Bible Readings - Mar. 19, 2026

Reading 1

2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16

But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan:

Go, tell my servant David,

'When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors,

I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins,

and I will make his kingdom firm.

It is he who shall build a house for my name.

And I will make his royal throne firm forever.

I will be a father to him,

and he shall be a son to me.

Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me;

your throne shall stand firm forever.

Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29

The promises of the LORD I will sing forever;

through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness,

For you have said, "My kindness is established forever";

in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.

"I have made a covenant with my chosen one,

I have sworn to David my servant:

Forever will I confirm your posterity

and establish your throne for all generations."

"He shall say of me, 'You are my father,

my God, the Rock, my savior.'

Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,

and my covenant with him stands firm."

Psalm 84:5

Blessed are those who dwell in your house!

They never cease to praise you.

Gospel

John 6:16-21

When it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea,

embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to

Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and

Jesus had not yet come to them.

The sea was stirred up because a strong wind

was blowing.

When they had rowed about three or four miles,

they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming

near the boat, and they began to be afraid.

But he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”

They wanted to take him into the boat,

but the boat immediately arrived at the shore

to which they were heading.