2 Kings
Chapter 5

1 Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram. But valiant as he was, the man was a leper.

2 Now the Arameans had captured from the land of Israel in a raid a little girl, who became the servant of Naaman's wife.

3 "If only my master would present himself to the prophet in Samaria," she said to her mistress, "he would cure him of his leprosy."

4 Naaman went and told his lord just what the slave girl from the land of Israel had said.

5 "Go," said the king of Aram. "I will send along a letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman set out, taking along ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments.

6 To the king of Israel he brought the letter, which read: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy."

7 When he read the letter, the king of Israel tore his garments and exclaimed: "Am I a god with power over life and death, that this man should send someone to me to be cured of leprosy? Take note! You can see he is only looking for a quarrel with me!"

8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent word to the king: "Why have you torn your garments? Let him come to me and find out that there is a prophet in Israel."

9 Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house.

10 The prophet sent him the message: "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will heal, and you will be clean."

11 But Naaman went away angry, saying, "I thought that he would surely come out and stand there to invoke the LORD his God, and would move his hand over the spot, and thus cure the leprosy.

12 Are not the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?" With this, he turned about in anger and left.

13 But his servants came up and reasoned with him. "My father," they said, "if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, 'Wash and be clean,' should you do as he said."

14 So Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15 He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, "Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant."

Psalms
Chapter 42

1 For the leader. A maskil of the Korahites.

2 As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

Chapter 43

3 Send your light and fidelity, that they may be my guide And bring me to your holy mountain, to the place of your dwelling,

4 That I may come to the altar of God, to God, my joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

Luke
Chapter 4

24 And he said, "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.

25 Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land.

26 It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon.

27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury.

29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.

30 But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

Sunday

Romans 9-10

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Saturday

Matthew 11-13

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Friday

Isaiah 23-28

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Job 9-10

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Jeremiah
Chapter 17

5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD.

6 He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, But stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth.

7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.

8 He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: It fears not the heat when it comes, its leaves stay green; In the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit.

9 More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?

10 I, the LORD, alone probe the mind and test the heart, To reward everyone according to his ways, according to the merit of his deeds.

Psalms
Chapter 1

1 Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, Nor go the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers.

2 Rather, the law of the LORD is their joy; God's law they study day and night.

3 They are like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they do prospers.

4 But not the wicked! They are like chaff driven by the wind.

6 The LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Luke
Chapter 16

19 "There was a rich man ² who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.

20 And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,

21 who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.

22 When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,

23 and from the netherworld, ³ where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.

24 And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.'

25 Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

26 Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.'

27 He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house,

28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.'

29 But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

30 He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'

31 Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Psalms 9-11

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Jeremiah
Chapter 18

18 "Come," they said, "let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah. It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests, nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets. And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue; let us carefully note his every word."

19 Heed me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say.

20 Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them.

Psalms
Chapter 31

4 You are my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead and guide me.

5 Free me from the net they have set for me, for you are my refuge.

13 I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a shattered dish.

14 I hear the whispers of the crowd; terrors are all around me. They conspire against me; they plot to take my life.

15 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are my God."

Revelation
Chapter 2

8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna, ² write this: " 'The first and the last, who once died but came to life, says this:

9 "I know your tribulation and poverty, but you are rich. ³ I know the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but rather are members of the assembly of Satan.

10 Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. Indeed, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

11 '"Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The victor shall not be harmed by the second death."' ⁴

Matthew
Chapter 20

17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve (disciples) aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,

18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."

20 Then the mother ³ of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.

21 He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."

22 Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. ⁴ Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."

23 He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left (, this) is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers.

25 But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.

26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;

27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.

28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom ⁵ for many."

Joshua 16-20

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1 Peter
Chapter 5

1 So I exhort the presbyters ² among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed.

2 Tend the flock of God in your midst, (overseeing) not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

3 Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock.

4 And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. ³

Psalms
Chapter 23

1 A psalm of David. ² The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.

2 In green pastures you let me graze; to safe waters you lead me;

3 you restore my strength. You guide me along the right path for the sake of your name.

4 Even when I walk through a dark valley, I fear no harm for you are at my side; your rod and staff give me courage.

5 You set a table before me as my enemies watch; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Only goodness and love will pursue me all the days of my life; I will dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come.

Matthew
Chapter 16

13 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi ² he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, ³ others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

16 Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

17 Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood ⁵ has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.

18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, ⁶ and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. ⁷ Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Genisis 12-15

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Daniel
Chapter 9

4 I prayed to the LORD, my God, and confessed, "Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments!

5 We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws.

6 We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land.

7 Justice, O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you.

8 O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you.

9 But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against you

10 and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God, to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets.

Psalms
Chapter 79

7 For they have devoured Jacob, laid waste his home.

8 Do not hold past iniquities against us; may your compassion come quickly, for we have been brought very low.

10 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes make clear to the nations that you avenge the blood of your servants.

12 Lord, inflict on our neighbors seven fold the disgrace they inflicted on you.

Luke
Chapter 6

36 Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful.

37 "Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

38 Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."

Sunday

Romans 7-8

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Saturday

Matthew 8-10

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Friday

Isaiah 18-22

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Job 7-8

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Esther
Chapter D

1 On the third day, putting an end to her prayers, she took off her penitential garments and arrayed herself in her royal attire.

3 on the one she leaned gently for support,

4 while the other followed her, bearing her train.

5 She glowed with the perfection of her beauty and her countenance was as joyous as it was lovely, though her heart was shrunk with fear.

12 Raising the golden scepter, he touched her neck with it, embraced her, and said, "Speak to me."

13 She replied: "I saw you, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled with fear of your majesty.

14 For you are awesome, my lord, though your glance is full of kindness."

Psalms
Chapter 138

1 Of David. ² I thank you, LORD, with all my heart; before the gods to you I sing.

2 I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your fidelity and love. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise.

3 When I cried out, you answered; you strengthened my spirit.

7 Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you guard my life when my enemies rage. You stretch out your hand; your right hand saves me.

8 The LORD is with me to the end. LORD, your love endures forever. Never forsake the work of your hands!

Matthew
Chapter 7

7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, ¹

10 or a snake when he asks for a fish?

11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.

12 "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.

Esther
Chapter D

1 On the third day, putting an end to her prayers, she took off her penitential garments and arrayed herself in her royal attire.

3 on the one she leaned gently for support,

4 while the other followed her, bearing her train.

5 She glowed with the perfection of her beauty and her countenance was as joyous as it was lovely, though her heart was shrunk with fear.

12 Raising the golden scepter, he touched her neck with it, embraced her, and said, "Speak to me."

13 She replied: "I saw you, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled with fear of your majesty.

14 For you are awesome, my lord, though your glance is full of kindness."

Psalms
Chapter 138

1 Of David. ² I thank you, LORD, with all my heart; before the gods to you I sing.

2 I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your fidelity and love. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise.

3 When I cried out, you answered; you strengthened my spirit.

7 Though I walk in the midst of dangers, you guard my life when my enemies rage. You stretch out your hand; your right hand saves me.

8 The LORD is with me to the end. LORD, your love endures forever. Never forsake the work of your hands!

Matthew
Chapter 7

7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, ¹

10 or a snake when he asks for a fish?

11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.

12 "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.

Psalms 6-8

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Jonah
Chapter 3

1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

2 "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you."

3 So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD'S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it.

4 Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day's walk announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"

5 when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.

7 Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: "Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.

8 Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; every man shall turn from his evil way and from the violence he has in hand.

9 Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath, so that we shall not perish."

10 When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

Psalms
Chapter 51

2 when Nathan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bathsheba.

3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.

11 Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt.

12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit.

17 Lord, open my lips; my mouth will proclaim your praise.

18 For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt offering you would not accept.

Luke
Chapter 11

29 While still more people gathered in the crowd, he said to them, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.

30 Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

31 At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here.

32 At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.

Joshua 11-15

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Isaiah
Chapter 55

10 For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to him who sows and bread to him who eats,

11 So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.

Psalms
Chapter 34

3 My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor may hear and be glad.

4 Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

5 I sought the LORD, who answered me, delivered me from all my fears.

6 Look to God that you may be radiant with joy and your faces may not blush for shame.

15 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

16 The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for their cry.

17 The LORD'S face is against evildoers to wipe out their memory from the earth.

18 When the just cry out, the LORD hears and rescues them from all distress.

Matthew
Chapter 6

7 In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.

8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 "This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

10 your kingdom come, ⁵ your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

11 Give us today our daily bread;

12 and forgive us our debts, ⁷ as we forgive our debtors;

13 and do not subject us to the final test, ⁸ but deliver us from the evil one.

14 If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.

Leviticus
Chapter 19

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD your God, am holy.

11 "You shall not steal. You shall not lie or speak falsely to one another.

12 You shall not swear falsely by my name, thus profaning the name of your God. I am the LORD.

13 "You shall not defraud or rob your neighbor. You shall not withhold overnight the wages of your day laborer.

14 You shall not curse the deaf, or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

15 "You shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment. Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty, but judge your fellow men justly.

16 You shall not go about spreading slander among your kinsmen; nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.

17 "You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow man, do not incur sin because of him.

18 Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Psalms
Chapter 19

7 From one end of the heavens it comes forth; its course runs through to the other; nothing escapes its heat.

8 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.

9 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The command of the LORD is clear, enlightening the eye.

14 But from willful sins keep your servant; let them never control me. Then shall I be blameless, innocent of grave sin.

Matthew
Chapter 25

31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,

32 and all the nations ² will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on 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 foundation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,

36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'

37 Then the righteous ³ will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'

40 And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'

41 Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,

43 a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'

44 Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'

45 He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'

46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Genesis 8-11

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Friday Isaiah 12-17

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Saturday Matthew 5-7

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Sunday Romans 5-6

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Job 5-6

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Deuteronomy
Chapter 30

15 "Here, then, I have today set before you life and prosperity, death and doom.

16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin on you today, loving him, and walking in his ways, and keeping his commandments, statutes and decrees, you will live and grow numerous, and the LORD, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy.

17 If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods,

18 I tell you now that you will certainly perish; you will not have a long life on the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy.

19 I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live,

20 by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the LORD swore he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

Psalms
Chapter 1

1 Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, Nor go the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers.

2 Rather, the law of the LORD is their joy; God's law they study day and night.

3 They are like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they do prospers.

4 But not the wicked! They are like chaff driven by the wind.

6 The LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Luke
Chapter 9

22 He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised."

23 Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily ¹ and follow me.

24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

25 What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?

Psalms 3-5

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Joel
Chapter 2

12 Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;

13 Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.

14 Perhaps he will again relent and leave behind him a blessing, Offerings and libations for the LORD, your God.

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion! proclaim a fast, call an assembly;

16 Gather the people, notify the congregation; Assemble the elders, gather the children and the infants at the breast; Let the bridegroom quit his room, and the bride her chamber.

17 Between the porch and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep, And say, "Spare, O LORD, your people, and make not your heritage a reproach, with the nations ruling over them! Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'"

18 Then the LORD was stirred to concern for his land and took pity on his people.

Psalms
Chapter 51

2 when Nathan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bathsheba.

3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.

4 Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me.

5 For I know my offense; my sin is always before me.

11 Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt.

12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit.

13 Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit.

16 Rescue me from death, God, my saving God, that my tongue may praise your healing power.

2 Corinthians
Chapter 5

20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

21 For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Chapter 6

1 Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 For he says: "In an acceptable time ⁴ I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Matthew
Chapter 6

1 "(But) take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

2 When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites ² do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,

4 so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

6 But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

16 "When you fast, ³ do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.

Joshua 6-10

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Genesis
Chapter 1

20 Then God said, "Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky." And so it happened:

21 God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was,

22 and God blessed them, saying, "Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth."

23 Evening came, and morning followed--the fifth day.

24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds." And so it happened:

25 God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was.

26 Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground."

27 God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.

28 God blessed them, saying: "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth."

29 God also said: "See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;

30 and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food." And so it happened.

31 God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed--the sixth day.

Chapter 2

1 Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.

2 Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.

3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.

4 Such is the story of the heavens and the earth at their creation. At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens--

Psalms
Chapter 8

3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have drawn a defense against your foes, to silence enemy and avenger.

4 When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars that you set in place--

5 What are humans that you are mindful of them, mere mortals that you care for them?

6 Yet you have made them little less than a god, crowned them with glory and honor.

7 You have given them rule over the works of your hands, put all things at their feet:

8 All sheep and oxen, even the beasts of the field,

Mark
Chapter 7

1 Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him,

2 they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

3 (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, ² keeping the tradition of the elders.

4 And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles (and beds).)

5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, "Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders ³ but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?"

6 He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me;

7 In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.'

8 You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition."

9 He went on to say, "How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!

10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Whoever curses father or mother shall die.'

11 Yet you say, 'If a person says to father or mother, "Any support you might have had from me is qorban"' ⁴ (meaning, dedicated to God),

12 you allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother.

13 You nullify the word of God in favor of your tradition that you have handed on. And you do many such things."

Genesis 4-7

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Genesis
Chapter 1

1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,

2 the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.

3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

4 God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." Thus evening came, and morning followed--the first day.

6 Then God said, "Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other." And so it happened:

7 God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it.

8 God called the dome "the sky." Evening came, and morning followed--the second day.

9 Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear." And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared.

10 God called the dry land "the earth," and the basin of the water he called "the sea." God saw how good it was.

11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it." And so it happened:

12 the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was.

13 Evening came, and morning followed--the third day.

14 Then God said: "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years,

15 and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth." And so it happened:

16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars.

17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth,

18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was.

19 Evening came, and morning followed--the fourth day.

Psalms
Chapter 104

1 Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and glory,

2 robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent;

5 You fixed the earth on its foundation, never to be moved.

6 The ocean covered it like a garment; above the mountains stood the waters.

10 You made springs flow into channels that wind among the mountains.

12 Beside them the birds of heaven nest; among the branches they sing.

24 How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have wrought them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!

Mark
Chapter 6

53 After making the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there.

54 As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.

55 They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.

56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed

Sunday Romans 3-4

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Saturday Matthew 3-4

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Isaiah 7-11

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Sunday's Readings

Isaiah
Chapter 58

7 Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own.

8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am! If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;

10 If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday;

Psalms
Chapter 112

4 They shine through the darkness, a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and just.

5 All goes well for those gracious in lending, who conduct their affairs with justice.

6 They shall never be shaken; the just shall be remembered forever.

7 They shall not fear an ill report; their hearts are steadfast, trusting the LORD.

8 Their hearts are tranquil, without fear, till at last they look down on their foes.

9 Lavishly they give to the poor; their prosperity shall endure forever; their horn shall be exalted in honor.

1 Corinthians
Chapter 2

1 When I came to you, brothers, proclaiming the mystery of God, ¹ I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom.

2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 I came to you in weakness ² and fear and much trembling,

4 and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive (words of) wisdom, ³ but with a demonstration of spirit and power,

5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

Matthew
Chapter 5

13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.

15 Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.

16 Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.

Hebrews
Chapter 13

1 Let mutual love continue.

2 Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.

3 Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.

4 Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.

5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never forsake you or abandon you."

6 Thus we may say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper, (and) I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Psalms
Chapter 27

1 Of David ¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom do I fear? The LORD is my life's refuge; of whom am I afraid?

3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart does not fear; Though war be waged against me, even then do I trust.

5 For God will hide me in his shelter in time of trouble, Will conceal me in the cover of his tent; and set me high upon a rock.

8 "Come," says my heart, "seek God's face"; your face, LORD, do I seek!

9 Do not hide your face from me; do not repel your servant in anger. You are my help; do not cast me off; do not forsake me, God my savior!

Mark
Chapter 6

14 King Herod ² heard about it, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him."

15 Others were saying, "He is Elijah"; still others, "He is a prophet like any of the prophets."

16 But when Herod learned of it, he said, "It is John whom I beheaded. He has been raised up."

17 Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.

18 John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

19 Herodias ⁴ harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.

20 Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

21 She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.

22 Herodias's own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you."

23 He even swore (many things) to her, "I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom."

24 She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" She replied, "The head of John the Baptist."

25 The girl hurried back to the king's presence and made her request, "I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

26 The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her.

27 So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.

28 He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Job 3-4

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Hebrews
Chapter 12

18 You have not approached that which could be touched ² and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm

19 and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no message be further addressed to them,

21 Indeed, so fearful was the spectacle that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."

22 No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering,

23 and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, ³ and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect,

24 and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently ⁴ than that of Abel.

Psalms
Chapter 48

1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song.

2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: The holy mountain,

3 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.

8 As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!

9 What we had heard we now see in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God, founded to last forever. Selah

10 O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love

Mark
Chapter 6

7 He summoned the Twelve ¹ and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick--no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

9 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

10 He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.

11 Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them."

12 So they went off and preached repentance.

13 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

Psalms 1-2

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Malachi
Chapter 3

1 Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek, And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.

2 But who will endure the day of his coming? And who can stand when he appears? For he is like the refiner's fire, or like the fuller's lye.

3 He will sit refining and purifying (silver), and he will purify the sons of Levi, Refining them like gold or like silver that they may offer due sacrifice to the LORD.

4 Then the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old, as in years gone by.

Psalms
Chapter 24

6 Such are the people that love the LORD, that seek the face of the God of Jacob." Selah

7 Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter.

8 Who is this king of glory? The LORD, a mighty warrior, the LORD, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter.

Hebrews
Chapter 2

14 Now since the children share in blood and flesh, he likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

15 and free those who through fear of death had been subject to slavery all their life.

16 Surely he did not help angels but rather the descendants of Abraham;

17 therefore, he had to become like his brothers in every way, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest before God to expiate the sins of the people.

18 Because he himself was tested through what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

Luke
Chapter 2

22 When the days were completed for their purification ² according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

23 just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,"

24 and to offer the sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons," in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, ³ and the holy Spirit was upon him.

26 It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.

27 He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him,

28 he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:

29 "Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word,

30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,

31 which you prepared in sight of all the peoples,

32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel."

33 The child's father and mother were amazed at what was said about him;

34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted

35 (and you yourself a sword will pierce) ⁴ so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage,

37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.

38 And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.

39 When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

40 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Joshua 1-5

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Hebrews
Chapter 12

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us ² and persevere in running the race that lies before us

2 while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.

3 Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.

4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.

Psalms
Chapter 22

25 For God has not spurned or disdained the misery of this poor wretch, Did not turn away from me, but heard me when I cried out.

26 I will offer praise in the great assembly; my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.

27 The poor will eat their fill; those who seek the LORD will offer praise. May your hearts enjoy life forever!"

29 For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations.

30 All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage.

31 And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you

Mark
Chapter 5

21 When Jesus had crossed again (in the boat) to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.

22 One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet

23 and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her ² that she may get well and live."

24 He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.

25 There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years.

26 She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.

27 She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak.

28 She said, "If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured."

29 Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

30 Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my clothes?"

31 But his disciples said to him, "You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"

32 And he looked around to see who had done it.

33 The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She

fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth.

34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction."

35 While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official's house arrived and said, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?"

36 Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith."

37 He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.

39 So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."

40 And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was.

41 He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"

42 The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. (At that) they were utterly astounded.

43 He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.