Sunday, February 3, 2002

35th Sunday after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastJulian: January 21

Epistle

Colossians 3.12-16

Read in context

12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Log in to add notes

13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.Log in to add notes

14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.Log in to add notes

15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.Log in to add notes

16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 25.14-30

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14For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.Log in to add notes

15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.Log in to add notes

16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.Log in to add notes

17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.Log in to add notes

18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.Log in to add notes

19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.Log in to add notes

20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.Log in to add notes

21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.Log in to add notes

22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.Log in to add notes

23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.Log in to add notes

24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:Log in to add notes

25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.Log in to add notes

26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:Log in to add notes

27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Log in to add notes

28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.Log in to add notes

29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.Log in to add notes

30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Log in to add notes