First Reading2 Corinthians 1:18-22
From the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
18But as God is faithful,our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”19For the Son of God,Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”20For however many are the promises of God,in him is the “Yes.”Therefore also through him is the “Amen”,to the glory of God through us.
21Now he who establishes us with you in Christand anointed us is God,22who also sealed usand gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.