COMMENTARY

Old Testament: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)
In the temple at Shiloh, the boy Samuel is serving the priest Eli. He sleeps near the ark of the covenant, symbol of God's presence. One night Samuel is called. Twice he mistakes the voice of God for Eli's. Then Eli instructs the boy to say, "Speak, Lord, for your servant hears." Samuel obeys and God speaks to him of future happenings in Israel.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 6:11b-20
People in the Corinthian church were sexually immoral for religious reasons. They accepted the truth that Christ's death on the cross fulfilled the law for them. Since they were saved by grace alone, they felt free to do what they pleased. Some of them participated in sexual perversion. Paul countered this by giving a theology of the body.

Gospel: John 1:43-51
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