Saturday, January 22

3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;

5because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

6which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

10He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

11Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?

13'No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.'

14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

15And He said to them, 'You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.