Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
(A)“My soul [a]magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has (B)rejoiced in (C)God my Savior.
48 For (D)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (E)all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty (F)has done great things for me,
And (G)holy is His name.
50 And (H)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 (I)He has shown strength with His arm;
(J)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (K)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (L)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His (M)servant Israel,
(N)In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (O)As He spoke to our (P)fathers,
To Abraham and to his (Q)seed forever.”
The Land of the Majestic King
17 Your eyes will see the King in His (A)beauty;
They will see the land that is very far off.
18 Your heart will meditate on terror:
(B)“Where is the scribe?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
19 (C)You will not see a fierce people,
(D)A people of obscure speech, beyond perception,
Of a [a]stammering tongue that you cannot understand.
20 (E)Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts;
Your eyes will see (F)Jerusalem, a quiet home,
A tabernacle that will not be taken down;
(G)Not one of (H)its stakes will ever be removed,
Nor will any of its cords be broken.
21 But there the majestic Lord will be for us
A place of broad rivers and streams,
In which no [b]galley with oars will sail,
Nor majestic ships pass by
22 (For the Lord is our (I)Judge,
The Lord is our (J)Lawgiver,
(K)The Lord is our King;
He will save us);
The Time Is Near
6 Then he said to me, (A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [a]holy prophets (B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must (C)shortly take place.
7 (D)“Behold, I am coming quickly! (E)Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
A Warning
18 [a]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (A)If anyone adds to these things, [b]God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, (B)God[c] shall take away his part from the [d]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
I Am Coming Quickly
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.