A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 1:8b-10
Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.
Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.
The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.
Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the Lord, your God, commands you to observe these statutes and decrees.
Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the Lord, your God, commands you to observe these statutes and decrees.
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.
Thus says the Lord God: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
