Sunday 23 September 2012

12But let’s lie in wait for the righteous man,because he annoys us,is contrary to our works,reproaches us with sins against the law,and charges us with sins against our training.· · · verses 13–16 are not read17Let’s see if his words are true.Let’s test what will happen at the end of his life.18For if the righteous man is God’s son, he will uphold him,and he will deliver him out of the hand of his adversaries.19Let’s test him with insult and torture,that we may find out how gentle he is,and test his patience.20Let’s condemn him to a shameful death,for he will be protected, according to his words.”

3Save me, God, by your name.Vindicate me in your might.4Hear my prayer, God.Listen to the words of my mouth.

5For strangers have risen up against me.Violent men have sought after my soul.They haven’t set God before them.

6Behold, God is my helper.The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.8With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you.I will give thanks to your name, Lord, for it is good.

16For where jealousy and selfish ambition are,there is confusion and every evil deed.17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,then peaceful, gentle,reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits,without partiality,and without hypocrisy.18Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

1Where do wars and fightings among you come from?Don’t they come from your pleasuresthat war in your members?2You lust, and don’t have.You murder and covet, and can’t obtain.You fight and make war.You don’t have, because you don’t ask.3You ask, and don’t receive,because you ask with wrong motives,so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

30They went out from there and passed through Galilee.He didn’t want anyone to know it,31for he was teaching his disciples,and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men,and they will kill him;and when he is killed,on the third day he will rise again.”

32But they didn’t understand the saying,and were afraid to ask him.

33He came to Capernaum,and when he was in the house he asked them,“What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

34But they were silent,for they had disputed with one another on the way aboutwho was the greatest.

35He sat down and called the twelve;and he said to them,“If any man wants to be first,he shall be last of all,and servant of all.”36He took a little child and set him in the middle of them.Taking him in his arms, he said to them,37“Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me;and whoever receives me,doesn’t receive me,but him who sent me.”