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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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