Today's scripture readings

Acts 19:1-8 (Epistle, Forerunner)

1

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples

2

he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

3

And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

4

Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”

5

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

6

And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

7

Now the men were about twelve in all.

8

And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God.

John 1:29-34 (Gospel, Forerunner)

29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

30

This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

31

I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

32

And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

33

I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

34

And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.