First John 3: 11- 21
| 3:11 | For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another. |
| 3:12 | Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just. |
| 3:13 | If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised. |
| 3:14 | We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death. |
| 3:15 | Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him. |
| 3:16 | We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers. |
| 3:17 | Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him? |
| 3:18 | My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth. |
| 3:19 | In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight. |
| 3:20 | For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things. |
| 3:21 | Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God; |
John 1: 43- 51
| 1:43 | On the next day, he wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” |
| 1:44 | Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. |
| 1:45 | Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” |
| 1:46 | And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good be from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” |
| 1:47 | Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said about him, “Behold, an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.” |
| 1:48 | Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus responded and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” |
| 1:49 | Nathanael answered him and said: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.” |
| 1:50 | Jesus responded and said to him: “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe. Greater things than these, you will see.” |
| 1:51 | And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending and descending over the Son of man.” |
Mark 1: 7 – 11
| 1:7 | And he preached, saying: “One stronger than me comes after me. I am not worthy to reach down and loosen the laces of his shoes. |
| 1:8 | I have baptized you with water. Yet truly, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” |
| 1:9 | And it happened that, in those days, Jesus arrived from Nazareth of Galilee. And he was baptized by John in the Jordan. |
| 1:10 | And immediately, upon ascending from the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit, like a dove, descending, and remaining with him. |
| 1:11 | And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.” |
or Luke 3: 23 – 38
| 3:23 | And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Matthat, |
| 3:24 | who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of Jannai, who was of Joseph, |
| 3:25 | who was of Mattathias, who was of Amos, who was of Nahum, who was of Esli, who was of Naggai, |
| 3:26 | who was of Maath, who was of Mattathias, who was of Semein, who was of Josech, who was of Joda, |
| 3:27 | who was of Joanan, who was of Rhesa, who was of Zerubbabel, who was of Shealtiel, who was of Neri, |
| 3:28 | who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of Cosam, who was of Elmadam, who was of Er, |
| 3:29 | who was of Joshua, who was of Eliezer, who was of Jorim, who was of Matthat, who was of Levi, |
| 3:30 | who was of Simeon, who was of Judah, who was of Joseph, who was of Jonam, who was of Eliakim, |
| 3:31 | who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of Mattatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David, |
| 3:32 | who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Boaz, who was of Salmon, who was of Nahshon, |
| 3:33 | who was of Amminadab, who was of Aram, who was of Hezron, who was of Perez, who was of Judah, |
| 3:34 | who was of Jacob, who was of Isaac, who was of Abraham, who was of Terah, who was of Nahor, |
| 3:35 | who was of Serug, who was of Reu, who was of Peleg, who was of Eber, who was of Shelah, |
| 3:36 | who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of Shem, who was of Noah, who was of Lamech, |
| 3:37 | who was of Methuselah, who was of Enoch, who was of Jared, who was of Mahalalel, who was of Cainan, |
| 3:38 | who was of Enos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam, who was of God. |