Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Glory and Universality of the Messiah’s Reign
A Psalm (A)of Solomon.
72 Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
2 (B)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
3 (C)The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 (D)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
The Renewal of Zion
2 In that day (A)the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;
And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
For those of Israel who have escaped.
3 And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem (B)will be called holy—everyone who is (C)recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 When (D)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the [a]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, 5 then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, (E)a cloud and smoke by day and (F)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a [b]covering. 6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, (G)for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.
The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
12 (A)Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. 13 And when they had entered, they went up (B)into the upper room where they were staying: (C)Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and (D)Simon the Zealot; and (E)Judas the son of James. 14 (F)These all continued with one [a]accord in prayer [b]and supplication, with (G)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with (H)His brothers.
Matthias Chosen(I)
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the [c]disciples (altogether the number (J)of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, (K)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (L)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; 17 for (M)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in (N)this ministry.”
21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when (A)He was taken up from us, one of these must (B)become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
23 And they proposed two: Joseph called (C)Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, (D)who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 (E)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” 26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.