Daily Scripture

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord

Fasting: FastDoxologyJulian: October 23

Epistle

Col 3.17-4.1

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Brethren,

3:17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

3:18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

3:19Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.

3:20Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

3:21Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.

3:22Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

3:23And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

3:24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

3:25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

4:1Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Epistle — St James

Gal 1.11-19

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Brethren, I make known to you

11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

14And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,

16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

Gospel

Luke 11.9-13

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The Lord said to His disciples,

9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Gospel — St James

Matt 13.54-58

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At that time, Jesus came to His own country, and taught the people

54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?

55Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?

57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.