Daily Orthodox Scriptures

5 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will ...

16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. 2 They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. 3 And these things they will do [

Wisdom of Sirach 3, 4

​1 Give heed to me, O children, for I am your father,

And do what I tell you, that you may be saved.

2 For the Lord honored the father over the children

And strengthened the judgment of the mother over her sons.

3 He who honors his father atones for his sins;

4 And he who ho...

18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also perse...

Wisdom of Sirach 1, 2

​1 All wisdom comes from the Lord

And is with Him forever.

2 Who can count the sand of the seas,

The drops of rain, and the days of eternity?

3 Who can search out the height of heaven,

The breadth of the earth, the abyss, and wisdom?

4 Wisdom was created before all...