Friday 3 January 2020

29If you know that he is righteous,you know that everyonewho practices righteousness has been born of him.

1See how great a love the Father has given to us,that we should be called children of God!For this cause the world doesn’t know us,because it didn’t know him.2Beloved, now we are children of God.It is not yet revealed what we will be;but we know that when he is revealed,we will be like him,for we will see him just as he is.3Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself,even as he is pure.

4Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness.Sin is lawlessness.5You know that he was revealed to take away our sins,and no sin is in him.6Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin.Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

1Sing to the Lord a new song,for he has done marvelous things!His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

3He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel.All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.4Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

5Sing praises to the Lord with the harp,with the harp and the voice of melody.6With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn,make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

29The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him,and said, “Behold,the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!30This is he of whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me,for he was before me.’31I didn’t know him,but for this reason I came baptizing in water,that he would be revealed to Israel.”32John testified, saying,“I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven,and it remained on him.33I didn’t recognize him,but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me,‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descendingand remaining on him is hewho baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’34I have seen and have testifiedthat this is the Son of God.”