Martin Luther’s
Complete Church Postil
The
Final and Original
In 1544 appeared the last and final
edition of Martin Luther’s Church Postil under the title, “The Exposition of
the Epistles and Gospels for the Whole Year. Dr. Martin Luther.”
Casper Creuziger was appointed by
Luther to prepare this new edition of the Postil at the close of Luther’s life work,
from 1540 to 1544. It contained Forewords by Luther and by Creuziger.
This edition is the last original
and final edition approved by Martin Luther himself. The English translation
here is edited by John Nicholas Lenker in 1905.
This text has been made available
for the web by Richard Bucher and Tony Woodcock and edited at this Web-site by
Finn B. Andersen. It is in the public domain and it may be copied and
distributed without restriction.
Martin Luther himself considered The
Church Postil “The best of all his books”.
Web-editor, cand.theol. Finn B.
Andersen
from the land of the mermaids
The
Church Postil is divided into six parts here
Organized
by Scripture Text
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Sirach 15:1-8 |
Day of St John the Evangelist |
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| Isaiah 60:1-6 |
Epiphany |
Christmas Part |
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Matthew 2:1-12 |
Epiphany |
Christmas Part |
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Matthew 4:1-11 |
1. Sunday in Lent |
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Matthew 5:20-26 |
6. Sunday after Trinity. |
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Matthew 6:24-34 |
15. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 7:15-23 |
8. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 8:1-13 |
3. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Matthew 8:23-27 |
4. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Matthew 9:1-8 |
19. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 9:18-26 |
24. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 11:2-10 |
3. Sunday in Advent |
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Matthew 13:24-30 |
5. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Matthew 15:21-28 |
2. Sunday in Lent |
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Matthew 18:23-35 |
22. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 20:1-16 |
Septuagesima Sunday |
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Matthew 21:1-9 |
1. Sunday in Advent |
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Matthew 22:1-14 |
20. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 22:15-22 |
23. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 22:34-46 |
18. Sunday after Trinity |
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| Matthew 23:34-39 | St. Stephen's Day |
Christmas Part |
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Matthew 24:15-28 |
25. Sunday after Trinity |
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Matthew 25:31-42 |
26. Sunday after Trinity |
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Mark 7:31-37 |
12. Sunday after Trinity |
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Mark 8:1-9 |
7. Sunday after Trinity. |
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Mark 16:1-8 |
Christ's Resurrection |
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Mark 16:14-20 |
Christ's Ascension |
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Luke 2:1-14 |
Christmas Day |
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Luke 2:15-20 |
Early Christmas Day Service |
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| Luke 2:21 | New Year’s Day |
Christmas Part |
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Luke 2:33-40 |
Sunday after Christmas |
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Luke 2:42-52 |
1. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Luke 5:1-11. |
5. Sunday after Trinity. |
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Luke 6:36-42 |
4. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 7:11-17 |
16. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 8:4-15 |
Sexagesima Sunday |
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Luke 10:23-37 |
13. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 11:14-23 |
3. Sunday in Lent |
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Luke 14:1-11 |
17. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 14:16-24 |
2. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 15:1-10 |
3. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 16:1-9. |
9. Sunday after Trinity. |
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Luke 16:19-31 |
1. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 17:11-19 |
14. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 18:9-14 |
11. Sunday after Trinity |
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Luke 18:31-43 |
Quinquagesima Sunday |
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Luke 19:41-48 |
10. Sunday after Trinity; |
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Luke 21:25-36 |
2. Sunday in Advent |
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Luke 24:13-35 |
Easter Monday |
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Luke 24:36-47 |
Easter Tuesday |
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John 1:1-14 |
Principal Christmas Service |
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John 1:19-28 |
4. Sunday in Advent |
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John 2:1-11 |
2. Sunday after Epiphany |
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John 3:1-15. |
Trinity Sunday |
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John 3:16-21 |
Pentecost Monday |
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John 4:46-54 |
21. Sunday after Trinity |
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John 6:1-15 |
4. Sunday in Lent |
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John 6:44-51 |
Pentecost Wednesday |
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John 8:46-59 |
5. Sunday in Lent |
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John 10:1-11 |
Pentecost Tuesday |
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John 10:11-16 |
2. Sunday after Easter |
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John 14:23-31 |
Pentecost Sunday |
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John 15:26-16:4 |
Sunday after Christ's Ascension |
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John 16:5-15 |
4. Sunday after Easter |
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John 16:16-23 |
3. Sunday after Easter |
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John 16:23-30 |
5. Sunday after Easter |
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John 20:19-31 |
Sunday after Easter |
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| John 21:19-23 | Day of St John the Evangelist |
Christmas Part |
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Acts 2:1-13 |
Pentecost Sunday |
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| Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60 | St. Stephen's Day |
Christmas Part |
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Acts 10:34-43 |
Easter Monday |
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Acts 13:26-39 |
Easter Tuesday |
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Romans 6:3-11 |
6. Sunday after Trinity |
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Romans 6:19-23 |
7. Sunday after Trinity |
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Romans 8:12-17 |
8. Sunday after Trinity |
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Romans 8:18-22 |
4. Sunday after Trinity |
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Romans 8:18-22. |
4. Sunday after Trinity, 2. |
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Romans 11:33-36 |
Trinity Sunday |
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Romans 12:1-6 |
1. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Romans 12:6-16 |
2. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Romans 12:16-21 |
3. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Romans 13:8-10 |
4. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Romans 13:11-14 |
1. Sunday in Advent |
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Romans 15:4-13 |
2. Sunday in Advent |
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1 Cor 1:4-9 |
18. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 Cor 4:1-5 |
3. Sunday in Advent |
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1 Cor 5:6-8 |
Easter Sunday |
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1 Cor 9:24-10:5 |
3. Sunday before Lent |
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1 Cor 10:6-13 |
9. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 Cor 12:1-11 |
10. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 Cor 13:1-13 |
Sunday before Lent |
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2 Cor 3:4-11 |
12. Sunday after Trinity |
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2 Cor 6:1-10 |
1. Sunday in Lent |
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2 Cor 11:19-12:9 |
2. Sunday before Lent |
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Galatians 3:15-22 |
13. Sunday after Trinity |
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| Galatians 3:23-29 | New Year’s Day |
Christmas Part |
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Galatians 4:1-7 |
Sunday after Christmas |
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Ephesians 3:13-21 |
16. Sunday after Trinity |
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Ephesians 4:1-6 |
17. Sunday after Trinity |
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Ephesians 4:22-28 |
19. Sunday after Trinity |
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Ephesians 5:1-9 |
3. Sunday in Lent |
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Ephesians 5:15-21 |
20. Sunday after Trinity |
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Ephesians 6:10-17 |
21. Sunday after Trinity |
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Colossians 1:3-14 |
24. Sunday after Trinity |
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Colossians 3:1-7 |
Easter Wednesday |
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Colossians 3:12-17 |
5. Sunday after Epiphany |
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Philippians 1:3-11 |
22. Sunday after Trinity |
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Philippians 2:5-11 |
Palm Sunday |
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Philippians 3:17-21 |
23. Sunday after Trinity |
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Philippians 4:4-7 |
4. Sunday in Advent |
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1 Thess 4:1-7 |
2. Sunday in Lent |
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1 Thess 4:13-18 |
23. Sunday after Trinity |
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2 Thess 1:3-20 |
23. Sunday after Trinity |
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Titus 2:11-15 |
Christmas Eve |
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Titus 3:4-8 |
Christmas Day, 2. |
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| Hebrews 1:1-12 |
Principal Christmas Service |
Christmas Part |
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Hebrews 9:11-15 |
5. Sunday in Lent |
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James 1:16-21 |
4. Sunday after Easter |
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1 Peter 2:11-20 |
3. Sunday after Easter |
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1 Peter 2:20-25 |
2. Sunday after Easter |
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1 Peter 3:8-15. |
5. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 Peter 4:7-11 |
Sunday after Christ's Ascension |
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1 Peter 5:5-11 |
3. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 John 3:13-18 |
2. Sunday after Trinity |
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1 John 5:4-12 |
Sunday after Easter |