Text: John 4:5-42 Revised Standard Version (RSV) 5 So he came to a city of Samar′ia, called Sy′char, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the […]

Text:  John 3:1-17 Revised Standard Version (RSV) Nicodemus Visits Jesus 3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode′mus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus[a] by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one […]

Text:  Matthew 4:1-11Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Temptation of Jesus 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you […]

Text: Matthew 6:16-21 Revised Standard Version (RSV) Concerning Fasting 16 “And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and […]

Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Revised Standard Version (RSV) The Transfiguration 17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white […]