Tuesday 13 September 2039

1This is a faithful saying:someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.2The overseer therefore must be without reproach,the husband of one wife,temperate, sensible,modest, hospitable, good at teaching;3not a drinker, not violent,not greedy for money,but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;4one who rules his own house well,having children in subjection with all reverence;5(for how could someonewho doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)6not a new convert,lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.7Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside,to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8Servants, in the same way,must be reverent, not double-tongued,not addicted to much wine,not greedy for money,9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.10Let them also first be tested;then let them serve if they are blameless.11Their wives in the same way must be reverent,not slanderers, temperate,and faithful in all things.12Let servants be husbands of one wife,ruling their children and their own houses well.13For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standingand great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

1I will sing of loving kindness and justice.To you, Lord, I will sing praises.2I will be careful to live a blameless life.

2When will you come to me?I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.3I will set no vile thing before my eyes.I hate the deeds of faithless men.They will not cling to me.

5I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor.I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land,that they may dwell with me.He who walks in a perfect way,he will serve me.

11Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain.Many of his disciples,along with a great multitude, went with him.12Now when he came near to the gate of the city,behold, one who was dead was carried out,the only born son of his mother,and she was a widow.Many people of the city were with her.13When the Lord saw her,he had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry.”14He came near and touched the coffin,and the bearers stood still.He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”15He who was dead sat up and began to speak.Then he gave him to his mother.

16Fear took hold of all,and they glorified God,saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!”and, “God has visited his people!”17This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judeaand in all the surrounding region.