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| Sunday, May 15, 2005 | Color: Red. A large visual display of red is desired. Nearly 3 yards of red fabric has been purchased from JoAnn's for our use. |
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Major Theme: Jesus speaks at the festival, proclaiming, “Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.” |
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| 37On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” 39Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified. | |
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21"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’ 23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.’ 24"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!" 28Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, 29for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. |
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Monday, May 30 – Memorial Day - No School
| Sunday, June 5, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 5 |
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| Breakfast With The Pastor (8:30 a.m.) | Reception of gifts for the Walworth Food Pantry. |
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Major Theme: Jesus calls Matthew and goes to eat at his house, receiving the Pharisee's ire. A leader of the synagogue petitions Jesus, because his daughter had just died. On his way to her, he heals a hemorrhaging woman. Jesus arrives at the home of the dead child and restores her to life. |
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| 9As
Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax
booth; and he said to him, "Follow me."
And he got up and followed him.
10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12But when he heard this, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners."
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| Sunday, June 12, 2005 | Color: Green |
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Major Theme: The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Matthew names the 12 disciples and sends them out to the lost sheep of Israel. |
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| 35Then
Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every
disease and every sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he had
compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep
without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, "The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38therefore
ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
1Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him. 5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. |
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| Sunday, June 19, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 7 |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches that a disciple is not above the teacher. Do not fear. Shout from the roof top what Jesus tells us. Jesus ends ominously with a statement about turning families against each other. |
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| Sunday, June 26, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 8 |
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Major Theme: Whoever welcomes Christ welcomes the one who sent Him. Give a cup of cold water and you'll never loose the reward. |
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| 40"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; 42and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward." | |
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| Sunday, July 3, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 9 | |
| Supply Preacher: Jacque Ruth | |
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Major Theme: Jesus praises John the Baptist. Jesus encourages us to take his yoke, for it is easy and light. |
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| Sunday, July 10, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 10 | |
| Supply Preacher: UMW Sharing or Music Fest & Hymn Sing | |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches the crowds from a boat by the sea. He teaches them a parable about a sower who went out to sow. Later editors make explanation of the parable. |
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same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2Such
great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there,
while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them
many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A
sower went out to sow. 4And as he
sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5Other
seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they
sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6But
when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they
withered away. 7Other seeds fell
among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8Other
seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some
sixty, some thirty. 9Let anyone
with ears listen!"
18"Hear then the parable of the sower. 19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. 20As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. 22As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. 23But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." |
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005,
6 – 7:30 pm.
Second Tuesday
Summer Picnic & Bible Study
Bring picnic food and supplies to share.
Volunteers to work the grill? If there is someone who is willing to host this at
their home, let pastor Todd know and we'll get it on the schedule. Following dinner, the kids can play or watch a video
upstairs while everyone else studies a selected passage of scripture.
| Sunday, July 17, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 11 | |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches the crowds from a boat by the sea. He teaches them a parable about an enemy who sows weeds in with the good crops. When harvest time comes the wheat will be gathered into the master's barns while the weeds will be burned. |
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| 24He
put before them another parable: "The kingdom
of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but
while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat,
and then went away. 26So when the
plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27And
the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not
sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ 28He
answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do
you want us to go and gather them?’ 29But
he replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat
along with them. 30Let both of
them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the
reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned,
but gather the wheat into my barn.’"
36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, 39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, 42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen! |
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| Sunday, July 24, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 12 | |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches the crowds from a boat by the sea. He teaches parables about a mustard seed, yeast, treasure hidden in a field, a merchant in search of fine pearls, a net thrown into the sea. Then Jesus leaves. |
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| 31He
put before them another parable: "The kingdom
of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;
32it is the smallest of all the
seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a
tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its
branches."
33He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened." 44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 46on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. 47"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; 48when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. 49So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous 50and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51"Have you understood all this?" They answered, "Yes." 52And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." 53When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place. |
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| Sunday, July 31, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 13 | |
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Major Theme: Jesus feeds the crowds who followed him. |
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| 13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 16Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." 17They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." 18And he said, "Bring them here to me." 19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. | |
| Sunday, August 7, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 14 | Holy Communion: In a circle around the altar. United Methodist Hymnal pg. 23, Musical Setting D |
| Breakfast With The Pastor (8:30 a.m.) | Reception of gifts for the Walworth Food Pantry. |
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Major Theme: The disciples get into a boat and find themselves in the midst of a storm. Jesus walks out to them. Peter tries his faith. Jesus stills the storm. |
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| 22Immediately
he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side,
while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the
crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he
was there alone, 24but by this time the boat, battered by the
waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. 25And
early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. 26But
when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified,
saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear. 27But
immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, "Take
heart, it is I; do not be afraid."
28Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." 29He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" 31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." |
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Tuesday,
August 9, 2005,
6 – 7:30 pm.
Second Tuesday
Summer Picnic & Bible Study
Bring picnic food and supplies
to share. Volunteers to work the grill? If there is someone who is willing to
host this at their home, let pastor Todd know and we'll get it on the schedule. Following dinner, the kids can play or watch a video
upstairs while everyone else studies a selected passage of scripture.
| Sunday, August 14, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 15 | |
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Major Theme: Jesus reconsiders a persistent woman who has a daughter tormented by a demon. Her faith is great, and it results in her being healed from a distance. |
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| 21Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon." 23But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us." 24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." 26He answered, "It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs." 27She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table." 28Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed instantly. | |
| Sunday, August 21, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 16 | |
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| 13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. | |
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 17 | |
| Supply Preacher: Sharon Boyd | |
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Major Theme: Jesus tells His disciples that He will suffer, die, and be resurrected. Peter rebukes him, and Jesus commands him to get behind Him. If you want to be followers of Christ, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him. |
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| 21From
that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to
Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief
priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God forbid it,
Lord! This must never happen to you." 23But he turned and
said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a
stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things
but on human things."
24Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? 27"For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. 28Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." |
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| Sunday, September 4, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 18 | Holy Communion will be postponed a week. |
| Supply Preacher: UMW Sharing or Music Fest & Hymn Sing | |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches the classic formula for resolving disputes in faith communities. He ends with the assurance that where ever two or three are gathered in my name that He is then present with the group. |
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| 15"If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. 16But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them." | |
| Sunday, September 11,
2005
Let us reclaim this date from the terrorists of this world and reshape it into the Church's date of celebration and praise! |
Color: Green |
| The service will begin somber and with Holy Communion. We will reclaim the date and bury our mourning. We will end with celebration, the commissioning of Sunday school teachers, and rally day joy! | |
| Proper 19 | Holy Communion, A Service of Word and Table IV, UMH, pg. 26-31. Four Communion Table Meditations. Service at the Altar Rail. |
| Rally Day - The Start of Sunday School - Commissioning of Sunday School Teachers | 8:30 am Breakfast With The Pastor |
| Bring gifts for the Walworth Food Pantry forward during Holy Communion. | |
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Major Theme: Jesus teaches Peter to forgive seventy-seven times. He then teaches by telling the Parable of the King and the Unforgiving Slave. |
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| 21Then
Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church
sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?"
22Jesus said to him, "Not seven
times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
23"For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; 25and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. 26So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. 28But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. 31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ 34And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. 35So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart." |
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Tuesday,
September 13, 2005,
6 – 7:30 pm.
Second Tuesday Soup, Salad or
Bread Bible Study
Bring a crock of soup, salad, or a loaf of bread
to share. Following dinner, the kids can play or watch a video
upstairs while everyone else studies a selected passage of scripture.
| Sunday, September 18, 2005 | Color: Green |
| Proper 20 | |
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| 1"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ 7They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ 8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 10Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 11And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 14Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last." | |
