Bible Texts 2010
From the New Revised Standard Version
January
17, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
For
just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of
the body, though many, are oe body, so it is with Christ. For in the
one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or
free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Indeed, the body does
not consist of one member but of many. If the foot would say, “Because
I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it
any less a part of the body. And if the ear would say, “Because I am
not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any
less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the
hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of
smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one
of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body
be? As it is, there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say
to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet,
“I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the members of the body that
seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that
we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less
respectable members are treated with greater respect; whereas our more
respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body,
giving the greater honor to the inferior member, that there may be no
dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for
one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one
member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
Now
you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has
appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third
teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of
assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues. Are all
apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do
all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all
interpret? But strive for the greater gifts.
January
10, 2010
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
As
the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in
their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John
answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who
is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong
of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His
winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to
gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with
unquenchable fire.”
Now when all the people were
baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the
heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily
form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the
Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
Lift up your eyes and look around;
they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.
Then you shall see and be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and rejoice,
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you,
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.