Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Tuesday of the 8th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: July 11

Epistle

1 Corinthians 10.5-12

Read in context

5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.Log in to add notes

6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.Log in to add notes

7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.Log in to add notes

8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.Log in to add notes

9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.Log in to add notes

10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.Log in to add notes

11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.Log in to add notes

12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Matthew 16.6-12

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6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.Log in to add notes

7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.Log in to add notes

8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?Log in to add notes

9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?Log in to add notes

10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?Log in to add notes

11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?Log in to add notes

12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.Log in to add notes