April 13, 2025
36 For the Lord will vindicate[a] his people
and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
and there is none remaining, bond or free.
37 Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods,
the rock in which they took refuge,
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
let them be your protection!
39 “‘See now that I, even I, am he,
and there is no god beside me;
I kill and I make alive;
I wound and I heal;
and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:36 Septuagint judge
Second Lesson
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[c] being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Gospel
Some Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up
27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. 42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
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Weekly Bible Readings
April 2025
April 6
Fifth S. in Lent
First Lesson: Isaiah 43:16–21
Psalm 126
Second Lesson: Phil. 3:(4b–7) 8–14
Gospel: Luke 20:9–20
HOLY WEEK
April 13
Palm Sunday (Palmarum)
First Lesson: Deut. 32:36–39
Psalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16
Second Lesson: Phil. 2:5–11
John 12:12–19 (Procession)
Gospel: Luke 22:1–23:56 or Luke 23:1–56 or John 12:20–43
April 17
Holy (Maundy) Thursday
First Lesson: Jer. 31:31–34 or Ex. 12:1–14
Psalm 116:12–19
Second Lesson: Heb. 10:15–25 or 1 Cor. 11:23–32
Gospel: Luke 22:7–20 or John 13:1–17, 31b–35
April 18
Good Friday
First Lesson: Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Psalm 22 or Psalm 31
Second Lesson: Heb. 4:14–16; 5:7–9
Gospel: John 18:1–19:42 or John 19:17–30
EASTER
April 20
The Resurrection of Our Lord (Sunrise)
First Lesson: Job 19:23–27
Psalm 118:15–29
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 15:51–57
Gospel: John 20:1–18
The Resurrection of Our Lord
First Lesson: Isaiah 65:17–25
Psalm 16
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 15:19–26
Gospel: Luke 24:1–12
April 27
Second S. of Easter
First Lesson: Acts 5:12–20 (21–32)
Psalm 148
Second Lesson: Rev. 1:4–18
Gospel: John 20:19–31