Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thursday of the 6th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: July 8

Epistle

1 Corinthians 3.18-23

Read in context

18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.Log in to add notes

19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.Log in to add notes

20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.Log in to add notes

21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;Log in to add notes

22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;Log in to add notes

23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 13.36-43

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36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.Log in to add notes

37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;Log in to add notes

38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;Log in to add notes

39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.Log in to add notes

40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.Log in to add notes

41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;Log in to add notes

42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Log in to add notes

43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.Log in to add notes