October 24, 2026

⁷But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

⁸Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."

⁹Now this, "He ascended", what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

¹⁰He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

¹¹He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

¹²for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

¹³until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

¹⁴that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

¹⁵but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

¹⁶from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

¹I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to the LORD's house!"

²Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!

³Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,

⁴where the tribes go up, even the LORD's tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD's name.

⁵For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David's house.

¹Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

²Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

³I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

⁴Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

⁵I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."

⁶He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

⁷He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down! Why does it waste the soil?'

⁸He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

⁹If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"