Thursday 17 February 2022

1My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.2For if a man with a gold ring,in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue,and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,3and you pay special attention to himwho wears the fine clothing and say,“Sit here in a good place;”and you tell the poor man,“Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”4haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves,and become judges with evil thoughts?5Listen, my beloved brothers.Didn’t God choose thosewho are poor in this world to be rich in faithand heirs of the Kingdomwhich he promised to those who love him?6But you have dishonored the poor man.Don’t the rich oppress youand personally drag you before the courts?7Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name bywhich you are called?

8However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.9But if you show partiality,you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

2I will bless the Lord at all times.His praise will always be in my mouth.3My soul shall boast in the Lord.The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

4Oh magnify the Lord with me.Let’s exalt his name together.5I sought the Lord, and he answered me,and delivered me from all my fears.

6They looked to him, and were radiant.Their faces shall never be covered with shame.7This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him,and saved him out of all his troubles.

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.”