Sunday 11 May 2025

14But they, passing on from Perga,came to Antioch of Pisidia.They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.· · · verses 15–42 are not read43Now when the synagogue broke up,many of the Jewsand of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas;who, speaking to them,urged them to continue in the grace of God.

44The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.45But when the Jews saw the multitudes,they were filled with jealousy,and contradicted the thingswhich were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly,and said, “It was necessarythat God’s word should be spoken to you first.Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves,and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life,behold, we turn to the Gentiles.47For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,

‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

48As the Gentiles heard this,they were glad and glorified the word of God.As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.49The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.50But the Jews stirred up the devoutand prominent women and the chief men of the city,and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,and threw them out of their borders.51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them,and came to Iconium.52The disciples were filled with joyand with the Holy Spirit.

1Shout for joy to the Lord, all you lands!2Serve the Lord with gladness.Come before his presence with singing.

3Know that the Lord, he is God.It is he who has made us, and we are his.We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

5For the Lord is good.His loving kindness endures forever,his faithfulness to all generations.

9After these things I looked,and behold, a great multitude which no man could count,out of every nation and of all tribes,peoples, and languages,standing before the throne and before the Lamb,dressed in white robes,with palm branches in their hands.

· · · verses 10–13 are not read14I told him, “My lord, you know.”

He said to me, “These are thosewho came out of the great suffering.They washed their robesand made them white in the Lamb’s blood.15Therefore they are before the throne of God,and they serve him day and night in his temple.He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.16They will never be hungry or thirsty any more.The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;17for the Lambwho is in the middle of the throne shepherds themand leads them to springs of life-giving waters.And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

27My sheep hear my voice,and I know them, and they follow me.28I give eternal life to them.They will never perish,and no one will snatch them out of my hand.29My Father who has given them to me is greater than all.No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.30I and the Father are one.”