Scripture Readings

Friday, October 4, 2024

Luke 7:31-35 (Gospel)

31
And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?
32
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we mourned to you, and you did not weep.’
33
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
34
The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35
But wisdom is justified by all her children.”