Daily Readings for Saturday February 03,2018
Season of Epiphany
Jesus and Beelzebul.
Reading 3, 1Cor 3: 10 - 17 : Foundation is Jesus Christ.
10 | According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. |
11 | For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. |
12 | Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw -- |
13 | each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. |
14 | If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. |
15 | If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. |
16 | Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? |
17 | If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are. |
Gospel, Lk 11: 14 - 23 : Jesus and Beelzebul.
14 | Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. |
15 | But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons"; |
16 | while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. |
17 | But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. |
18 | And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul. |
19 | And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. |
20 | But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. |
21 | When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; |
22 | but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. |
23 | He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. |