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Chronological New Testament Study Day 12
Matthew 11 (New International
Version)
Matthew 11 (New
International Version)
1 After Jesus had finished instructing his
twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach
in the towns of Galilee. 2 When John heard
in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples 3to
ask him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we
expect someone else?" 4 Jesus replied,"Go back and
report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive
sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the
deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. 6 Blessed is the man who does not fall away on
account of me." 7 As John's disciples
were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did
you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the
wind? 8 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in
fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings' palaces. 9 Then
what did you go out to see? A prophet?Yes, I tell you, and more
than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written:
" 'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will
prepare your way before you.' 11 I
tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone
greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until
now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay
hold of it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied
until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept
it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 He who
has ears, let him hear. 16 "To what can I
compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and
calling out to others: 17 " 'We played the flute for you,
and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.' 18 For
John came neither eating nor drinking, and
they say, 'He has a demon.' 19 The Son of Man came eating and
drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax
collectors and "sinners." ' But wisdom is proved
right by her actions."
20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in
which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe
to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles
that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But
I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment
than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will
you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed
in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell
you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for
you."
25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have
hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little
children. 26 Yes, Father, for this was your
good pleasure. 27 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the
Son chooses to reveal him. 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my
burden is light."
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Chronological New Testament Study Day 11
Matthew 8:1-13; Luke 7:1-50 (New
International Version)
1 When he came down from the mountainside, large
crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before
him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." 3 Jesus
reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he
said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. 4 Then
Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show
yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to
them."
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion
came to him, asking for help. 6 "Lord," he said,
"my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering." 7 Jesus
said to him, "I will go and heal him." 8 The
centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.
But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I
myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,'
and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do
this,' and he does it." 10 When Jesus heard this, he was
astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I
have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 I
say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their
places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But
the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13 Then
Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you
believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.
1 When Jesus had finished saying all this in the
hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2There a centurion's
servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The
centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to
come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they
pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because
he loves our nation and has built our synagogue." 6 So
Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent
friends to say to him: "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I do not deserve
to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even
consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be
healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers
under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he
comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 9 When
Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him,
he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in
Israel." 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to
the house and found the servant well.
11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called
Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As
he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out--the only son
of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with
her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and
he said, "Don't cry." 14 Then he went up and
touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young
man, I say to you, get up!" 15 The dead man sat up and
began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 They
were all filled with awe and praised God. "A great prophet has appeared
among us," they said. "God has come to help his people." 17 This
news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
18 John's disciples told him about all these
things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to
ask, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone
else?" 20 When the men came to Jesus, they said,
"John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come,
or should we expect someone else?' " 21 At that very time
Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight
to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, "Go
back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight,
the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are
raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. 23 Blessed
is the man who does not fall away on account of me." 24After
John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What
did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If
not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who
wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces.26 But
what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a
prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written: "
'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' 28 I
tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the
one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." 29 (All
the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus' words, acknowledged
that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John. 30 But
the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God's purpose for themselves,
because they had not been baptized by John.) 31 "To what,
then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They
are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:
" 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.' 33 For John the Baptist came neither
eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' 34 The
Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners." ' 35 But
wisdom is proved right by all her children."
36 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to
have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the
table. 37 When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town
learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster
jar of perfume, 38 and as she stood behind him at his feet
weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her
hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. 39 When the
Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man
were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she
is--that she is a sinner." 40 Jesus answered him, "Simon,
I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said. 41 "Two
men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and
the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him
back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him
more?" 43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had
the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus
said. 44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do
you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for
my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You
did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not
stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head,
but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her
many sins have been forgiven--for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven
little loves little." 48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your
sins are forgiven." 49 The other guests began to say
among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" 50 Jesus
said to the woman,"Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Psalm 73
Psalm 73 (New International Version)
Psalm 73
BOOK III : Psalms 73-89
A psalm of Asaph.
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. [a]
5 They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity [b] ; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. [c]
11 They say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?"
12 This is what the wicked are like— always carefree, they increase in wealth.
13 Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
14 All day long I have been plagued; I have been punished every morning.
15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
20 As a dream when one awakes, so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Psalm 73
BOOK III : Psalms 73-89
A psalm of Asaph.
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. [a]
5 They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity [b] ; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. [c]
11 They say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?"
12 This is what the wicked are like— always carefree, they increase in wealth.
13 Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
14 All day long I have been plagued; I have been punished every morning.
15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
20 As a dream when one awakes, so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
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Chronological New Testament Study Day 10
Matthew 5:1-48; Matthew 6:1-34;
Matthew 7:1-29 (New International Version)
1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat
down. His disciples came to him, 2 and
he began to teach them, saying: 3 "Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed
are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled. 7 Blessed
are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 "Blessed
are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil
against you because of me. 12 Rejoice
and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its
saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything,
except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill
cannot be hidden. 15 Neither
do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its
stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your
light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your
Father in heaven.
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the
Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until
heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a
pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Anyone who breaks one of the
least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called
least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these
commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless
your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law,
you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do
not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I tell you that anyone who
is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says
to his brother, 'Raca, ' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says,
'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. 23 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the
altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of
the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your
gift. 25 "Settle
matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you
are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the
judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the truth, you will
not get out until you have paid the last penny.
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' 28 But I tell you that anyone who
looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his
heart. 29 If your
right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for
you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into
hell. 30 And if your
right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for
you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
31 "It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her
a certificate of divorce.' 32 But
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital
unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the
divorced woman commits adultery.
33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long
ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34 But I tell you, Do not swear
at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem,
for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even
one hair white or black. 37Simply
let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from
the evil one.
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for
tooth.' 39 But I tell
you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek,
turn to him the other also. 40 And
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as
well. 41 If someone
forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from
the one who wants to borrow from you.
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate
your enemy.' 44 But I
tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends
rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?
Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing
more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
1 "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men,
to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in
heaven. 2 "So
when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the
truth, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand
know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who
sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by
men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your
room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father,
who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for
they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your
Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our
Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. 11 Give us
today our daily bread. 12 Forgive
us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. '14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not
forgive your sins.
16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for
they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth,
they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your
face, 18 so that it
will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who
is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do
not break in and steal. 21 For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 "The eye is the lamp of
the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your
whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness,
how great is that darkness! 24 "No
one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or
he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God
and Money.
25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more
important than food, and the body more important than clothes?26 Look at the birds of the air;
they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add
a single hour to his life ? 28 "And
why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do
not labor or spin. 29 Yet
I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of
these. 30 If that is
how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is
thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What
shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the pagans run after all
these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and
his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of
its own.
1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge
others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured
to you. 3 "Why do
you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to
the plank in your own eye? 4 How
can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all
the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. 6 "Do not give dogs what is
sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them
under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give
him a stone? 10 Or if
he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good
gifts to those who ask him! 12 So
in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums
up the Law and the Prophets.
13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad
is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and
narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick
grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree
bears bad fruit. 18A good
tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. 21"Not everyone who says to me,
'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will
of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many
will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and
in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23 Then I will tell them plainly,
'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts
them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not
fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with
a great crash." 28 When
Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who
had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
Psalm 72
Psalm 72 (New International Version)
Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He will [a] judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.
5 He will endure [b] as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River [c] to the ends of the earth. [d]
9 The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.
11 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
2 He will [a] judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.
5 He will endure [b] as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.
8 He will rule from sea to sea and from the River [c] to the ends of the earth. [d]
9 The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.
11 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.
16 Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.
Monday, January 26, 2015
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Chronological New Testament Study Day 9
Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 3:1-35; Luke
6:1-49 NIV
Matthew 12:1-21
1 At that time Jesus went through the
grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some
heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this,
they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the
Sabbath." 3 He answered, "Haven't you read what
David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered
the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread--which
was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. 5 Or
haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple
desecrate the day and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that one
greater than the temple is here. 7 If you had known what these
words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the
innocent.8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." 9 Going
on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man
with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they
asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" 11 He
said to them, "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on
the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How
much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on
the Sabbath." 13 Then he said to the man, "Stretch
out your hand." So he stretched it out and it was completely
restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees
went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that
place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick, 16warning
them not to tell who he was. 17 This was to fulfill what was
spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 18 "Here is my servant
whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on
him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will
not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20 A
bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he leads justice to victory. 21 In his name the nations
will put their hope."
1 Another time he went into the synagogue, and a
man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were
looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he
would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with
the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone."4 Then
Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to
do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent. 5 He
looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts,
said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it
out, and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the
Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill
Jesus.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake,
and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard all
he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the
regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because
of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep
the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, so
that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever
the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You
are the Son of God." 12 But he gave them strict orders
not to tell who he was.
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to
him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed
twelve--designating them apostles--that they might be with him and that he
might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to
drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon
(to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James son of Zebedee and
his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of
Thunder); 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd
gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When
his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said,
"He is out of his mind." 22 And the teachers of the
law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub ! By
the prince of demons he is driving out demons." 23 So
Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive
out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself,
that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and
is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no
one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he
first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house. 28 I
tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. 29 But
whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty
of an eternal sin." 30 He said this because they were
saying, "He has an evil spirit."
31 Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived.
Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32A crowd was
sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are
outside looking for you." 33 "Who are my mother and
my brothers?" he asked. 34 Then he looked at those
seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my
brothers! 35 Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister
and mother."
1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields,
and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands
and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why
are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?" 3 Jesus
answered them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his
companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and
taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat.
And he also gave some to his companions." 5 Then Jesus
said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." 6 On
another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was
there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the
teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched
him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But
Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Get
up and stand in front of everyone." So he got up and stood there. 9 Then
Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do
good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" 10 He
looked around at them all, and then said to the man, "Stretch out
your hand." He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But
they were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to
Jesus.
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a
mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.13 When
morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he
also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his
brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew,
Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16Judas
son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17 He went down with them and stood on a level
place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people
from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon,18 who
had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil
spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him,
because power was coming from him and healing them all. 20 Looking
at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours
is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for
you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22 Blessed
are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your
name as evil, because of the Son of Man. 23 "Rejoice in
that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is
how their fathers treated the prophets. 24"But woe to you who
are rich, for you have already received your comfort. 25 Woe
to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep. 26Woe to you when all men speak well
of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your
enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who
curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes
you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do
not stop him from taking your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who
asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do
to others as you would have them do to you. 32 "If you
love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those
who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to
you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. 34 And
if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to
you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full.35 But
love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get
anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most
High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be
merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 "Do not judge, and you will not be
judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be
forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good
measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into
your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." 39 He
also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will
they not both fall into a pit? 40 A student is not above his
teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 "Why
do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention
to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your
brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself
fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out
of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your
brother's eye.
43 "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does
a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its
own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 The
good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the
evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of
the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and
do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who
comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He
is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on
rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it,
because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words
and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the
ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it
collapsed and its destruction was complete."
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 8
John 5:1-46 NIV
1 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem
for a feast of the Jews. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the
Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is
called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered
colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to
lie--the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 5 One
who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When
Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a
long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" 7 "Sir,"
the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the
water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of
me." 8 Then Jesus said to him,"Get up! Pick up your
mat and walk." 9 At once the man was cured;
he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a
Sabbath, 10 and so the Jews said
to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to
carry your mat." 11 But he replied,
"The man who made me well said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.' " 12 So
they asked him, "Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and
walk?" 13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was,
for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. 14 Later
Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well
again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to
you." 15 The man went away and told the Jews that
it was Jesus who had made him well.
16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on
the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. 17 Jesus said to them, "My
Father is always at his work to this
very day, and I, too, am working." 18 For this reason the
Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he
breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making
himself equal with God. 19 Jesus gave them this
answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because
whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father
loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your
amazement he will show him even greater things than these. 21 For
just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even
so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover,
the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,23 that
all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the
Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. 24 "I
tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be
condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has
now come when the dead will hear the
voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For
as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him
authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. 28"Do
not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who
are in their graves will hear his voice 29and come out--those who
have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be
condemned. 30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for
I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
31 "If I testify about myself, my testimony
is not valid. 32 There is another who testifies
in my favor,and I know that his testimony about me is valid. 33 "You
have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not
that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you
may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that burned
and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his
light. 36 "I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and
which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself
testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor
seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in
you, for you do not believe the one he
sent. 39 You diligently study the
Scriptures because you think that by them you possess
eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about
me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to
have life. 41 "I do not accept praise from men, 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have
the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father's
name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you
will accept him. 44 How can you believe if you accept praise
from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the
only God ? 45 "But do
not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46 If
you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.47 But
since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I
say?"
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