February 28 2021

First Reading

Romans 9:1-16

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy

Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish

that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the

flesh: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the

covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose

are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God

blessed forever. Amen. Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they

are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are

they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, they which are the children

of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are

counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise, at this time will I come, and Sara

shall have a son. And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even

by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good

or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of

him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written,

Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? Is there

unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on

whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So

then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth

mercy.

Second Reading

1 Peter 2:18-25

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but

also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure

grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye

shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is

acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for

us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was

guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he

suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,

should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep

going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Gospel

John 4:5-26

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground

that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being

wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There

cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, give me to drink. (For

his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of

Samaria unto him, how is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a

woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered

and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give

me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living

water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is

deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father

Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his

cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst

again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but

the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into

everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,

neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, thou hast well

said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast

is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive

that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in

Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman,

believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at

Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship:

for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers

shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship

him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he

is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.