Bible Verses About Select Readings

Salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us.

To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament.

The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear:

In holiness and justice before him, all our days.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt, go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins.

Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.

And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit: and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

But he said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou?

He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said to him: Thou hast answered right. This do: and thou shalt live.

But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead.

And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by.

In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by.

But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion:

And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee.

Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers?

But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner.

And he said: A certain man had two sons.

And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.