“Herod Strikes Back” (A05: First Sunday After Christmas Day)
December 28, 2025
Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Naeve tackles one of the more difficult passages in Christian scriptures: the murder of children. “Evil doesn’t stop just because of Christmas,” says Naeve. “But God doesn’t...
B05: The First Sunday after Christmas Day, Year B (2014)
December 28, 2014
“I live in Minnesota, where, at this time of year during the Christmas season, we often have snow, blizzards, and ice. We have what my colleague Karoline Lewis calls the “unnecessary freezing of water.” So...
Scriptures
- Mark 10:35-45 (3)
- 1 Samuel (1)
- John 3:14-21 (4)
- Luke 6:27-38 (3)
- Matthew 25:31-46 (3)
- Acts 9:1-20 (1)
- Luke 10:38-42 (4)
- Mark 7:14-15 (1)
- Luke 17:11-19 (3)
- John 1:(1-9) and 10-18 (2)
- John 20:1-18 (5)
- Matthew 10:40-42 (2)
- Matthew 18:21-35 (4)
- Genesis 9:8-17 (1)
- 1 Samuel 17:(1a and 4-11 and 19-23) and 32-49 (1)
- Job 23:1-9 and 16-17 (1)
- Acts 5:27-32 (1)
- Exodus 17:1-7 (2)
- Deuteronomy 34:1-12 (1)
- Psalm 71 (1)
- Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 (1)
- Isaiah 66:10-14 (1)
- Hosea 11:1-11 (1)
- Jeremiah 2:4-13 (1)
- Psalm 79:1-9 (1)
- 2 Kings 5:1-3 7-15c (1)
- Psalm 145:1-5 17-21 (1)
- Psalm 146 5-10 (1)
- Psalm 40:1-11 (1)
- Romans 5:1-11 (1)
- 1 Peter 1:17-23 (1)
- Hosea 5:15–6:6 (1)
- 9-13 (1)
- Romans 10:5-15 (1)
- Jonah 3:10–4:11 (1)
- Luke 3:1-6 (2)
- Mark 10:17-31 (4)
- Mark 4:26-34 (3)
- John 2:13-22 (2)
- Luke 6:17-26 (1)
- Matthew 25:14-30 (3)
- John 10:22-30 (2)
- Luke 11:1-13 (2)
- Mark 7:21-23 (1)
- Luke 17:5-10 (2)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 (1)
- Luke 24:13-35 (3)
- Matthew 11:25-30 (1)
- Matthew 20:1-16 (3)
- Genesis 17:1-7 and 15-16 (1)
- Luke 13 (1)
- Job 38:1-7 and 34-41 (1)
- Revelation 21:1-6 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 15 (1)
- Revelation 7:9-17 (1)
- and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (1)
- Genesis 11:1-9 (1)
- Psalm 66:1-9 (1)
- Psalm 107:1-9 43 (1)
- Psalm 81:1 10-16 (1)
- Amos 8:4-7 (1)
- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 (1)
- Psalm 98 (2)
- James 5:7-10 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (1)
- 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (1)
- 1 Peter 2:19-25 (1)
- Psalm 50:7-15 (1)
- Romans 8:1-11 (1)
- Isaiah 56:1 (1)
- Psalm 145:1-8 (1)
- Luke 3:7-18 (4)
- Mark 10:2-16 (2)
- Mark 3:20-35 (1)
- Mark 8:31-38 (3)
- Luke 4:1-13 (4)
- Joshua 24:1-3 and 14-25 (1)
- Acts 4:5-12 (2)
- Luke 11:1-3 (1)
- Mark 6:30-34 (1)
- Luke 16:1-13 (4)
- Matthew 3:13-17 (4)
- Acts 2:42-47 (2)
- Matthew 11:16-19 and 25-30 (2)
- Matthew 21:23-32 (2)
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (1)
- Jeremiah 23:1-6 (2)
- Job 42:1-6 and 10-17 (3)
- Psalm 30 (2)
- Acts 2:36-41 (1)
- Joshua 24:1-3a and 14-25 (1)
- Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 (1)
- Psalm 104:24-34 35b; Romans 8:14-17 (1)
- Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16 (1)
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 12-14 2:18-23 (1)
- Sirach 10:12-18 (1)
- Psalm 113 (1)
- Jeremiah 31:27-34 (1)
- Job 19:23-27a (1)
- Isaiah 7:10-16 (1)
- Isaiah 9:1-4 (1)
- Ephesians 5:8-14 (1)
- Acts 7:55-60 (1)
- Exodus 19:2-8a (1)
- Matthew 13:1-9 18-23 (1)
- 6-8 (1)
- Philippians 1:21-30 (1)
- Luke 1:39-45 (2)
- Mark 9:38-50 (2)
- Mark 2:23-3:6 (3)
- Mark 1:9-15 (3)
- Jonah 3:1-5 and 10 (2)
- Matthew 25:1-13 (1)
- John 13:31-35 (2)
- Luke 12:13-21 (4)
- Mark 6:1-13 (4)
- Luke 18:1-8 (4)
- John 1:29-42 (4)
- John 10:1-10 (2)
- Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43 (3)
- Matthew 26:26-29 (1)
- Psalm 51 (1)
- Ephesians 2:11-22 (1)
- Ruth 1:1-18 (2)
- 2 Kings 5:1-14 (2)
- Genesis 12:1-9 (2)
- John 1 (1)
- (37 – 43a) (1)
- Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17 (25-27) (1)
- Luke 10:1-11 16-20 (1)
- Psalm 49:1-12 (1)
- Proverbs 25:6-7 (1)
- 1 Timothy 2:1-7 (1)
- Psalm 119:97-104 (1)
- Psalm 17:1-9 (1)
- Psalm 80:1-7 17-19 (1)
- Psalm 27:1 (1)
- Ezekiel 37:1-14 (1)
- Psalm 31:1-5 15-16 (1)
- Psalm 100 (1)
- Isaiah 44:6-8 (1)
- Psalm 67 (1)
- Ezekiel 18:1-4 25-32 (1)
- Luke 2:41-52 (4)
- Mark 9:30-37 (4)
- Psalm 139 (3)
- Mark 9:2-9 (3)
- Mark 1:14-20 (2)
- Romans 3:19-28 (1)
- John 5:1-9 (2)
- Genesis 15 (1)
- Luke 21:25-46 (1)
- Luke 18:9-14 (3)
- Matthew 4:12-23 (4)
- John 14:1-14 (4)
- Romans 8:26-39 (2)
- Matthew 21:33-46 (3)
- Mark 1:1-11 (1)
- Mark 6:30-34 and 53-56 (3)
- Ruth 3:1-5 and 4:13-17 (1)
- Amos 7:7-17 (2)
- Romans 4:13-25 (2)
- John 1:43-58 (1)
- 11b-32 (1)
- Proverbs 8:1-4 22-31 (1)
- Psalm 82 (2)
- Colossians 3:1-11 (1)
- Psalm 112 (1)
- Jeremiah 32:1-3a 6-15 (1)
- Psalm 121 (2)
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 13-17 (1)
- Romans 1:1-7 (1)
- 4-9 (1)
- Psalm 130 (1)
- 1 Peter 2:2-10 (1)
- Romans 5:1-8 (1)
- Psalm 86:11-17 (1)
- Romans 11:1-2a (1)
- Psalm 25:1-9 (1)
- Luke 1:46-55 (1)
- Mark 8:27-38 (2)
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (2)
- Mark 1:29-39 (4)
- John 1:43-51 (3)
- Exodus 14 (1)
- John 17:20-26 (1)
- Luke 12:32-40 (2)
- John 18:33-37 (3)
- Luke 20:27-38 (3)
- Matthew 5:1-12 (4)
- Acts 17:22-31 (2)
- Matthew 13:31-33 and 44-52 (2)
- Isaiah 5:1-7 (3)
- 1 John 1:1-2:2 (1)
- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 (1)
- 1 Samuel 1:4-20 (1)
- Genesis 18:20-32 (2)
- Matthew 9:9-13 & 18-26 (2)
- John 6:35 41-51 (1)
- Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; John 12:1-8 and Philippians 3:4b-14 (1)
- John 16:12-15 (1)
- Deuteronomy 30:9-14 (1)
- Isaiah 1:1 10-20 (1)
- Jeremiah 18:1-11 (1)
- Psalm 91:1-6 14-16 (1)
- 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 (1)
- Isaiah 65:17-25 (1)
- Isaiah 63:7-9 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 (1)
- Romans 8:6-11 (1)
- Psalm 66:8-20 (1)
- Genesis 21:8-21 (1)
- Romans 8:12-25 (1)
- 29-32 (1)
- Philippians 2:1-13 (1)
- Luke 21:25-36 (3)
- Mark 7:1-8 (1)
- John 3:16 (2)
- Mark 1:21-28 (4)
- Mark 1:4-11 (3)
- Matthew 22:15-22 (3)
- Acts 16:16-34 (1)
- Genesis 15:1-6 (2)
- Ruth 3:1-5 (2)
- Luke 15:1-10; Psalm 23 (1)
- Matthew 5:13-20 (3)
- John 14:15-21 (3)
- Matthew 13:31-33 (1)
- Psalm 118 (1)
- 1 John 3:16-24 (1)
- 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a (2)
- Luke 3:1-14 (1)
- Hebrews 11:1-3 and 8-16b (1)
- Romans 5:1-5 (2)
- James 2:1-10 (1)
- Psalm 118:1-2 (1)
- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a (1)
- Psalm 25:1-10 (1)
- Psalm 50:1-8 22-23 (1)
- Psalm 139:1-6 13-18 (1)
- Amos 6:1a 4-7 (1)
- Joel 2:23-32 (1)
- Isaiah 12 (1)
- Hebrews 2:10-18 (1)
- Micah 6:1-8 (1)
- Isaiah 50:4-9a (1)
- 1 Peter 3:13-22 (1)
- Jeremiah 20:7-13 (1)
- Matthew 13:24-30 (1)
- Matthew 15:10-20 (1)
- Psalm 80:7-15 (1)
- Matthew 2:1-12 (3)
- John 6 (1)
- Luke 24:44-53 (2)
- Luke 3:21-22 (3)
- Luke 2:22-40 (2)
- Luke 13:31-35 (2)
- John 14:8-17 (2)
- Luke 12:49-56 (4)
- Ruth 4:13-17 (2)
- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (4)
- Matthew 5:21-37 (4)
- John 17:1-11 (4)
- Matthew 14:13-21 (3)
- Matthew 22:1-14 (2)
- Acts 10:44-48 (1)
- Psalm 51:1-12 (2)
- Zephaniah 3:14-20 (1)
- Philemon 1-21 (1)
- Romans 6:1b-11 (2)
- James 513-20 (1)
- 19-29; Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 (1)
- Psalm 42 and 43 (1)
- Colossians 1:1-14 (1)
- Psalm 33:12-22 (1)
- Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (1)
- Psalm 146; 1 (1)
- Psalm 65 (1)
- Malachi 4:1-2a (1)
- Jeremiah 31:7-14 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (1)
- Psalm 31:9-16 (1)
- Acts 1:6-14 (1)
- Psalm 69:7-10 16-18 (1)
- 36-43 (1)
- 21-28 (1)
- Philippians 3:4b-14 (1)
- John 1:1-18 (2)
- Psalm 34 (2)
- John 15:9-17 (3)
- John 2:1-11 (4)
- Psalm 148 (2)
- Luke 13:1-9 (3)
- John 3:1-17 (7)
- Luke 13:10-17 (4)
- Revelation 21:1-6a (2)
- Psalm 111 (2)
- Matthew 17:1-9 (3)
- Acts 2:1-21 (10)
- Matthew 14:22-33 (4)
- Matthew 22:34-46 (1)
- Acts 1:1-11 (4)
- Exodus 16:2-4 and 9-15 (2)
- Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) (1)
- 2 Timothy 4:6-8 and 16-18 (1)
- Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23 (3)
- Jeremiah 33:14-16 (1)
- Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2 (1)
- Isaiah 65:1-9 (1)
- Amos 8:1-12 (1)
- Hebrews 11:1-3 8-16 (1)
- Psalm 1 (1)
- Timothy 6:6-19 (1)
- Sirach 35:12-17 (1)
- Luke 1:68-79 (1)
- Sirach 24:1-12 (1)
- Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) (1)
- Philippians 2:5-11 (1)
- Psalm 68:1-10 32-35 (1)
- Jeremiah 28:5-9 (1)
- 1 Kings 3:5-12 (1)
- Romans 12:1-8 (1)
- Luke 3:15-17 (3)
- John 6:51-58 (2)
- John 15:1-8 (1)
- Luke 4:14-21 (3)
- 2 Samuel 7:1-11 and 16 (1)
- Luke 15:1-3 and 11b-32 (1)
- Luke 8:26-39 (3)
- Luke 14:1 and 7-14 (3)
- Luke 14:25-33 (2)
- Luke 21:5-19 (3)
- Matthew 4:1-11 (4)
- Genesis 1:1-2:4a (2)
- Matthew 15:21-28 (3)
- Matthew 23:1-12 (1)
- John 17:6-19 (1)
- John 6:35 and 41-51 (2)
- Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) (2)
- Isaiah 1:10-18 (2)
- Isaiah 55:10-13 (2)
- Micah 5:2-5a (1)
- 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 (1)
- Psalm 22:19-28 (1)
- Psalm 52 (1)
- Psalm 80:1-2 8-19 (1)
- Philemon 1:1-21 (1)
- Lamentations 1:1-6 (1)
- Jeremiah 14:7-10 19-22 (1)
- Psalm 46 (1)
- Psalm 147:12-20 (1)
- Psalm 112:1-9 (10) (1)
- Matthew 26:14–27:66 (1)
- 1 Peter 4:12-14 5:6-11 (1)
- Psalm 89:1-4 15-18 (1)
- Psalm 119:129-136 (1)
- Jeremiah 15:15-21 (1)
- John 18 (1)
- Mark 7:24-37 (3)
- John 10:11-18 (4)
- Luke 4:21-30 (4)
- Luke 1:26-38 (2)
- Luke 15:1-3 (1)
- Luke 7:1-10 (1)
- Mark 1:1-8 (2)
- Luke 7:11-17 (2)
- Matthew 24:36-44 (4)
- John 5:4-42 (1)
- Psalm 8 (5)
- Isaiah 51:1-6 (2)
- Amos 5:18-24 (1)
- Romans 8:12-17 (1)
- Ephesians 6:10-20 (2)
- 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (1)
- Luke 6: 20-31 (1)
- Genesis 32:22-31 (2)
- John 1:1-9 (1)
- Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 (1)
- Galatians 3:23-29 (1)
- Genesis 18:1-10a (1)
- Jeremiah 23:23-29 (1)
- Jeremiah 4:11-12 22-28 (1)
- Lamentations 3:19-26 (1)
- Psalm 84:1-7 (1)
- Colossians 1:11-20 (1)
- Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) (1)
- Psalm 118:1-2 14-24 (1)
- Psalm 104:24-34 (1)
- Romans 6:12-23 (1)
- Matthew 13:31-33 44-52 (1)
- Psalm 26:1-8 (1)
- Mark 13:1-8 (4)
- John 6:56-69 (3)
- Luke 24:36b-48 (3)
- 1 Corinthians 13 (1)
- Psalm 126 (1)
- John 12:1-8 (4)
- Luke 8:26-56 (1)
- Exodus 20:1-17 (3)
- Luke 15:11-32 (2)
- Matthew 3:1-12 (3)
- John 4:5-42 (2)
- Matthew 28:16-20 (1)
- Matthew 16;13-20 (3)
- Isaiah 61:1-4 and 8-11 (2)
- Psalm 29 (2)
- Mark 7:1-8 & 14-15 & 21-23 (3)
- Luke 9:37-43a (1)
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (2)
- Psalm 138 (3)
- 10-18 (1)
- Acts 9:1-6 (1)
- 2 Kings 2:1-2 6-14 (1)
- Psalm 15 (2)
- Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (1)
- Psalm 14 (1)
- Psalm 137 (1)
- 2 Timothy 4:6-8 16-18 (1)
- Isaiah 2:1-5 (1)
- Ephesians 1:3-14 (1)
- Genesis 2:15-17 3:1-7; Psalm 32 (1)
- Colossians 3:1-4 (1)
- 35b (1)
- Zechariah 9:9-12 (1)
- Isaiah 55:1-5 (1)
- Romans 12:9-21 (1)
- Mark 12:38-44 (1)
- John 6:1-21 (3)
- John 20:19-31 (9)
- Luke 5:1-11 (3)
- John 1:6-8 and 19-28 (4)
- Luke 19:28-40 (2)
- 2 Kings 2:1-2 and 6-14 (3)
- Numbers 21:4-9 (3)
- Luke 15:1-10 (3)
- Matthew 11:2-11 (3)
- John 9:1-41 (4)
- Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7 (1)
- Matthew 16:21-28 (3)
- Isaiah 60:1-6 (2)
- Isaiah 6:1-8 (1)
- James 3:1-12 (2)
- Genesis 15:1-12 and 17-18 (1)
- Isaiah 11:1-10 (2)
- Genesis 50:15-21 (2)
- Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17 (1)
- (7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 (1)
- Psalm 77:1-2 11-20 (1)
- Colossians 1:15-28 (1)
- Psalm 71:1-6 (1)
- Exodus 32:7-14 (1)
- Psalm 37:1-9 (1)
- Psalm 119:137-144 (1)
- Psalm 122 (1)
- John 1:(1-9) 10-18 (1)
- Romans 5:12-19 (1)
- Acts 2:14a 22-32 (1)
- 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 (1)
- Psalm 145:8-14 (1)
- Psalm 145:8-9 14-21 (1)
- Ezekiel 33:7-11 (1)
- Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (1)
- Mark 6:14-29 (4)
- Mark 16:1-8 (4)
- Luke 9:28-36 (5)
- Isaiah 40:1-11 (3)
- Mark 15-16 (1)
- Luke 9:51-62 (2)
- John 12:22-30 (2)
- Luke 16:19-31 (4)
- Luke 1:46b-55 (4)
- John 11:1-45 (4)
- Matthew 9:35-10:8 (2)
- Exodus 12 (1)
- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) (1)
- 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15) (2)
- Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1 & 12-22 (1)
- Isaiah 55:1-9 (1)
- Isaiah 35:1-10 (2)
- Exodus 16:2-15 (1)
- Luke 3: 21-22 (1)
- Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 (1)
- 1 Kings 19:15-16 19-21 (1)
- Hosea 1:2-10 (1)
- Isaiah 58:9b-14 (1)
- Psalm 51:1-10 (1)
- 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (1)
- Psalm 32:1-7 (1)
- Romans 13:11-14 (1)
- Isaiah 42:1-9 (1)
- Genesis 12:1-4a (1)
- 1 Peter 1:3-9 (1)
- John 20:19-23 (1)
- Romans 7:15-25a (1)
- Romans 9:1-5 (1)
- Psalm 119:33-40 (1)
- Mark 12:28-34 (1)
- Mark 5:21-43 (4)
- Mark 11:1-11 (3)
- Exodus 34:29-35 (1)
- Isaiah 64:1-9 (2)
- John 14 (2)
- Psalm 66 (1)
- Psalm 23 (8)
- Luke 23:33-43 (4)
- Matthew 1:18-25 (4)
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- Matthew 10:24-39 (3)
- Exodus 3:1-15 (1)
- Psalm 139:1-6 and 13-18 (1)
- 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 (1)
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- Acts 10:34-43 (2)
- Romans 4:1-5 13-17 (1)
- Acts 2:14a 36-41 (1)
- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13. Matthew 28:16-20 (1)
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- Job 1:1 and 2:1-10 (2)
- Luke 24:1-12 (1)
- Isaiah 58 (1)
- Philippians 3 (1)
- Jeremiah 1:4-10 (2)
- 22-22:5; John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9 (1)
- Galatians 5:1 13-25 (1)
- Colossians 2:6-15(16-19) (1)
- Hebrews 12:18-29 (1)
- Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 (1)
- Psalm 66:1-12 (1)
- Haggai 1:15b-2:9 (1)
- Romans 15:4-13 (1)
- Isaiah 49:1-7 (1)
- Psalm 95 (1)
- Psalm 116:1-4 12-19 (1)
- Psalm 33:1-12 (1)
- Psalm 65:(1-8) (1)
- Psalm 85:8-13 (1)
- Psalm 103:(1-7) 8-13; Romans 14:1-12 (1)
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