Acts of the Apostles 14:19-28.
However, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived and won over the
crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and entered the city.
On the following day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
After they had
proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to
Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
They strengthened the spirits
of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, "It is necessary for us to
undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."
They appointed
presbyters for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom
they had put their faith. Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. After
proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia.
From there
they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now
accomplished.
And when they arrived, they called the church together
and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Then they spent no little time with the disciples.
Psalms 145(144):10-11.12-13ab.21.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless
you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious
splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures
through all generations.
May my mouth speak the
praise of the LORD,
and may all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint
John 14:27-31a.
Peace I leave with you; my peace
I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or
afraid.
You heard me tell you, 'I am going away and I will come back
to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater
than I.
And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when
it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is
coming. He has no power over me,but the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as
the Father has commanded me. Get up, let us go.
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