Category: Daily Readings

January 27, 2026

The Second Book of Samuel 6: 12- 15, 17-19

6:12	And it was reported to king David that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that was his, because of the ark of God. Therefore, David went and brought the ark of God, from the house of Obededom, into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.
6:13	And when those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had traveled six steps, he immolated an ox and a ram.
6:14	And David danced with all his ability before the Lord. And David was girded with the linen ephod.
6:15	And David, and all the house of Israel, were leading the ark of the testament of the Lord, with jubilation and the sound of the trumpet.
6:17	And they led in the ark of the Lord. And they set it in its place in the middle of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And David offered holocausts and peace offerings in the sight of the Lord.
6:18	And when he had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
6:19	And he distributed to the entire multitude of Israel, as much to men as to women, to each one: one loaf of bread, and one piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil. And all the people went away, each one to his own house.

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 3: 31-35

3:31	And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
3:32	And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”
3:33	And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
3:34	And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, my mother and my brothers.
3:35	For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”

January 26, 2026

Reading

The Second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 1: 1-8

1:1	Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, in accord with the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
1:2	to Timothy, most beloved son. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
1:3	I give thanks to God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. For without ceasing I hold the remembrance of you in my prayers, night and day,
1:4	desiring to see you, recalling your tears so as to be filled with joy,
1:5	calling to mind the same faith, which is in you unfeigned, which also first dwelt in your grandmother, Lois, and in your mother, Eunice, and also, I am certain, in you.
1:6	Because of this, I admonish you to revive the grace of God, which is in you by the imposition of my hands.
1:7	For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.
1:8	And so, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner. Instead, collaborate with the Gospel in accord with the virtue of God,

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The Letter of St. Paul to Titus 1: 1- 5

1:1	Paul, a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,
1:2	in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,
1:3	which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;
1:4	to Titus, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.
1:5	For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)

Mark 3: 22- 30

3:22	And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”
3:23	And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
3:24	For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
3:25	And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
3:26	And if Satan has risen up against himself, he would be divided, and he would not be able to stand; instead he reaches the end.
3:27	No one is able to plunder the goods of a strong man, having entered into the house, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.
3:28	Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.
3:29	But he who will have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit shall not have forgiveness in eternity; instead he shall be guilty of an eternal offense.”
3:30	For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”

January 25, 2026

Isaiah 9: 1- 4

9:1	In the earlier time, the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were lifted up. But in the later time, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, the Galilee of the Gentiles, was weighed down.
9:2	The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. A light has risen for the inhabitants of the region of the shadow of death.
9:3	You have increased the nation, but you have not increased the rejoicing. They will rejoice before you, like those who rejoice at the harvest, like the victorious exulting after capturing the prey, when they divide the spoils.
9:4	For you have prevailed over the yoke of their burden, and over the rod of their shoulder, and over the scepter of their oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

First Corinthians 1: 10- 13, 17

1:10	And so, I beg you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that every one of you speak in the same way, and that there be no schisms among you. So may you become perfect, with the same mind and with the same judgment.
1:11	For it has been indicated to me, about you, my brothers, by those who are with Chloes, that there are contentions among you.
1:12	Now I say this because each of you is saying: “Certainly, I am of Paul;” “But I am of Apollo;” “Truly, I am of Cephas;” as well as: “I am of Christ.”
1:13	Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
1:17	For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize: not through the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ become empty.

Matthew 4: 12- 23

4:12	And when Jesus had heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee.
4:13	And leaving behind the city of Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, near the sea, at the borders of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
4:14	in order to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
4:15	“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
4:16	A people who were sitting in darkness have seen a great light. And unto those sitting in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.”
4:17	From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
4:18	And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
4:19	And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
4:20	And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
4:21	And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
4:22	And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.
4:23	And Jesus traveled throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people.

January 24, 2026

Second Samuel 1: 1- 4, 11- 12, 19, 23- 27

1:1	Now it happened that, after Saul died, David returned from the slaughter of Amalek, and he remained for two days at Ziklag.
1:2	Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.
1:3	And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” And he said to him, “I have fled from the camp of Israel.”
1:4	And David said to him: “What is the word that has happened? Reveal it to me.” And he said: “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people have fallen and died. Moreover, Saul and his son Jonathan have passed away.”

1:11	Then David, taking hold of his garments, tore them, with all the men who were with him.
1:12	And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan, and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
1:19	The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains. How could the valiant have fallen?

1:23	Saul and Jonathan, worthy to be loved, and stately in their life: even in death they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
1:24	O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you with scarlet finery, who offered ornaments of gold for your adornment.
1:25	How could the valiant have fallen in battle? How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights?
1:26	I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan: exceedingly stately, and worthy to be loved above the love of women. As a mother loves her only son, so also did I love you.
1:27	How could the robust have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished?”

Mark 3: 20- 21

3:20	And they went to a house, and the crowd gathered together again, so much so that they were not even able to eat bread.
3:21	And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”

January 23, 2026

The First Book of Samuel 24: 3-21

23:3	And the men who were with David said to him, “Behold, we continue in fear here in Judea; how much more so, if we go into Keilah against the troops of the Philistines?”
23:4	Therefore, David consulted the Lord again. And responding, he said to him: “Rise up, and go into Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
23:5	Therefore, David and his men went into Keilah. And they fought against the Philistines, and they took away their cattle, and they struck them with a great slaughter. And David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
23:6	And in that time, when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was in exile with David, he had descended to Keilah, having an ephod with him.
23:7	Then it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah. And Saul said: “The Lord has delivered him into my hands. For he is enclosed, having entered into a city which has gates and bars.”
23:8	And Saul instructed all the people to descend in order to fight against Keilah, and to besiege David and his men.
23:9	And when David had realized that Saul had secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
23:10	And David said: “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has heard a report that Saul is planning to go to Keilah, so that he may overturn the city because of me.
23:11	Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hands? And will Saul descend, just as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, reveal to your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will descend.”
23:12	And David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me, and the men who are with me, into the hands of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”
23:13	Therefore, David, and his men of about six hundred, rose up, and, departing from Keilah, they wandered here and there, aimlessly. And it was reported to Saul that David had fled from Keilah, and was saved. For this reason, he chose not to go out.
23:14	Then David stayed in the desert, in very strong places. And he stayed on a mount in the wilderness of Ziph, on a shady mount. Nevertheless, Saul was seeking him every day. But the Lord did not deliver him into his hands.
23:15	And David saw that Saul had gone out, so that he might seek his life. Now David was in the desert of Ziph, in the woods.
23:16	And Jonathan, the son of Saul, rose up and went to David in the woods, and he strengthened his hands in God. And he said to him:
23:17	“Do not be afraid. For the hand of my father, Saul, will not find you. And you shall reign over Israel. And I will be second to you. And even my father knows this.”
23:18	Therefore, they both struck a pact before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods. But Jonathan returned to his house.
23:19	Then the Ziphites ascended to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, is not David hidden with us in very secure places in the woods on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the right of the desert?
23:20	Now therefore, if your soul has desired to descend, then descend. Then it will be for us to deliver him into the hands of the king.”
23:21	And Saul said: “You have been blessed by the Lord. For you have grieved for my situation.

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 3: 13-19

3:13	And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.
3:14	And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them out to preach.
3:15	And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
3:16	and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
3:17	and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’
3:18	and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
3:19	and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

18:6 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.

18:7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”

18:8 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”

18:9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.

19:1	Now Saul spoke to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, so that they would kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David very much.
19:2	And Jonathan revealed it to David, saying: “Saul, my father, is seeking to kill you. Because of this, I ask you, take care for yourself in the morning. And you should conceal yourself and remain in hiding.
19:3	Then I, going out, will be standing beside my father in the field, where you will be. And I will speak about you to my father. And whatever I see, I will report to you.”
19:4	Then Jonathan spoke good things about David to his father Saul. And he said to him: “You should not sin, O king, against your servant David. For he has not sinned against you, and his works toward you are very good.
19:5	And he took his life in his own hand, and struck down the Philistine. And the Lord wrought a great salvation for all of Israel. You saw it, and you rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without guilt?”
19:6	And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”
19:7	And so Jonathan called David, and he revealed to him all of these words. And Jonathan led in David to Saul, and he was before him, just as he had been yesterday and the day before.

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 3: 7-12

3:7	But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,
3:8	and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and across the Jordan. And those around Tyre and Sidon, upon hearing what he was doing, came to him in a great multitude.
3:9	And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon him.
3:10	For he healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.
3:11	And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
3:12	“You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.

January 21, 2026

The First Book of Samuel 17: 32-33, 37, 40-51

17:32	When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: “Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine.”
17:33	And Saul said to David: “You are not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him. For you are a boy, but he has been a warrior from his boyhood.”
17:37	And David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion, and from the hand of the bear, he himself will free me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
17:40	And he took up his staff, which he held always in his hands. And he chose for himself five very smooth stones from the torrent. And he put them into the shepherd’s bag that he had with him. And he took up a sling in his hand. And he went out against the Philistine.
17:41	And the Philistine, advancing, went and drew near against David. And his armor bearer was before him.
17:42	And when the Philistine had seen and considered David, he despised him. For he was a youth, ruddy and of handsome appearance.
17:43	And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you approach against me with a staff?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
17:44	And he said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.”
17:45	But David said to the Philistine: “You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached.
17:46	Today, the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down. And I will take your head from you. And today, I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that God is with Israel.
17:47	And this entire assembly will know that the Lord does not save by sword, nor by spear. For this is his war, and he will deliver you into our hands.”
17:48	Then, when the Philistine had risen up, and was approaching, and was drawing near against David, David hurried and ran to the fight against the Philistine.
17:49	And he put his hand into his bag, and took out one stone. And swinging it around, he cast it with the sling and struck the Philistine on the forehead. And the stone became imbedded in his forehead. And he fell on his face, upon the ground.
17:50	And David prevailed against the Philistine with a sling and a stone. And he struck and killed the Philistine. But since David held no sword in his hand,
17:51	he ran and stood over the Philistine, and he took his sword, and withdrew it from the sheath. And he killed him and cut off his head. Then the Philistines, seeing that their strongest man was dead, fled away.

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 3: 1-6

3:1	And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
3:2	And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
3:3	And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
3:4	And he said to them: “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbaths, or to do evil, to give health to a life, or to destroy?” But they remained silent.
3:5	And looking around at them with anger, being very saddened over the blindness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and his hand was restored to him.
3:6	Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.

January 18, 2026

Isaiah 49: 3, 5- 6

49:3	And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
49:5	And now, says the Lord, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,
49:6	and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”

First Corinthians 1: 1- 3

1:1	Paul, called as an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God; and Sosthenes, a brother:
1:2	to the Church of God which is at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints with all who are invoking the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and of ours.
1:3	Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

John 1: 29- 34

1:29	On the next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him, and so he said: “Behold, the Lamb of God. Behold, he who takes away the sin of the world.
1:30	This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me arrives a man, who has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
1:31	And I did not know him. Yet it is for this reason that I come baptizing with water: so that he may be made manifest in Israel.”
1:32	And John offered testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove; and he remained upon him.
1:33	And I did not know him. But he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: ‘He over whom you will see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
1:34	And I saw, and I gave testimony: that this one is the Son of God.”

January 16, 2026

The First Book of Samuel 8: 4-7, 10-22

8:4	Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.
8:5	And they said to him: “Behold, you are elderly, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king, so that he may judge us, just as all the nations have.”
8:6	And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
8:7	Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they are saying to you. For they have not rejected you, but me, lest I reign over them.
8:10	And so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.
8:11	And he said: “This will be the right of the king who will have authority over you: He will take your sons, and place them in his chariots. And he will make them his horsemen and his runners before his four-horse chariots.
8:12	And he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and chariots.
8:13	Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.
8:14	Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.
8:15	Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and servants.
8:16	Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
8:17	Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
8:18	And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”
8:19	But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,
8:20	and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”
8:21	And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.
8:22	Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own city.”

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 2: 1-12

2:1	And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum.
2:2	And it was heard that he was in the house. And so many gathered that there was no room left, not even at the door. And he spoke the word to them.
2:3	And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was being carried by four men.
2:4	And when they were not able to present him to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And opening it, they lowered down the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
2:5	Then, when Jesus had seen their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
2:6	But some of the scribes were sitting in that place and thinking in their hearts:
2:7	“Why is this man speaking in this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
2:8	At once, Jesus, realizing in his spirit that they were thinking this within themselves, said to them: “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
2:9	Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up, take up your stretcher, and walk?’
2:10	But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralytic:
2:11	“I say to you: Rise up, take up your stretcher, and go into your house.”
2:12	And immediately he got up, and lifting up his stretcher, he went away in the sight of them all, so that they all wondered. And they honored God, by saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”

January 15, 2026

The First Book of Samuel 4: 1-11

4:1	And it happened that, in those days, the Philistines assembled to fight. And Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and he made camp beside the Stone of Assistance. But the Philistines went to Aphek,
4:2	and they positioned their troops against Israel. Then, when the conflict began, Israel turned his back to the Philistines. And they were cut down in that conflict, in various places in the fields, about four thousand men.
4:3	And the people returned to the camp. And those greater by birth of Israel said: “Why has the Lord struck us today before the Philistines? Let us bring to ourselves the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. And let it enter into our midst, so that it may save us from the hand of our enemies.”
4:4	Therefore, the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, sitting upon the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of the covenant of God.
4:5	And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the camp, all of Israel shouted with a great clamor, and the land resounded.
4:6	And the Philistines heard the voice of the clamor, and they said, “What is this voice of a great clamor in the camp of the Hebrews?” And they realized that the ark of the Lord had arrived in the camp.
4:7	And the Philistines were afraid, saying, “God has entered into the camp.” And they groaned, saying:
4:8	“Woe to us! For there was no such great exultation yesterday, or the day before. Woe to us! Who will save us from the hand of these sublime gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with all the plagues, in the desert.”
4:9	“Be strengthened, and be manly, O Philistines! Otherwise, you may serve the Hebrews, as they also have served you. Be strengthened and wage war!”
4:10	Therefore, the Philistines fought, and Israel was cut down, and each one fled to his own tent. And an exceedingly great slaughter occurred. And thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
4:11	And the ark of God was captured. Also, the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 1: 40-45

1:40	And a leper came to him, begging him. And kneeling down, he said to him, “If you are willing, you are able to cleanse me.”
1:41	Then Jesus, taking pity on him, reached out his hand. And touching him, he said to him: “I am willing. Be cleansed.”
1:42	And after he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
1:43	And he admonished him, and he promptly sent him away.
1:44	And he said to him: “See to it that you tell no one. But go and show yourself to the high priest, and offer for your cleansing that which Moses instructed, as a testimony for them.”
1:45	But having departed, he began to preach and to disseminate the word, so that he was no longer able to openly enter a city, but had to remain outside, in deserted places. And they were gathered to him from every direction.