September 14, 2014

Πρώτη Ανάγνωση

The Book of Numbers 21: 4-9

21:4	Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.
21:5	And speaking against God and Moses, αυτοι ειπαν: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”
21:6	Γι 'αυτό το λόγο, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.
21:7	And so they went to Moses, και είπαν: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
21:8	Και ο Κύριος του είπε: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”
21:9	Επομένως, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.

Δεύτερη Ανάγνωση

The Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians 2: 6-11

2:6	ΠΟΥ, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be seized.
2:7	αντι αυτου, he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and accepting the state of a man.
2:8	He humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, even the death of the Cross.
2:9	Εξαιτίας αυτού, God has also exalted him and has given him a name which is above every name,
2:10	έτσι ώστε, at the name of Jesus, every knee would bend, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and of those in hell,
2:11	and so that every tongue would confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

Ευαγγέλιο

Το κατά Ιωάννη Ιερό Ευαγγέλιο 3: 13-17

3:13	Και κανείς δεν έχει ανέβει στον ουρανό, εκτός από αυτόν που κατέβηκε από τον ουρανό: ο Υιός του ανθρώπου που είναι στον ουρανό.
3:14	Και όπως ο Μωυσής σήκωσε το φίδι στην έρημο, έτσι πρέπει επίσης να υψωθεί ο Υιός του ανθρώπου,
3:15	για να μη χαθεί όποιος πιστεύει σε αυτόν, αλλά μπορεί να έχει αιώνια ζωή.
3:16	Γιατί τόσο αγάπησε ο Θεός τον κόσμο που έδωσε τον μονογενή του Υιό, για να μην χαθούν όλοι όσοι πιστεύουν σε αυτόν, αλλά μπορεί να έχει αιώνια ζωή.
3:17	Γιατί ο Θεός δεν έστειλε τον Υιό του στον κόσμο, για να κρίνει τον κόσμο, αλλά για να σωθεί ο κόσμος μέσω αυτού.