ROLLED-UP SLEEVES

MATTHEW 25:31-40
^{31　“But when the Son of Man* comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
32　All the nations* will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33　He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
34　“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
35　For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
36　I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37　“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38　Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
39　When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40　“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,* you were doing it to me!’}

ACTS 4:36-37
^{36　For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
37　He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.}

REVELATION 3:7-13
^{7　“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.}

This is the message from the one who is holy and true,
the one who has the key of David.
What he opens, no one can close;
and what he closes, no one can open:*
8　“I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.
9　Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
10　“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
11　I am coming soon.* Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
12　All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
13　“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

JOHN 1:40-42
^{40　Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
41　Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”*).
42　Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”*)}

ACTS 2:14
^{14　Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.}

ACTS 2:40-41
^{40　Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
41　Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.}

JOHN 13:14-17
^{14　And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet.
15　I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
16　I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
17　Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.}