Monday, October 21, 2002

Monday of the 18th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastJulian: October 8

Epistle

Ephesians 4.25-32

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25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Log in to add notes

26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Log in to add notes

27Neither give place to the devil.Log in to add notes

28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.Log in to add notes

29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.Log in to add notes

30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.Log in to add notes

31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:Log in to add notes

32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 7.36-50

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36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.Log in to add notes

37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,Log in to add notes

38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.Log in to add notes

39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.Log in to add notes

40And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.Log in to add notes

41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.Log in to add notes

42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?Log in to add notes

43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.Log in to add notes

44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.Log in to add notes

45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.Log in to add notes

46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.Log in to add notes

47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.Log in to add notes

48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.Log in to add notes

49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?Log in to add notes

50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.Log in to add notes