John 1: 1 - 18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.
11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.
12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'")
16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 2: 36 - 40
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 2: 22 - 35
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word;
30 for mine eyes have seen thy salvation
31 which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel."
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;
34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against
35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word;
30 for mine eyes have seen thy salvation
31 which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel."
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;
34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against
35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Luke 2: 22 - 40, 39 - 40
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word;
30 for mine eyes have seen thy salvation
31 which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel."
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;
34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against
35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word;
30 for mine eyes have seen thy salvation
31 which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel."
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;
34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against
35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
37 and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The Gospel For Today
John 20: 1 - 8
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag'dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2 So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
3 Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.
4 They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first;
5 and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying,
7 and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag'dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2 So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
3 Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.
4 They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first;
5 and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying,
7 and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
Friday, December 26, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 10: 17 - 22
17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.
19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles.
19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Nativity of The Lord - Christmas (Solemnity)
Gospel During Midnight:
Luke 2: 1 - 14
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin'i-us was governor of Syria.
3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.
7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
8 And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
10 And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people;
11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Gospel During Dawn:
Luke 2: 15 - 20
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
16 And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child;
18 and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
19 But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"
Gospel During The Day:
John 1: 1 - 18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.
11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.
12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'")
16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
Luke 2: 1 - 14
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin'i-us was governor of Syria.
3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.
7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
8 And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
10 And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people;
11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Gospel During Dawn:
Luke 2: 15 - 20
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
16 And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child;
18 and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
19 But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"
Gospel During The Day:
John 1: 1 - 18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.
11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.
12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God;
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'")
16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 67 - 79
67 And his father Zechari'ah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
74 to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
67 And his father Zechari'ah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
74 to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 57 - 66
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechari'ah after his father,
60 but his mother said, "Not so; he shall be called John."
61 And they said to her, "None of your kindred is called by this name."
62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all marveled.
64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea;
66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechari'ah after his father,
60 but his mother said, "Not so; he shall be called John."
61 And they said to her, "None of your kindred is called by this name."
62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all marveled.
64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea;
66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 46 - 56
46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever."
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever."
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Luke 1: 26 - 38
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26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34 And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35 And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible."
38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
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26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34 And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35 And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing will be impossible."
38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 26 - 38
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Friday, December 19, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 5 - 25
5
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari'ah, of the division of Abi'jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
8
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
9
according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12
And Zechari'ah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechari'ah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;
15
for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,
17
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Eli'jah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
18
And Zechari'ah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."
19
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.
20
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."
21
And the people were waiting for Zechari'ah, and they wondered at his delay in the temple.
22
And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them and remained dumb.
23
And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
24
After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying,
25
"Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men."
5
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari'ah, of the division of Abi'jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
8
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
9
according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12
And Zechari'ah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechari'ah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;
15
for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,
17
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Eli'jah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
18
And Zechari'ah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."
19
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.
20
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."
21
And the people were waiting for Zechari'ah, and they wondered at his delay in the temple.
22
And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them and remained dumb.
23
And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
24
After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying,
25
"Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men."
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 1: 18 - 25
18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit;
19
and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
20
But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;
21
she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
22
All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23
"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us).
24
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,
25
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit;
19
and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
20
But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;
21
she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
22
All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23
"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us).
24
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife,
25
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 1: 1 - 17
1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3
and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
4
and Ram the father of Ammin'adab, and Ammin'adab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5
and Salmon the father of Bo'az by Rahab, and Bo'az the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
6
and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uri'ah,
7
and Solomon the father of Rehobo'am, and Rehobo'am the father of Abi'jah, and Abi'jah the father of Asa,
8
and Asa the father of Jehosh'aphat, and Jehosh'aphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzzi'ah,
9
and Uzzi'ah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezeki'ah,
10
and Hezeki'ah the father of Manas'seh, and Manas'seh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josi'ah,
11
and Josi'ah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12
And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoni'ah was the father of She-al'ti-el, and She-al'ti-el the father of Zerub'babel,
13
and Zerub'babel the father of Abi'ud, and Abi'ud the father of Eli'akim, and Eli'akim the father of Azor,
14
and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eli'ud,
15
and Eli'ud the father of Elea'zar, and Elea'zar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
16
and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3
and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
4
and Ram the father of Ammin'adab, and Ammin'adab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5
and Salmon the father of Bo'az by Rahab, and Bo'az the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
6
and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uri'ah,
7
and Solomon the father of Rehobo'am, and Rehobo'am the father of Abi'jah, and Abi'jah the father of Asa,
8
and Asa the father of Jehosh'aphat, and Jehosh'aphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzzi'ah,
9
and Uzzi'ah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezeki'ah,
10
and Hezeki'ah the father of Manas'seh, and Manas'seh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josi'ah,
11
and Josi'ah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12
And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoni'ah was the father of She-al'ti-el, and She-al'ti-el the father of Zerub'babel,
13
and Zerub'babel the father of Abi'ud, and Abi'ud the father of Eli'akim, and Eli'akim the father of Azor,
14
and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eli'ud,
15
and Eli'ud the father of Elea'zar, and Elea'zar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
16
and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 21: 28 - 32
28
"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
29
And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went.
30
And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.
31
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
28
"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
29
And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went.
30
And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.
31
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
Monday, December 15, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 21: 23 - 27
23
And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
24
Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25
The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will say to us, `Why then did you not believe him?'
26
But if we say, `From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."
27
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
23
And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
24
Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25
The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will say to us, `Why then did you not believe him?'
26
But if we say, `From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."
27
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sunday Gospel
John 1: 6 - 8, 19 - 28
6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7
He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8
He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20
He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21
And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22
They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."
24
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
25
They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
26
John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know,
27
even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
28
This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7
He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him.
8
He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.
19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20
He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
21
And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."
22
They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
23
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."
24
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
25
They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
26
John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know,
27
even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
28
This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 17: 10 - 13
10
And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
11
He replied, "Eli'jah does come, and he is to restore all things;
12
but I tell you that Eli'jah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands."
13
Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
10
And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
11
He replied, "Eli'jah does come, and he is to restore all things;
12
but I tell you that Eli'jah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands."
13
Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
Friday, December 12, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 26 - 38
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 11: 11 - 15
11
Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.
13
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John;
14
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Eli'jah who is to come.
15
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
11
Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.
13
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John;
14
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Eli'jah who is to come.
15
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 28 - 30
28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
29
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
29
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 18: 12 - 14
12
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
13
And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
14
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
12
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
13
And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
14
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 26 - 38
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Mark 1: 1 - 8
1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
3
the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight -- "
4
John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
5
And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6
Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey.
7
And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
8
I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
3
the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight -- "
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John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey.
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And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
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I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 9: 35 - 38
35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.
36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
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pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.
36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
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pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 9: 27 - 31
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And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."
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When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
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Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."
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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, "See that no one knows it."
31
But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
27
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."
28
When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
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Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."
30
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, "See that no one knows it."
31
But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 7: 21, 24 - 27
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"Not every one who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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"Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
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And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
21
"Not every one who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
24
"Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
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And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
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and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 15: 29 - 37
29
And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there.
30
And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,
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so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
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Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."
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And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?"
34
And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
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And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,
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he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
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And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
29
And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there.
30
And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,
31
so that the throng wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
32
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."
33
And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?"
34
And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
35
And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,
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he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
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And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 10: 21 - 24
21
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
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All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
23
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!
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For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
21
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
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All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
23
Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!
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For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 8: 5 - 11
5
As he entered Caper'na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him
6
and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."
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And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8
But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9
For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, `Go,' and he goes, and to another, `Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, `Do this,' and he does it."
10
When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.
11
I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
5
As he entered Caper'na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him
6
and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."
7
And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8
But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9
For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, `Go,' and he goes, and to another, `Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, `Do this,' and he does it."
10
When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.
11
I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Mark 13: 33 - 37
33
Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come.
34
It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
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Watch therefore -- for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning --
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lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
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And what I say to you I say to all: Watch."
33
Take heed, watch; for you do not know when the time will come.
34
It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
35
Watch therefore -- for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning --
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lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
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And what I say to you I say to all: Watch."
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Mark 10: 17 - 21
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And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
18
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
19
You know the commandments: `Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'"
20
And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
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And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
17
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
18
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
19
You know the commandments: `Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'"
20
And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
21
And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
Friday, November 28, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 21: 29 - 33
29
And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees;
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as soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.
31
So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
32
Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place.
33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
29
And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees;
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as soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.
31
So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
32
Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place.
33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 11 - 19
11
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee.
12
And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
13
and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
14
When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.
15
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
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and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
17
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
18
Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
19
And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
11
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee.
12
And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
13
and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
14
When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.
15
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
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and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
17
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
18
Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
19
And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 21: 12 - 19
12
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
13
This will be a time for you to bear testimony.
14
Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer;
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for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
16
You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death;
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you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
18
But not a hair of your head will perish.
19
By your endurance you will gain your lives.
12
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
13
This will be a time for you to bear testimony.
14
Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer;
15
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
16
You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death;
17
you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
18
But not a hair of your head will perish.
19
By your endurance you will gain your lives.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 21: 5 - 11
5
And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,
6
"As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
7
And they asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?"
8
And he said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!' and, `The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
9
And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once."
10
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11
there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
5
And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,
6
"As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
7
And they asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?"
8
And he said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!' and, `The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
9
And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once."
10
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11
there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 21: 1 - 4
1
He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury;
2
and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins.
3
And he said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
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for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had."
1
He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury;
2
and he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins.
3
And he said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
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for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all the living that she had."
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 25: 31 - 46
31
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
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and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
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Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
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I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
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Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
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And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
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And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
40
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
41
Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
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for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
44
Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?'
45
Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.'
46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
31
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
33
and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
34
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
37
Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
38
And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
39
And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
40
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
41
Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
42
for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
44
Then they also will answer, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?'
45
Then he will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.'
46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 20: 27 - 40
27
There came to him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection,
28
and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
29
Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children;
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and the second
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and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
32
Afterward the woman also died.
33
In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."
34
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;
35
but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
36
for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
38
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him."
39
And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
40
For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
27
There came to him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection,
28
and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
29
Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children;
30
and the second
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and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
32
Afterward the woman also died.
33
In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."
34
And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;
35
but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
36
for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
38
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him."
39
And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
40
For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 19: 45 - 48
45
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,
46
saying to them, "It is written, `My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."
47
And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him;
48
but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.
45
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,
46
saying to them, "It is written, `My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."
47
And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him;
48
but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 19: 41 - 44
41
And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,
42
saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.
43
For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side,
44
and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."
41
And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,
42
saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.
43
For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side,
44
and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 19: 11 - 28
11
As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
12
He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return.
13
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, `Trade with these till I come.'
14
But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, `We do not want this man to reign over us.'
15
When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
16
The first came before him, saying, `Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'
17
And he said to him, `Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'
18
And the second came, saying, `Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'
19
And he said to him, `And you are to be over five cities.'
20
Then another came, saying, `Lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin;
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for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'
22
He said to him, `I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?
23
Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?'
24
And he said to those who stood by, `Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
25
(And they said to him, `Lord, he has ten pounds!')
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`I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
27
But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'"
28
And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
11
As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
12
He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return.
13
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, `Trade with these till I come.'
14
But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, `We do not want this man to reign over us.'
15
When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
16
The first came before him, saying, `Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'
17
And he said to him, `Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'
18
And the second came, saying, `Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'
19
And he said to him, `And you are to be over five cities.'
20
Then another came, saying, `Lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin;
21
for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'
22
He said to him, `I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?
23
Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?'
24
And he said to those who stood by, `Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
25
(And they said to him, `Lord, he has ten pounds!')
26
`I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
27
But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'"
28
And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 14: 22 - 33
22
And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'
23
And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
24
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
25
Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them,
26
"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30
saying, `This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31
Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32
And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace.
33
So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
22
And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'
23
And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
24
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
25
Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them,
26
"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29
Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30
saying, `This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31
Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32
And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace.
33
So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 25: 31 - 40
31
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
33
and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
34
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
37
Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
38
And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
39
And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
40
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
31
"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
33
and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
34
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
37
Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?
38
And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
39
And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
40
And the King will answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 25: 14 - 15, 19 - 21
14
"For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property;
15
to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
19
Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20
And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, `Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.'
21
His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.'
14
"For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property;
15
to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
19
Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20
And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, `Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.'
21
His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.'
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 18: 1 - 8
1
And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
2
He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man;
3
and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, `Vindicate me against my adversary.'
4
For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, `Though I neither fear God nor regard man,
5
yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
6
And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says.
7
And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
8
I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
1
And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
2
He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man;
3
and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, `Vindicate me against my adversary.'
4
For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, `Though I neither fear God nor regard man,
5
yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
6
And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says.
7
And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
8
I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Friday, November 14, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 26 - 37
26
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.
27
They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28
Likewise as it was in the days of Lot -- they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built,
29
but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all --
30
so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31
On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.
32
Remember Lot's wife.
33
Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34
I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
35
There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left."
37
And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
26
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.
27
They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28
Likewise as it was in the days of Lot -- they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built,
29
but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all --
30
so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31
On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.
32
Remember Lot's wife.
33
Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34
I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
35
There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left."
37
And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 20 - 25
20
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;
21
nor will they say, `Lo, here it is!' or `There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
22
And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it.
23
And they will say to you, `Lo, there!' or `Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them.
24
For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day.
25
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
20
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;
21
nor will they say, `Lo, here it is!' or `There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
22
And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it.
23
And they will say to you, `Lo, there!' or `Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them.
24
For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day.
25
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 11 - 19
11
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee.
12
And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
13
and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
14
When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.
15
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
16
and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
17
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
18
Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
19
And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
11
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee.
12
And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
13
and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
14
When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.
15
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
16
and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
17
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
18
Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
19
And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 7 - 10
7
"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, `Come at once and sit down at table'?
8
Will he not rather say to him, `Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'?
9
Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
10
So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, `We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
7
"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, `Come at once and sit down at table'?
8
Will he not rather say to him, `Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'?
9
Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
10
So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, `We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 17: 1 - 6
1
And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
2
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
3
Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him;
4
and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive him."
5
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
6
And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
1
And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
2
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
3
Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him;
4
and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive him."
5
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
6
And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sunday Gospel
John 2: 13 - 22
13
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14
In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business.
15
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
16
And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade."
17
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for thy house will consume me."
18
The Jews then said to him, "What sign have you to show us for doing this?"
19
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
20
The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"
21
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
22
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
13
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14
In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business.
15
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
16
And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade."
17
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for thy house will consume me."
18
The Jews then said to him, "What sign have you to show us for doing this?"
19
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
20
The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"
21
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
22
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 16: 9 - 15
9
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
10
"He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
11
If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches?
12
And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
13
No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him.
15
But he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
9
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
10
"He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
11
If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches?
12
And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
13
No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."
14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him.
15
But he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Friday, November 7, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 16: 1 - 8
1
He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
2
And he called him and said to him, `What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'
3
And the steward said to himself, `What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4
I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.'
5
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, `How much do you owe my master?'
6
He said, `A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, `Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
7
Then he said to another, `And how much do you owe?' He said, `A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, `Take your bill, and write eighty.'
8
The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
1
He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
2
And he called him and said to him, `What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'
3
And the steward said to himself, `What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4
I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.'
5
So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, `How much do you owe my master?'
6
He said, `A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, `Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
7
Then he said to another, `And how much do you owe?' He said, `A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, `Take your bill, and write eighty.'
8
The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 15: 1 - 10
1
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
2
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."
3
So he told them this parable:
4
"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it?
5
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'
7
Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
8
"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?
9
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
1
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
2
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."
3
So he told them this parable:
4
"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it?
5
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'
7
Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
8
"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?
9
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Gospel For Today
John 6: 37 - 40
37
All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.
38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
39
and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.
40
For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
37
All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.
38
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
39
and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.
40
For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 14: 15 - 24
15
When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
16
But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many;
17
and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for all is now ready.'
18
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
19
And another said, `I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.'
20
And another said, `I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21
So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, `Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.'
22
And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'
23
And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
24
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
15
When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
16
But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many;
17
and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for all is now ready.'
18
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
19
And another said, `I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.'
20
And another said, `I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21
So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, `Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.'
22
And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'
23
And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.
24
For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 14: 12 - 14
12
He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid.
13
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
14
and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
12
He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid.
13
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
14
and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Sunday Gospel
John 11: 17 - 27
17
Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days.
18
Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,
19
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
20
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house.
21
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22
And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."
23
Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
24
Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
26
and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
27
She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."
17
Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days.
18
Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,
19
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
20
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house.
21
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22
And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."
23
Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
24
Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
26
and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
27
She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."
Saturday, November 1, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 5: 1 - 12
1
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.
2
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11
"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
12
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.
1
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.
2
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11
"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
12
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 14: 1 - 6
1
One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.
2
And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.
3
And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?"
4
But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go.
5
And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?"
6
And they could not reply to this.
1
One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.
2
And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.
3
And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?"
4
But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go.
5
And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?"
6
And they could not reply to this.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 13: 31 - 35
31
At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you."
32
And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, `Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.
33
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.'
34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
35
Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
31
At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you."
32
And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, `Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.
33
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.'
34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
35
Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 13: 22 - 30
22
He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23
And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,
24
"Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
25
When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, `Lord, open to us.' He will answer you, `I do not know where you come from.'
26
Then you will begin to say, `We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
27
But he will say, `I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!'
28
There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out.
29
And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God.
30
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
22
He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23
And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,
24
"Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
25
When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, `Lord, open to us.' He will answer you, `I do not know where you come from.'
26
Then you will begin to say, `We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
27
But he will say, `I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!'
28
There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out.
29
And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God.
30
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 6: 12 - 16
12
In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God.
13
And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles;
14
Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
15
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
16
and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
12
In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God.
13
And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles;
14
Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
15
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
16
and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 13: 10 - 17
10
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11
And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."
13
And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God.
14
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day."
15
Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it?
16
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"
17
As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
10
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11
And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."
13
And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God.
14
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day."
15
Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it?
16
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"
17
As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 22: 34 - 40
34
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came together.
35
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
36
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
37
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
38
This is the great and first commandment.
39
And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
40
On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
34
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came together.
35
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
36
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
37
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
38
This is the great and first commandment.
39
And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
40
On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 13: 1 - 9
1
There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2
And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?
3
I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
4
Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?
5
I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."
6
And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
7
And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'
8
And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure.
9
And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
1
There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2
And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?
3
I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
4
Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?
5
I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."
6
And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
7
And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'
8
And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure.
9
And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 12: 54 - 59
54
He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, `A shower is coming'; and so it happens.
55
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, `There will be scorching heat'; and it happens.
56
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
57
"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
58
As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
59
I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."
54
He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, `A shower is coming'; and so it happens.
55
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, `There will be scorching heat'; and it happens.
56
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
57
"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
58
As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
59
I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 9: 1 - 6
1
And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
2
and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal.
3
And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.
4
And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
5
And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
6
And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
1
And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
2
and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal.
3
And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.
4
And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
5
And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
6
And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 12: 39 - 48
39
But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
40
You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."
41
Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"
42
And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing.
44
Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
45
But if that servant says to himself, `My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46
the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful.
47
And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating.
48
But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.
39
But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
40
You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."
41
Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"
42
And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing.
44
Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
45
But if that servant says to himself, `My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46
the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful.
47
And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating.
48
But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 12: 35 - 38
35
"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning,
36
and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks.
37
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.
38
If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!
35
"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning,
36
and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks.
37
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.
38
If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!
Monday, October 20, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 12: 13 - 21
13
One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."
14
But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?"
15
And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
16
And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
17
and he thought to himself, `What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'
18
And he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'
20
But God said to him, `Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
21
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
13
One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."
14
But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?"
15
And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
16
And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
17
and he thought to himself, `What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'
18
And he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'
20
But God said to him, `Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
21
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 22: 15 - 21
15
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk.
16
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero'di-ans, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
17
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
18
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
19
Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin.
20
And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"
21
They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
15
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk.
16
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero'di-ans, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
17
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
18
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
19
Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin.
20
And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"
21
They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 10: 1 - 9
1
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
2
And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
3
Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4
Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road.
5
Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!'
6
And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.
7
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.
8
Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you;
9
heal the sick in it and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
1
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.
2
And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
3
Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
4
Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road.
5
Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace be to this house!'
6
And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.
7
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.
8
Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you;
9
heal the sick in it and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
Friday, October 17, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 12: 1 - 7
1
In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4
"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5
But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him!
6
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
7
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
1
In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4
"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5
But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him!
6
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
7
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 47 - 54
47
Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.
48
So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49
Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'
50
that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.
52
Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
53
As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things,
54
lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.
47
Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.
48
So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49
Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, `I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'
50
that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.
52
Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
53
As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things,
54
lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 42 - 46
42
"But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
43
Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places.
44
Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."
45
One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also."
46
And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
42
"But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
43
Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places.
44
Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."
45
One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also."
46
And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 37 - 41
37
While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table.
38
The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
39
And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.
40
You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
41
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
37
While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table.
38
The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
39
And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.
40
You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
41
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 29 - 32
29
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
31
The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
32
The men of Nin'eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
29
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
31
The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
32
The men of Nin'eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 22: 1 - 14
1
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
2
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
3
and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.
4
Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.'
5
But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
6
while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
7
The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
8
Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
9
Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
10
And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11
"But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;
12
and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
13
Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'
14
For many are called, but few are chosen."
1
And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
2
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
3
and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.
4
Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.'
5
But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
6
while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
7
The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
8
Then he said to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
9
Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
10
And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11
"But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;
12
and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
13
Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'
14
For many are called, but few are chosen."
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 27 - 28
27
As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!"
28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
27
As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!"
28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 15 - 26
15
But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons";
16
while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
18
And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul.
19
And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
20
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace;
22
but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil.
23
He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
24
"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest; and finding none he says, `I will return to my house from which I came.'
25
And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order.
26
Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."
15
But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons";
16
while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
18
And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul.
19
And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
20
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace;
22
but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil.
23
He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
24
"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest; and finding none he says, `I will return to my house from which I came.'
25
And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order.
26
Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 5 - 13
5
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves;
6
for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';
7
and he will answer from within, `Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'?
8
I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
9
And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10
For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
11
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;
12
or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
5
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, `Friend, lend me three loaves;
6
for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';
7
and he will answer from within, `Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'?
8
I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
9
And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10
For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
11
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;
12
or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 11: 1 - 4
1
He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."
2
And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
3
Give us each day our daily bread;
4
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation."
1
He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."
2
And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
3
Give us each day our daily bread;
4
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation."
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 1: 26 - 38
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
26
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"
29
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.
30
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33
and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34
And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?"
35
And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
36
And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 10: 25 - 37
25
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
26
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?"
27
And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
28
And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30
Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
32
So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34
and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35
And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, `Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'
36
Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
37
He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
25
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
26
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?"
27
And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
28
And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30
Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
32
So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34
and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35
And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, `Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'
36
Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
37
He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 21: 33 - 43
33
"Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.
34
When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit;
35
and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36
Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them.
37
Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.'
38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'
39
And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40
When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"
41
They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."
42
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
43
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."
33
"Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.
34
When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit;
35
and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36
Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them.
37
Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.'
38
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'
39
And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40
When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"
41
They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."
42
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
43
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 11: 25 - 30
25
At that time Jesus declared, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;
26
yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
27
All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
25
At that time Jesus declared, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;
26
yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
27
All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 10: 13 - 16
13
"Woe to you, Chora'zin! woe to you, Beth-sa'ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14
But it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15
And you, Caper'na-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.
16
"He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
13
"Woe to you, Chora'zin! woe to you, Beth-sa'ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14
But it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.
15
And you, Caper'na-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.
16
"He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Matthew 18: 1 - 5, 10
1
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2
And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them,
3
and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4
Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5
"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me;
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"See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them,
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and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me;
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"See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 9: 57 - 62
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As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
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To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
57
As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
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To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 9: 51 - 56
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When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
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And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him;
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but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
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And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
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But he turned and rebuked them.
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And they went on to another village.
51
When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
52
And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him;
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but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
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And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
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But he turned and rebuked them.
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And they went on to another village.
Monday, September 29, 2008
The Gospel For Today
John 1: 47 - 51
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Jesus saw Nathan'a-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"
48
Nathan'a-el said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49
Nathan'a-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
50
Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."
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And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
47
Jesus saw Nathan'a-el coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"
48
Nathan'a-el said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49
Nathan'a-el answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
50
Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."
51
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday Gospel
Matthew 21: 28 - 32
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"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
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And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went.
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And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.
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Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
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"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
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And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went.
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And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.
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Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 9: 43 - 45
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And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples,
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"Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men."
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But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
43
And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples,
44
"Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men."
45
But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Gospel For Today
Luke 9: 18 - 22
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Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
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And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Eli'jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen."
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And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
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But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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saying, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
18
Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
19
And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Eli'jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen."
20
And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
21
But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22
saying, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
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