Revised Common Lectionary
Scripture Texts for Year C, Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-20
14 Sing, Daughter Zion;
shout aloud, Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your
heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your
punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with
you;
never again will you fear any harm.
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer
rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with
singing.”
18 “I will remove from you
all who mourn over the loss of your
appointed festivals,
which is a burden and reproach for
you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed you.
I will rescue the lame;
I will gather the exiles.
I will give them praise and honor
in every land where they have
suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring you home.
I will give you honor and praise
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes
before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.
Isaiah 12:2-6
2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my
strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.”
3 With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say:
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim
his name;
make known among the nations what
he has done,
and proclaim that his name is
exalted.
5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done
glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people
of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel
among you.”
Philippians 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will
say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The
Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Luke 3:7-18
7 John said to the crowds coming out to
be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee
from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our
father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up
children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees,
and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and
thrown into the fire.”
10 “What should we do then?” the
crowd asked.
11 John answered, “Anyone who has two
shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has
food should do the same.”
12 Even tax collectors came to be
baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13 “Don’t collect any more than you
are required to,” he told them.
14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And
what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and
don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
15 The people were waiting expectantly
and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the
Messiah. 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But
one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose
sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his
threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will
burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with many other
words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
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