Thursday 20 February 2025

1God blessed Noah and his sons,and said to them, “Be fruitful,multiply, and replenish the earth.2The fear of youand the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth,and on every bird of the sky.Everything that moves along the ground,and all the fish of the sea,are delivered into your hand.3Every moving thing that lives will be food for you.As I gave you the green herb,I have given everything to you.4But flesh with its life,that is, its blood,you shall not eat.5I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood.At the hand of every animal I will require it.At the hand of man,even at the hand of every man’s brother,I will require the life of man.6Whoever sheds man’s blood,his blood will be shed by man,for God made man in his own image.7Be fruitful and multiply.Increase abundantly on the earth, and multiply in it.”

8God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,9“As for me, behold,I establish my covenant with you,and with your offspring after you,10and with every living creature that is with you:the birds, the livestock,and every animal of the earth with you,of all that go out of the ship,even every animal of the earth.11I will establish my covenant with you:All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood.There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”12God said, “This is the token of the covenantwhich I make between meand you and every living creature that is with you,for perpetual generations:13I set my rainbow in the cloud,and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

16So the nations will fear the Lord’s name,all the kings of the earth your glory.17For the Lord has built up Zion.He has appeared in his glory.18He has responded to the prayer of the destitute,and has not despised their prayer.

19This will be written for the generation to come.A people which will be created will praise the Lord,21to hear the groans of the prisoner,to free those who are condemned to death,20for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary.From heaven, the Lord saw the earth,

29The children of your servants will continue.Their offspring will be established before you.”23when the peoples are gathered together,the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.22that men may declare the Lord’s name in Zion,and his praise in Jerusalem,

27Jesus went out, with his disciples,into the villages of Caesarea Philippi.On the way he asked his disciples,“Who do men say that I am?”

28They told him, “John the Baptizer,and others say Elijah,but others, one of the prophets.”

29He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

30He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.31He began to teach themthat the Son of Man must suffer many things,and be rejected by the elders,the chief priests,and the scribes, and be killed,and after three days rise again.32He spoke to them openly.Peter took him and began to rebuke him.33But he, turning around and seeing his disciples,rebuked Peter, and said,“Get behind me, Satan!For you have in mind not the things of God,but the things of men.”