Orthodox readings for 2 July 2018

New American Standard Bible (en)

New American Standard Bible (en)

Romans, Chapter 16, verses 17-24

¹ Greetings and Love Expressed

¹⁷ Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and^h Lit occasions of stumblinghindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. ¹⁸ For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their ownⁱ Lit bellyappetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. ¹⁹ For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. ²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.	17 Ti1 1:3 Ti1 6:3 Mat 7:15 Gal 1:8 Th2 3:6 Th2 3:14 Tit 3:10 Jo2 1:10 18 Rom 14:18 Php 3:19 Col 2:4 Pe2 2:3 19 Rom 1:8 Jer 4:22 Mat 10:16 Co1 14:20 20 Rom 15:33 Mat 4:10 Co1 16:23 Co2 13:14 Gal 6:18 Php 4:23 Th1 5:28 Th2 3:18 Rev 22:21
²¹ Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.	21 Act 16:1 Act 13:1 Act 17:5 Act 20:4 Rom 9:3 Rom 16:7 Rom 16:11
²² I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord.	22 Co1 16:21 Gal 6:11 Col 4:18 Th2 3:17 Pmn 1:19
²³ Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother. ²⁴ [^j Early mss do not contain this vThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]	23 Act 19:29 Act 20:4 Co1 1:14 Act 19:22 Ti2 4:20

Read more:Romans, Chapter 16

Matthew, Chapter 8, verses 10-23

¹ Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith, ¹⁴ Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed, ¹⁸ Discipleship Tested

¹⁰ Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith^l One early ms reads not even in Israelwith anyone in Israel. ¹¹ I say to you that many will come from east and west, and^m Or dinerecline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; ¹² but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go;ⁿ Or let it be done; i.e. a commandit shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the^o Lit boyservant was healed that very^p Lit hourmoment.	11 Isa 49:12 Isa 59:19 Mal 1:11 Luk 13:29 12 Mat 13:38 Mat 22:13 Mat 25:30 Mat 13:42 Mat 13:50 Mat 22:13 Mat 24:51 Mat 25:30 Luk 13:28 13 Mat 9:22 Mat 9:29
¹⁴ When Jesus came into Peter’s^q Or househome, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. ¹⁵ He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and^r Or servedwaited on Him. ¹⁶ When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. ¹⁷ This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND^s Or removedCARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.”	14 Mat 8:14-16 Luk 4:38-41 16 Mat 4:24 Mat 4:23 Mat 8:33 17 Isa 53:4
¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea. ¹⁹ Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” ²⁰ Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the^t Or skyair have^u Or roosting placesnests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” ²¹ Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” ²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”	18 Mar 4:35 Luk 8:22 19 Mat 8:19-22 20 Dan 7:13 Mat 9:6 Mat 12:8 Mat 12:32 Mat 12:40 Mat 13:41 Mat 16:13 Mat 16:27 Mat 17:9 Mat 19:28 Mat 26:64 Mar 8:38 Luk 12:8 Luk 18:8 Luk 21:36 Joh 1:51 Joh 3:13 Joh 6:27 Joh 12:34 Act 7:56 22 Mat 9:9 Mar 2:14 Luk 9:59 Luk 9:60 Joh 1:43 Joh 21:19
²³ When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.	23 Mat 8:23-27 Luk 8:22-25

Read more:Matthew, Chapter 8

NOTES

The disciples were ready to follow Christ wherever He went. They got into the boat after Him in order to accompany Him. But even while following Christ, the disciples for too long did not understand Him. It is noteworthy that...

Today's passage is also remarkable, among other things, because it is the only event in the Gospels where it is said that "Jesus marveled" at the strength of a person's faith. Really, what can amaze God? Only perhaps...

How strange we would look if we came to a doctor with a broken arm, asking for help but not allowing him to touch it. The same can be said of...

FAQ

Did Jesus Christ have a home while He was on earth or not? In the Gospel of Matthew 8:20, Jesus says that He has no home, but in the Gospel of John 1:38-39, Jesus invites them to see His home.

The point is that John 1:38-39 and Matthew 8:20 refer to different moments in the earthly life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Certainly, He had a home on earth (although in His infancy He was a refugee when His family hid in Egypt from the persecution of Herod the Great)...

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