September 20, 2014

Membaca

The Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 15: 35-37, 42-49

15:35	Tetapi seseorang mungkin berkata, “Bagaimana orang mati bangkit kembali?" atau, “Dengan tipe tubuh apa mereka kembali?”
15:36	Betapa bodohnya! Apa yang Anda tabur tidak dapat dihidupkan kembali, kecuali mati dulu.
15:37	Dan apa yang Anda tabur bukanlah tubuh yang akan ada di masa depan, tapi biji-bijian kosong, seperti dari gandum, atau dari biji-bijian lainnya.
15:42	Demikian juga dengan kebangkitan orang mati. Apa yang ditabur dalam kebinasaan akan tumbuh menjadi kebinasaan.
15:43	Apa yang ditaburkan dalam kehinaan akan bangkit untuk kemuliaan. Apa yang ditaburkan dalam kelemahan akan menjadi kekuatan.
15:44	Apa yang ditaburkan dengan tubuh binatang akan muncul dengan tubuh spiritual. Jika ada tubuh hewan, ada juga yang rohani.
15:45	Seperti yang tertulis bahwa manusia pertama, adam, dibuat dengan jiwa yang hidup, demikian pula Adam yang terakhir akan dibuat dengan roh yang dihidupkan kembali.
15:46	Jadi apa, pertama, tidak rohani, tapi hewan, selanjutnya menjadi spiritual.
15:47	Pria pertama, menjadi duniawi, berasal dari bumi; pria kedua, menjadi surgawi, akan menjadi surga.
15:48	Hal-hal yang seperti bumi adalah duniawi; dan hal-hal seperti langit adalah surgawi.
15:49	Dan sebagainya, sama seperti kita membawa gambaran tentang apa yang duniawi, marilah kita juga membawa gambaran tentang apa yang surgawi.

Injil

Injil Suci Menurut Lukas 8: 4-15

8:4	Kemudian, when a very numerous crowd was gathering together and hurrying from the cities to him, he spoke using a comparison:
8:5	“The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell beside the way; and it was trampled and the birds of the air devoured it.
8:6	And some fell upon rock; and having sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
8:7	And some fell among thorns; and the thorns, rising up with it, suffocated it.
8:8	And some fell upon good soil; and having sprung up, it produced fruit one hundredfold.” As he said these things, he cried out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
8:9	Then his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.
8:10	Dan dia berkata kepada mereka: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to the rest, it is in parables, sehingga: seeing, they may not perceive, and hearing, they may not understand.
8:11	Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
8:12	And those beside the way are those who hear it, but then the devil comes and takes the word from their heart, lest by believing it they may be saved.
8:13	Now those upon rock are those who, when they hear it, accept the word with joy, but these have no roots. So they believe for a time, but in a time of testing, they fall away.
8:14	And those which fell among thorns are those who have heard it, but as they go along, they are suffocated by the concerns and riches and pleasures of this life, and so they do not yield fruit.
8:15	But those which were on good soil are those who, upon hearing the word with a good and noble heart, retain it, and they bring forth fruit in patience.