From: "FamilyNet"
Bible Reading for November 01
Luke 14
[1] And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. [2] And,
behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. [3] And Jesus
answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal
on the sabbath day?
[4] And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
[5] And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen
into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? [6] And
they could not answer him again to these things. [7] And he put forth a
parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the
chief rooms; saying unto them, [8] When thou art bidden of any man to a
wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than
thou be bidden of him; [9] And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee,
Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. [10]
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt
thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. [11] For
whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
[12] Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a
supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy
rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
[13] But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the
blind:
[14] And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou
shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. [15] And when one of
them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed
is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. [16] Then said he unto him,
A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
[17] And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready. [18] And they all with one consent began
to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and
I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
[19] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them: I pray thee have me excused.
[20] And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
[21] So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master
of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets
and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the
halt, and the blind.
[22] And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet
there is room.
[23] And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges,
and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. [24] For I say unto
you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
[25] And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto
them,
[26] If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and
children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be
my disciple.
[27] And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple.
[28] For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and
counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? [29] Lest haply,
after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that
behold it begin to mock him, [30] Saying, This man began to build, and was not
able to finish. [31] Or what king, going to make war against another king,
sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to
meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? [32] Or else, while the
other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions
of peace. [33] So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that
he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
[34] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
seasoned?
[35] It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it
out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 15
[1] Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. [2]
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners,
and eateth with them.
[3] And he spake this parable unto them, saying, [4] What man of you, having
an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine
in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
[5] And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6]
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours,
saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
[7] I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that
repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no
repentance.
[8] Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth
not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
[9] And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours
together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
[10] Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of
God over one sinner that repenteth. [11] And he said, A certain man had two
sons: [12] And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. [13]
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his
journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
[14] And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and
he began to be in want.
[15] And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent
him into his fields to feed swine. [16] And he would fain have filled his
belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
[17] And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! [18] I will
arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and before thee, [19] And am no more worthy to be called thy
son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
[20] And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him.
[21] And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in
thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. [22] But the father
said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a
ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: [23] And bring hither the fatted
calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
[24] For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
And they began to be merry.
[25] Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the
house, he heard musick and dancing. [26] And he called one of the servants,
and asked what these things meant. [27] And he said unto him, Thy brother is
come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him
safe and sound. [28] And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his
father out, and intreated him.
[29] And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve
thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: [30] But as soon as
this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast
killed for him the fatted calf. [31] And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever
with me, and all that I have is thine.
[32] It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother
was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
Luke 16
[1] And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which
had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
[2] And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee?
give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
[3] Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh
away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. [4] I am
resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may
receive me into their houses. [5] So he called every one of his lord's debtors
unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? [6] And
he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and
sit down quickly, and write fifty. [7] Then said he to another, And how much
owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him,
Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
[8] And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for
the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of
light.
[9] And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting
habitations.
[10] He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and
he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. [11] If therefore ye
have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your
trust the true riches? [12] And if ye have not been faithful in that which is
another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? [13] No servant can
serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or
else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
[14] And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and
they derided him.
[15] And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men;
but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God.
[16] The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of
God is preached, and every man presseth into it. [17] And it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
[18] Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth
adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband
committeth adultery.
[19] There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen,
and fared sumptuously every day: [20] And there was a certain beggar named
Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
[21] And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's
table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. [22] And it came to pass,
that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the
rich man also died, and was buried; [23] And in hell he lift up his eyes,
being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. [24]
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus,
that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am
tormented in this flame.
[25] But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy
good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and
thou art tormented.
[26] And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so
that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to
us, that would come from thence. [27] Then he said, I pray thee therefore,
father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
[28] For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also
come into this place of torment.
[29] Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear
them.
[30] And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the
dead, they will repent.
[31] And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke 17
[1] Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will
come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! [2] It were better for him
that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than
that he should offend one of these little ones. [3] Take heed to yourselves:
If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive
him. [4] And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times
in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. [5] And
the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. [6] And the Lord said, If
ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree,
Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should
obey you. [7] But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle,
will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down
to meat? [8] And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup,
and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward
thou shalt eat and drink?
[9] Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded
him? I trow not.
[10] So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are
commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was
our duty to do.
[11] And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the
midst of Samaria and Galilee.
[12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were
lepers, which stood afar off:
[13] And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us.
[14] And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. [15] And
one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud
voice glorified God,
[16] And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a
Samaritan.
[17] And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the
nine?
[18] There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this
stranger.
[19] And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
[20] And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should
come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with
observation:
[21] Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom
of God is within you.
[22] And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire
to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. [23] And
they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow
them.
[24] For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven,
shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in
his day.
[25] But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
[26] And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the
Son of man.
[27] They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and
destroyed them all.
[28] Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank,
they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; [29] But the same day that
Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all. [30] Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is
revealed. [31] In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff
in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the
field, let him likewise not return back.
[32] Remember Lot's wife.
[33] Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall
lose his life shall preserve it. [34] I tell you, in that night there shall be
two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. [35]
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
[36] Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[37] And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them,
Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
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