CIL Daily Bible Readings

CIL Daily Bible Readings

By Christadelphian Isolation LeagueReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
Download on the App Store

CIL Daily Bible Readings episodes

  • Romans 1, 2
    Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
    (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
    Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
    And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
    By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
    Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
    To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
    For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
    Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
    For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
    That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
    Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
    I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
    So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
    For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
    Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
    For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
    Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
    And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
    Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
    Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
    For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
    And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
    Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
    Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
    Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
    Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
    The
    9 min
  • Psalms 49
    Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
    Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
    My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
    I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
    Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
    They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
    None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
    (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
    That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
    For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
    Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
    Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
    This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
    Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
    But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
    Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
    For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
    Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
    He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
    Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
    3 min
  • Genesis 44,45
    And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
    And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
    As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
    And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
    Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
    And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
    And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
    Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
    With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
    And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
    Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
    And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
    Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
    And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
    And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
    And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
    And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
    Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
    My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
    And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
    And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
    And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
    And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
    And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
    And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
    And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
    And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
    And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
    And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
    Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
    It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
    For thy servant became surety for the lad unto
    9 min
  • Matthew 28
    In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
    And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
    His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
    And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
    And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
    He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
    And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
    And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
    And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
    Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
    Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
    And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
    Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
    And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
    So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
    Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
    And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
    And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
    3 min
  • Psalms 46,47,48
    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
    Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
    Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
    There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
    God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
    The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
    The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
    Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
    Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
    The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
    O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
    For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
    He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
    He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
    God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
    Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
    For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
    God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
    The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
    Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
    Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
    God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
    For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
    They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
    Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
    Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
    As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
    We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
    According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
    Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
    Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
    Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
    For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
    4 min
  • Genesis 42,43
    Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?
    And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
    And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
    But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
    And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
    And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
    And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
    And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
    And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
    We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
    And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
    And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
    And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
    Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
    Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
    And he put them all together into ward three days.
    And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
    If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
    But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
    And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
    And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
    And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
    And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
    Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
    And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
    And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
    And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
    And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
    The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
    And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
    We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
    And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your br
    10 min
  • Matthew 27
    When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
    And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
    Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
    Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
    And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
    And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
    And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
    Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
    Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
    And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
    And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
    And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
    Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
    And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
    Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
    And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
    Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
    For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
    When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
    The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
    And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
    When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
    Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
    Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
    Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
    And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
    And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
    And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
    And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
    And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
    And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
    They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
    And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon m
    8 min
  • Genesis 41
    And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
    And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
    And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
    And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
    And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
    And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
    Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
    Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
    And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
    And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
    And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
    Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
    And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
    And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
    And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
    And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
    And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
    And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
    And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
    The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
    And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
    This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
    Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
    And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
    And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
    And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
    Now therefore let Pharaoh look o
    9 min
  • Psalms 45
    My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
    Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
    Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
    And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
    Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
    Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
    Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;
    So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
    The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
    She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
    With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.
    Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
    I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
    3 min
  • Genesis 39,40
    And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
    And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
    And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
    And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
    And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
    And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
    And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
    But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
    There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
    And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
    And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
    And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
    And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
    That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
    And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
    And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
    And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
    And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
    And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
    And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
    But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
    And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
    The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
    And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
    And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
    And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
    And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
    And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
    And Josep
    9 min

About CIL Daily Bible Readings

From the publisher's feed

The Bible Companion is a simple method by which you can be sure that by the end of a year, you have read the whole of the Bible, Old Testament once and New Testament twice. The plan starts on January…