CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Matthew 11
    And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
    Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
    And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
    Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
    The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
    And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
    And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
    But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
    But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
    For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
    Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
    And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
    For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
    And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
    He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
    But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
    And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
    The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
    Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
    But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
    But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
    At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
    Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
    Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
    For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
    5 min
  • Matthew 10
    And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
    Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
    These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
    But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
    And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
    Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
    Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
    Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
    And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
    And when ye come into an house, salute it.
    And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
    Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
    But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
    And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
    But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
    For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
    And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
    And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
    But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
    The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
    It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
    Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
    What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
    And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
    Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
    But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
    Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
    Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
    But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
    Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
    For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
    And a man's foes shall be they of his own hou
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  • Psalms 18
    I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
    The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
    I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
    The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
    The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
    In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
    Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
    There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
    He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
    And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
    He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
    At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
    The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
    Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
    Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
    He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
    He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
    They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
    He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
    The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
    For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
    For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
    I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
    Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
    With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
    With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
    For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
    For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
    For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
    As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
    For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
    It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
    He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
    He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
    Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
    Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
    I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
    I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
    For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
    Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
    They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
    Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
    Thou hast delivered me fro
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  • Genesis 15,16
    After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
    And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
    And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
    And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
    And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
    And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
    And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
    And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
    And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
    And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
    And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
    And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
    And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
    And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
    But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
    And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
    In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
    The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
    And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
    And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
    Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
    And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
    And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
    And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
    But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
    And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
    And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
    And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
    And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
    And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; be
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  • Matthew 9
    And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
    And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
    And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
    And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
    For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
    But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
    And he arose, and departed to his house.
    But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
    And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
    And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
    And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
    But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
    But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
    Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
    And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
    No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
    Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
    While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
    And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
    And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
    For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
    But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
    And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
    He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
    But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
    And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
    And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
    And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
    Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
    And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
    But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
    As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
    And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
    But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
    And Jesus went about all the cities and vi
    6 min
  • Psalms 17
    Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
    Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
    Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
    Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
    Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
    Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
    Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
    From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
    They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
    They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
    Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
    Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
    From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
    As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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  • Genesis 13,14
    And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
    And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
    And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
    Unto the place of the altar, which he had make there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
    And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
    And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
    And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
    And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
    Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
    And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
    Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
    Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
    But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
    And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
    And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
    Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
    Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
    And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
    That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
    All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
    Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
    And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
    And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
    With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
    And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
    And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
    And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
    And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dw
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  • Genesis 11,12
    And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
    And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
    And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
    And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
    And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
    And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
    Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
    So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
    Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
    These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
    And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
    And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
    And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
    And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
    And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
    And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
    And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
    And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
    And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
    Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
    And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
    And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
    But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
    And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
    Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
    So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
    And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of
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  • Matthew 8
    When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
    And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
    And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
    And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
    And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
    And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
    And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
    The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
    For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
    When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
    And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
    But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
    And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
    And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
    And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
    When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
    Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
    And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
    And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
    And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
    But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
    And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
    And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
    And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
    And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
    But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
    And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
    And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
    And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
    So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
    And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
    And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
    And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and
    7 min
  • Psalms 14,15,16
    The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
    The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
    They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
    Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
    There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
    Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
    Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
    Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
    He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
    He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
    In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
    He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
    Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
    O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
    But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
    Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
    The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
    The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
    I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
    I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
    Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
    5 min

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