Sunday, August 8

1Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.

2Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, 'They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.'

3Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb.

4So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.

5And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in.

6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there,

7and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

8Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.

9For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

10Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

1We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, 'The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.'

4For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

5Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,

6that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

27When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, 'Son of David, have mercy on us!'

28And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, 'Do you believe that I am able to do this?'

29They said to Him, 'Yes, Lord.' Then He touched their eyes, saying, 'According to your faith let it be to you.'

30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, 'See that no one knows it.'

31But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

32As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.

33And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, 'It was never seen like this in Israel!'

34But the Pharisees said, 'He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.'

35Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.