Scripture Readings

The Sixth Sunday of Easter
In Year B

Scripture readings are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® NIV® ©1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. All rights reserved.

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle Reading
Gospel Reading

First Reading

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.
Then Peter said, “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
—Acts 10:44-48, NIV

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Psalm

Sing to the LORD a new song,
     for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
     have worked salvation for him.
The LORD has made his salvation known
     and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
He has remembered his love
     and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen
     the salvation of our God.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
     burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the LORD with the harp,
     with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—
     shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
     the world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
     let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the LORD,
     for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
     and the peoples with equity.
—Psalm 98, NIV

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Epistle

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
—1 John 5:1-6, NIV

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Gospel

[Jesus said:] “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other.
—John 15:9-17, NIV

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