September 18, 2026

12But if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith. 15Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, 17and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. 18Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all. Christ the Firstfruits. 20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1Psalm 17 Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors - A prayer of David. I - Hear, LORD, my plea for justice; pay heed to my cry; Listen to my prayer from lips without guile. 6II - I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech. 7Show your wonderful mercy, you who deliver with your right arm those who seek refuge from their foes. 8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings 15I am just—let me see your face; when I awake, let me be filled with your presence.

25The Praise of the Father. At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.

1Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve 2and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources. The Parable of the Sower.