Thursday, September 3, 2026

¹⁸Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."

²⁰And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."

²¹Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,

²²whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,

²³and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

¹The earth is the LORD's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.

²For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

³Who may ascend to the LORD's hill? Who may stand in his holy place?

⁴He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

⁵He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.

¹Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

²He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

³He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

⁴When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."

⁵Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."

⁶When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

⁷They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

⁸But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."

⁹For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

¹⁰and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."

¹¹When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.