming soon.” Amen. (AE)Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.[b] Amen.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.