(~) Bible Readings for Sunday January 16

 Third Sunday after Epiphany

Amos 3:1-8
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Matthew 4:12-23


Old Testament                     Amos 3:1-8

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel,
against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:  You
only have I known 
          of all the families of the earth; 
therefore I will punish you 
          for all your iniquities. 
Do two walk together 
          unless they have made an appointment? 
Does a lion roar in the forest, 
          when it has no prey? 
Does a young lion cry out from its den, 
          if it has caught nothing? 
Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth, 
          when there is no trap for it? 
Does a snare spring up from the ground, 
          when it has taken nothing? 
Is a trumpet blown in a city, 
          and the people are not afraid? 
Does disaster befall a city, 
          unless the LORD has done it? 
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, 
          without revealing his secret 
          to his servants the prophets. 
The lion has roared; 
          who will not fear? 
The Lord GOD has spoken; 
          who can but prophesy? 

The Epistle                     1 Corinthians 1:10-17

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions
among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose.
For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there are quarrels
among you, my brothers and sisters. What I mean is that each of you says,
"I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or
"I belong to Cephas," or
"I belong to Christ." Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you?
Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none
of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say that you were
baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas;
beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did
not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent
wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power. 

The Gospel                     Matthew 4:12-23

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He
left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory
of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet
Isaiah might be fulfilled:  "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, 
          on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles--  the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, 
          and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light
has dawned."  From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near."  As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he
saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea-- for they were fishermen. And he said to them,
"Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." Immediately they left
their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other
brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with
their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately
they left the boat and their father, and followed him.  Jesus went
throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good
news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the
people.

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