Readings for Lent and Easter

²⁷ Only live your lives in a manner worthy of the Good News of the Messiah. Then, whether I come and see you or I am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit—striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the Good News ²⁸ and not being frightened in any way by your opponents. For them this is a sign of destruction, but for you salvation—and that from God. ²⁹ For to you was granted for Messiah’s sake not only to trust in Him, but also to suffer for His sake— ³⁰ experiencing the same struggle you saw in me and now you are hearing in me.