Sunday 17 January 2021

3and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out,and Samuel had laid down in the Lord’s temple where God’s ark was,4The Lord called Samuel.He said, “Here I am.”

5He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am;for you called me.”

He said, “I didn’t call.Lie down again.”

He went and lay down.6The Lord called yet again, “Samuel!”

Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am;for you called me.”

He answered, “I didn’t call, my son.Lie down again.”7Now Samuel didn’t yet know the Lord,neither was the Lord’s word yet revealed to him.8The Lord called Samuel again the third time.He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am;for you called me.”

Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.9Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down.It shall be, if he calls you,that you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord;for your servant hears.’”So Samuel went and lay down in his place.10The Lord came, and stood,and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”

Then Samuel said, “Speak;for your servant hears.”

· · · verses 11–18 are not read19Samuel grew, and the Lord was with himand let none of his words fall to the ground.

2I waited patiently for the Lord.He turned to me, and heard my cry.

4He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God.Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

7Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire.You have opened my ears.You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.8Then I said, “Behold, I have come.

8It is written about me in the book in the scroll.9I delight to do your will, my God.Yes, your law is within my heart.”

10I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.Behold, I will not seal my lips, Lord, you know.

13“Foods for the belly,and the belly for foods,”but God will bring to nothing both it and them.But the body is not for sexual immorality,but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.14Now God raised up the Lord,and will also raise us up by his power.15Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ?Shall I then take the members of Christand make them members of a prostitute?May it never be!· · · verse 16 is not read17But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.18Flee sexual immorality!“Every sin that a man does is outside the body,”but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.19Or don’t you knowthat your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,whom you have from God?You are not your own,20for you were bought with a price.Therefore glorify God in your bodyand in your spirit, which are God’s.

35Again, the next day,John was standing with two of his disciples,36and he looked at Jesus as he walked,and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”37The two disciples heard him speak,and they followed Jesus.38Jesus turned and saw them following,and said to them, “What are you looking for?”

They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say,being interpreted,Teacher), “where are you staying?”

39He said to them, “Come and see.”

They came and saw where he was staying,and they stayed with him that day.It was about the tenth hour.40One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew,Simon Peter’s brother.41He first found his own brother,Simon, and said to him,“We have found the Messiah!”(which is, being interpreted, Christ).42He brought him to Jesus.Jesus looked at him and said,“You are Simon the son of Jonah.You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).