Tuesday, October 16, 2040

Tuesday of the 17th week after Pentecost

Fasting: No fastSix-sticheraJulian: October 3

Epistle

Ephesians 2.19-3.7

Read in context

2:19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;Log in to add notes

2:20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;Log in to add notes

2:21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:Log in to add notes

2:22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.Log in to add notes

3:1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,Log in to add notes

3:2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:Log in to add notes

3:3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,Log in to add notes

3:4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)Log in to add notes

3:5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;Log in to add notes

3:6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:Log in to add notes

3:7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.Log in to add notes

Gospel

Luke 6.37-45

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37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:Log in to add notes

38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.Log in to add notes

39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?Log in to add notes

40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.Log in to add notes

41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?Log in to add notes

42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.Log in to add notes

43For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.Log in to add notes

44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.Log in to add notes

45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.Log in to add notes