Wednesday in Epiphany

6Verse 6. Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. 7Verse 7. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, 8Verse 8. it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. 9Verse 9. How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? 10Verse 10. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11Verse 11. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. 12Verse 12. A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, 13Verse 13. winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. 14Verse 14. With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. 15Verse 15. Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. 16Verse 16. There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 17Verse 17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18Verse 18. a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, 19Verse 19. a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers. 20Verse 20. My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21Verse 21. Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. 22Verse 22. When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. 23Verse 23. For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

12Verse 12. Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13Verse 13. So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.” 14Verse 14. Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going. 15Verse 15. You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16Verse 16. But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me. 17Verse 17. Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid. 18Verse 18. I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.” 19Verse 19. “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.” 20Verse 20. He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. 21Verse 21. Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22Verse 22. So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’ ?” 23Verse 23. Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24Verse 24. That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” 25Verse 25. “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26Verse 26. “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.” 27Verse 27. They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. 28Verse 28. So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. 29Verse 29. He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” 30Verse 30. As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.