August 27, 2026

1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4Thanksgiving. I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, 5that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, 6as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, 7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]. 9God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

2Every day I will bless you; I will praise your name forever and ever. 3Great is the LORD and worthy of much praise, whose grandeur is beyond understanding. 4One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works. 5They speak of the splendor of your majestic glory, tell of your wonderful deeds. 6They speak of the power of your awesome acts and recount your great deeds. 7They celebrate your abounding goodness and joyfully sing of your justice.

42Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. 44So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant.

42Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. 43Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. 44So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant. 45“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so. 47Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. 48But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’ 49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards, 50the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour 51and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.