(~) Bible Readings for Sunday October 10
Ruth 1:(1-7)8-19a
2 Timothy 2:(3-7)8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Old Testament Ruth 1:(1-7)8-19a
[In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a
certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he
and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name
of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion;
they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country
of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and
she was left with her two sons. These took Moabite wives; the name of the
one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. When they had lived there
about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was
left without her two sons and her husband. Then she started to return
with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in
the country of Moab that the LORD had considered his people and given them
food. So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her
two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of
Judah.] But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back each of you
to your mother's house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have
dealt with the dead and with me. The LORD grant that you may find
security, each of you in the house of your husband." Then she kissed them,
and they wept aloud. They said to her, "No, we will return with you to
your people." But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters, why will you go
with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your
husbands? Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a
husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a
husband tonight and bear sons, would you then wait until they were grown?
Would you then refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, it has been far
more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has turned
against me." Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law,
but Ruth clung to her. So she said, "See, your sister-in-law has gone
back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law." But
Ruth said, "Do not press me to leave you
or to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
Where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people,
and your God my God.
Where you die, I will die--
there will I be buried.
May the LORD do thus and so to me,
and more as well,
if even death parts me from you!"
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to
her. So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem.
The Epistle 2 Timothy 2:(3-7)8-15
[Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving in
the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier's aim is to
please the enlisting officer. And in the case of an athlete, no one is
crowned without competing according to the rules. It is the farmer who
does the work who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over
what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.]
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David-- that
is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being
chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I
endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain
the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The saying is
sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful--
for he cannot deny himself.
Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid
wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are
listening. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him,
a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of
truth.
The Gospel Luke 17:11-19
On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria
and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping
their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us!" When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the
priests." And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when
he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He
prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan.
Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are
they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this
foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith
has made you well."
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