CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Matthew 17
    And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
    And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
    Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
    While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
    And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
    And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
    And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
    And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
    And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
    And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
    But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
    Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
    And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
    Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
    And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
    Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
    And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
    Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
    And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
    Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
    And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
    And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
    And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
    He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
    Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
    Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
    6 min
  • Psalms 32
    Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
    Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
    When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
    For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
    I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
    I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
    Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
    Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
    Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
    3 min
  • Genesis 27
    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
    And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
    Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
    And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
    And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
    And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
    Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
    Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
    And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
    And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
    My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
    And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
    And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
    And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
    And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
    And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
    And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
    And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
    And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
    And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
    And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
    And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
    And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
    And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
    And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
    Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
    And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
    And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
    And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstbor
    10 min
  • Matthew 16
    The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
    He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
    And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
    A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
    And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
    Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
    And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
    Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
    Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
    Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
    How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
    Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
    When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
    And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
    He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
    And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
    And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
    And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
    From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
    Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
    But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
    For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
    For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
    Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
    6 min
  • Genesis 25,26
    Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
    And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
    And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
    And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
    But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
    And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
    Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
    And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
    The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
    And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
    Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
    And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
    Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
    These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
    And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
    And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
    And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
    And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
    And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
    And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
    And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
    And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
    And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
    And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
    And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
    And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
    And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
    And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
    And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
    And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
    And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
    Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
    And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
    And the LORD
    13 min
  • Psalms 31
    In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
    Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
    For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
    Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
    Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
    I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
    I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
    Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
    For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
    I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
    I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
    For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
    But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
    My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
    Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
    Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
    Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
    Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
    Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
    Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
    For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
    O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
    Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
    4 min
  • Matthew 15
    Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
    Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
    But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
    For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
    But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
    And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
    Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
    This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
    But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
    And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
    Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
    Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
    But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
    Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
    Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
    And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
    Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
    But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
    For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
    These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
    Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
    And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
    But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
    Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
    But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
    And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
    Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
    And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
    And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
    Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
    Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
    And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
    And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
    And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitud
    7 min
  • Genesis 24
    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
    And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
    The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
    And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
    And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
    And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
    And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
    And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
    Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
    And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
    And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
    And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
    And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
    And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
    And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
    And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
    And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
    She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
    And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
    And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
    And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
    And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man
    14 min
  • Psalms 29,30
    Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
    Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
    The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
    The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
    The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
    He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
    The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
    The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
    The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
    The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
    The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
    I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
    O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
    O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
    Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
    And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
    LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
    I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
    What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
    Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
    To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
    4 min
  • Genesis 22,23
    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
    Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
    And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
    And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
    And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
    And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
    And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
    And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
    And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
    And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
    And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
    That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
    So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
    And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
    And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
    And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
    And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
    And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
    I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
    And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
    Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
    And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land
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