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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Wednesday of the 28th week after Pentecost

Fasting: FastJulian: November 29

Epistle

2 Timothy 4.9-22

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9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:Log in to add notes

10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.Log in to add notes

11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.Log in to add notes

12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.Log in to add notes

13The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.Log in to add notes

14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:Log in to add notes

15Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.Log in to add notes

16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.Log in to add notes

17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.Log in to add notes

18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.Log in to add notes

19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.Log in to add notes

20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.Log in to add notes

21Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.Log in to add notes

22The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.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