Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wednesday of the 30th week after Pentecost

Fasting: FastJulian: December 2

Epistle

Hebrews 10.1-18

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1For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.Log in to add notes

2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.Log in to add notes

3But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.Log in to add notes

4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.Log in to add notes

5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:Log in to add notes

6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.Log in to add notes

7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.Log in to add notes

8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;Log in to add notes

9Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.Log in to add notes

10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.Log in to add notes

11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:Log in to add notes

12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;Log in to add notes

13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.Log in to add notes

14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.Log in to add notes

15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,Log in to add notes

16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;Log in to add notes

17And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.Log in to add notes

18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 20.1-8

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1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,Log in to add notes

2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?Log in to add notes

3And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:Log in to add notes

4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?Log in to add notes

5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?Log in to add notes

6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.Log in to add notes

7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.Log in to add notes

8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.Log in to add notes