Book of Common Prayer

¹¹ For no one can lay another foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² And if one builds gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw upon the foundation, ¹³ each one’s work will become evident. For the day will make it clear^[a], because it is revealed by fire. And the fire itself will test what-sort each one’s work is. ¹⁴ If one’s work which he built-upon it shall remain, he will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If one’s work shall be burned-up, he will suffer-loss^[b]. But he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. ¹⁶ Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God is dwelling in you? ¹⁷ If anyone ruins^[c] the temple of God, God will ruin this one. For the temple of God is holy— which you are!

Don’t Be Deceived. The World’s Wisdom Is Foolishness To God

¹⁸ Let no one be deceiving himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become foolish in order that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written [in Job 5:13], “He is the One catching the wise in their craftiness^[d]”; ²⁰ and again [in Ps 94:11], “The Lord knows the thoughts^[e] of the wise, that they are futile”.

So Don’t Boast In People. All God’s Servants Belong To You

²¹ So then, let no one be boasting in people. For all things are yours— ²² whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things coming— all things are yours. ²³ And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

Whoever Does The Will of God Is My Family

³¹ And His mother and His brothers come. And while standing outside, they sent-forth a message to Him, calling Him. ³² And a crowd was sitting around Him. And they say to Him, “Behold— Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are outside seeking You”. ³³ And having responded to them, He says “Who is My mother and My brothers?” ³⁴ And having looked-around-at the ones sitting in a circle around Him, He says “Look— My mother and My brothers! ³⁵ For whoever does the will of God— this one is My brother and sister and mother”.

Jesus Teaches The Multitudes In Parables

4 And again He began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd is gathered-together with Him so that He, having gotten into a boat, sits-down in the sea [to teach]. And all the multitude were near^[a] the sea on the land. ² And He was teaching them many things in parables.

The Sower’s Seed Falls On Different Kinds of Soil. Only The Good Soil Produces Fruit

And He was saying to them in His teaching, ³ “Listen! Behold— the one sowing went out to sow. ⁴ And it came about during the sowing that some seed fell along the road. And the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ And other^[b] seed fell on the rocky^[c] place where it was not having much soil. And immediately it sprang-up because of not having a depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because of not having a root, it was dried-up. ⁷ And other seed fell into the thorns. And the thorns came-up and choked it, and it did not give fruit. ⁸ And others^[d] fell into the good soil, and were giving fruit while coming up and growing. And they were bearing thirty fold^[e] and sixty fold and a hundred fold”. ⁹ And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”.