The Book of Common Prayer Table of
contents
The Twenty-Third Sunday after
Trinity
The Collect
O God, our refuge
and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we
beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant
that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain
effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle
Philippians 3.17-end
Bretheren, be
followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us
for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and
now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross
of Christ; whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and
whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our
conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the
Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our vile body,
that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to
the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto
himself.
The Gospel
St. Matthew 22.15-22
Then went the
Pharisees and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of
God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest
not the person of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it
lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus perceived
their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? shew me
the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith
unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto
him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that
are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and
left him, and went their way.
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