Tuesday, August 4, 2026

¹The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

²"The LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

¹²For the LORD says, "Your hurt is incurable. Your wound is grievous.

¹³There is no one to plead your cause, that you may be bound up. You have no healing medicines.

¹⁴All your lovers have forgotten you. They don't seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased.

¹⁵Why do you cry over your injury? Your pain is incurable. For the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you.

¹⁸The LORD says: "Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.

¹⁹Thanksgiving will proceed out of them with the voice of those who make merry. I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.

²⁰Their children also will be as before, and their congregation will be established before me. I will punish all who oppress them.

²¹Their prince will be one of them, and their ruler will proceed from among them. I will cause him to draw near, and he will approach me; for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?" says the LORD.

²²"You shall be my people, and I will be your God.

¹⁶So the nations will fear the LORD's name, all the kings of the earth your glory.

¹⁷For the LORD has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

¹⁸He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

¹⁹This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise the LORD,

²⁰for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD saw the earth,

²¹to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,

²⁹The children of your servants will continue. Their offspring will be established before you."

²²that men may declare the LORD's name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

²³when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

²²Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

²⁴But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost!" and they cried out for fear.

²⁷But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid."

²⁸Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

²⁹He said, "Come!" Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

³⁰But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

³¹Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

³²When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

³⁴When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick;

³⁶and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.