Daily Readings for Saturday, 24 January 2015

Daily Readings for Saturday, 24 January 2015
Hebrews 9:2 The first part of the tent was called the holy place, and a lampstand, a table, and the sacred loaves of bread were kept there.
3 Behind the curtain was the most holy place.
11 Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are now here.[a] He also went into a much better tent that wasn’t made by humans and that doesn’t belong to this world. 12 Then Christ went once for all into the most holy place and freed us from sin forever. He did this by offering his own blood instead of the blood of goats and bulls.
13 According to the Law of Moses, those people who become unclean are not fit to worship God. Yet they will be considered clean, if they are sprinkled with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a sacrificed calf. 14 But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. That’s why his blood is much more powerful and makes our[b] consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.[Footnotes:
9.11 that are now here: Some manuscripts have “that were coming.”
9.14 our: Some manuscripts have “your,” and others have “their.”]
Psalms 47:2 The Lord Most High is fearsome,
    the ruler of all the earth.
3 God has put every nation
    under our power,
6 Sing praises to God our King,
7     the ruler of all the earth!
    Praise God with songs.
8 God rules the nations
    from his sacred throne.
9 Their leaders come together
    and are now the people
    of Abraham’s God.
All rulers on earth
surrender their weapons,
    and God is greatly praised!
Mark 3: Jesus and the Ruler of Demons
20 Jesus went back home,[a] and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat. 21 When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.[Footnotes:
3.20 went back home: Or “entered a house” (perhaps the home of Simon Peter).] 

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