February 3, 2013, Πρώτη Ανάγνωση

The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah 1: 4-5, 17-19

1:4 Και ο λόγος του Κυρίου ήρθε σε μένα, ρητό:
1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
1:17 Επομένως, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
1:18 For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
1:19 And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. Γιατί είμαι μαζί σου, λέει ο Κύριος, so that I may free you.”