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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 31
Matthew 19; Mark 10
1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left
Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large
crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Some
Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to
divorce his wife for any and every reason?" 4 "Haven't
you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them
male and female,' 5 and said, 'For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become
one flesh' ? 6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore
what God has joined together, let man not separate." 7 "Why
then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a
certificate of divorce and send her away?" 8 Jesus
replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts
were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I
tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness,
and marries another woman commits adultery." 10 The
disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and
wife, it is better not to marry." 11 Jesus replied, "Not
everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For
some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by
men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The
one who can accept this should accept it." 13 Then little
children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for
them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14 Jesus
said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." 15When he had
placed his hands on them, he went on from there. 16 Now a man
came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get
eternal life?" 17 "Why do you ask me about what is
good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to
enter life, obey the commandments." 18 "Which
ones?" the man inquired. Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not
commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor
your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.' " 20 "All
these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus
answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give
to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 22 When
the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. 23 Then
Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich
man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of God." 25 When the disciples heard
this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be
saved?" 26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man
this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 27 Peter
answered him, "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there
be for us?" 28 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the
truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne,
you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or
brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will
receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But
many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
1 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of
Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his
custom, he taught them. 2 Some Pharisees came and tested him
by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 "What
did Moses command you?" he replied. 4They said, "Moses
permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away." 5 "It
was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus
replied. 6 "But at the beginning of creation God 'made
them male and female.' 7 'For this reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two
will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. 9 Therefore
what God has joined together, let man not separate." 10 When
they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11 He
answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits
adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and
marries another man, she commits adultery." 13 People
were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the
disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was
indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do
not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I
tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a
little child will never enter it." 16 And he took the
children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.17 As
Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him.
"Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal
life?" 18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus
answered. "No one is good--except God alone. 19 You know
the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not
give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.' " 20"Teacher,"
he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy." 21 Jesus
looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go,
sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me." 22 At this the man's face
fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. 23 Jesus
looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to
enter the kingdom of God!" 24 The disciples were amazed
at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the
kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." 26 The
disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be
saved?" 27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man
this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." 28 Peter
said to him, "We have left everything to follow you!" 29 "I
tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or
brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the
gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this
present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--and with
them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But
many who are first will be last, and the last first." 32 They
were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the
disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took
the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 "We
are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be
betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to
death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock
him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will
rise." 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came
to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever
we ask." 36 "What do you want me to do for
you?" he asked. 37 They replied, "Let one of us sit
at your right and the other at your left in your glory." 38 "You
don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I
drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?" 39 "We
can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I
drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 but
to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those
for whom they have been prepared." 41 When the ten heard
about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus
called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as
rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise
authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever
wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and
whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even
the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as
a ransom for many." 46 Then they came to Jericho. As
Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a
blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the
roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 48 Many
rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of
David, have mercy on me!"49 Jesus stopped and said, "Call
him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's
calling you." 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to
his feet and came to Jesus. 51 "What do you want me to do
for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to
see." 52 "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has
healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along
the road.
Psalm 93
Psalm 93 (New International Version)
Psalm 93
1 The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
2 Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.
3 The seas have lifted up, O LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is mighty.
5 Your statutes stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days, O LORD.
Psalm 93
1 The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
2 Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.
3 The seas have lifted up, O LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is mighty.
5 Your statutes stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days, O LORD.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 30
Luke 17:11-36; Luke
18:1-14
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the
border between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was going into a
village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and
called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" 14 When
he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as
they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he
was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He
threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him--and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus
asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18Was
no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 Then
he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." 20 Once,
having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus
replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor
will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is
within you." 22 Then he said to his disciples, "The
time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but
you will not see it. 23 Men will tell you, 'There he is!' or
'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them. 24 For the Son
of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the
sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer
many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 "Just
as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of
Man.27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in
marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed
them all. 28 "It was the same in the days of Lot. People
were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But
the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed
them all. 30 "It will be just like this on the day the
Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day no one who is on the
roof of his house, with his goods inside, should go down to get them. Likewise,
no one in the field should go back for anything. 32 Remember
Lot's wife! 33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on
that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two
women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.
" 37 "Where, LORD?" they asked. He replied,
"Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather."
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that
they should always pray and not give up.2 He said: "In a
certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3 And
there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me
justice against my adversary.' 4 "For some time he
refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care
about men, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will
see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her
coming!' " 6 And the Lord said, "Listen to what the
unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for
his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them
off ? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and
quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the
earth?" 9 To some who were confident of their own
righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10 "Two
men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The
Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not
like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax
collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I
get.' 13 "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He
would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have
mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 "I tell you that this man,
rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Psalm 92
Psalm 92 (New International Version)
Psalm 92
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
8 But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9 For surely your enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn [a] like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
Psalm 92
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
8 But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9 For surely your enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn [a] like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 29
John 11 NIV
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1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from
Bethany,1 the village of Mary
and her sister Martha.2
2 This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick,
was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her
hair.3
3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord,
the one you love4 is
sick."
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, "This
sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory5 so that God's Son may be
glorified through it."
5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6 Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he
stayed where he was two more days.
7 Then he said to his disciples, "Let
us go back to Judea."6
8 "But Rabbi,"7 they said, "a short while ago
the Jews tried to stone you,8and
yet you are going back there?"
9 Jesus answered, "Are there not
twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees
by this world's light.9
10 It is when he walks by night that he
stumbles, for he has no light."
11 After he had said this, he went on to tell
them, "Our friend10 Lazarus
has fallen asleep;11 but
I am going there to wake him up."
12 His disciples replied, "Lord, if he
sleeps, he will get better."
13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his
disciples thought he meant natural sleep.12
14 So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus
is dead,
15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there,
so that you may believe. But let us go to him."
16 Then Thomas13 (called
Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, "Let us also go, that we may
die with him."
17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had
already been in the tomb for four days.14
19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to
comfort them in the loss of their brother.16
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she
went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.17
21 "Lord," Martha said to Jesus,
"if you had been here, my brother would not have died.18
22 But I know that even now God will give you
whatever you ask."19
23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother
will rise again."
25 Jesus said to her, "I am22 the resurrection and the
life.23 He who
believes24 in me will
live, even though he dies;
27 "Yes, Lord," she told him, "I
believe that you are the Christ,b27 the Son of God,28 who was to come into the
world."29
28 And after she had said this, she went back
and called her sister Mary aside. "The Teacher30 is here," she said, "and
is asking for you."
29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and
went to him.
30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village,
but was still at the place where Martha had met him.31
31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the
house, comforting her,32noticed
how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going
to the tomb to mourn there.
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was
and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died."33
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who
had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved34 in spirit and troubled.35
34 "Where have you laid him?" he
asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied.
35 Jesus wept.36
36 Then the Jews said, "See how he loved
him!"37
37 But some of them said, "Could not he who
opened the eyes of the blind man38 have
kept this man from dying?"39
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,40 came to the tomb. It was a cave
with a stone laid across the entrance.41
39 "Take away the stone," he
said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by
this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days."42
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus
looked up45 and said, "Father,46I thank you that you have heard
me.
42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said
this for the benefit of the people standing here,47 that they may believe that
you sent me."48
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud
voice, "Lazarus, come out!"49
44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet
wrapped with strips of linen,50 and
a cloth around his face.51 Jesus
said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go."
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to
visit Mary,52 and had seen
what Jesus did,53 put their
faith in him.54
46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and
told them what Jesus had done.
47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees55 called a meeting56 of the Sanhedrin.57 "What are we
accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many
miraculous signs.58
48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will
believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our placec and our nation."
49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,59 who was high priest that year,60spoke up, "You know nothing at all!
50 You do not realize that it is better for you
that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish."61
51 He did not say this on his own, but as high
priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,
52 and not only for that nation but also for the
scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.62
53 So from that day on they plotted to take his
life.63
54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about
publicly among the Jews.64Instead
he withdrew to a region near the desert, to a village called Ephraim, where he
stayed with his disciples.
55 When it was almost time for the Jewish
Passover,65 many went up from
the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing66 before the Passover.
56 They kept looking for Jesus,67 and as they stood in the temple
area they asked one another, "What do you think? Isn't he coming to the
Feast at all?"
57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given
orders that if anyone found out where Jesus was, he should report it so that
they might arrest him.
Psalm 91
Psalm 91 (New International Version)
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]
2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]
2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 28
Luke 16; Luke
17:1-10
1 Jesus told his disciples: "There was a
rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So
he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account
of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.' 3 "The
manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job.
I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg-- 4 I
know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into
their houses.' 5"So he called in each one of his master's
debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 6 "
'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him,
'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.' 7 "Then
he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' " 'A thousand bushels of
wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight
hundred.' 8"The master commended the dishonest manager because
he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing
with their own kind than are the people of the light. 9 I tell
you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is
gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. 10 "Whoever
can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is
dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So
if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you
with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with
someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? 13 "No
servant 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." 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard
all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15 He said to them,
"You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows
your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.16 "The
Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news
of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into
it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for
the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. 18 "Anyone
who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man
who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 19 "There
was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury
every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus,
covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the
rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The
time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side.
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In hell, where he
was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his
side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me
and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 "But Abraham
replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things,
while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in
agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great
chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor
can anyone cross over from there to us.' 27 "He answered,
'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28 for
I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to
this place of torment.' 29 "Abraham replied, 'They have
Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'30 " 'No,
father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will
repent.' 31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses
and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the
dead.' "
1 Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that
cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they
come. 2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea
with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little
ones to sin. 3 So watch yourselves. "If your brother
sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4 If he sins
against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says,
'I repent,' forgive him." 5 The apostles said to the
LORD, "Increase our faith!" 6 He replied, "If
you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree,
'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. 7"Suppose
one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Would he say to
the servant when he comes in from the field, 'Come along now and sit down to
eat'? 8 Would he not rather say, 'Prepare my supper, get
yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and
drink'? 9 Would he thank the servant because he did what he
was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything
you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done
our duty.' "
Friday, February 13, 2015
Feb 13: Algeria | Operation World
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Chronological New Testament Study Day 27
Luke 14; Luke 15
1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the
house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There
in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. 3 Jesus asked
the Pharisees and experts in the law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath
or not?" 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of
the man, he healed him and sent him away. 5 Then he asked
them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the
Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?" 6 And
they had nothing to say. 7 When he noticed how the guests
picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 "When
someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a
person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If
so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man
your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10 But
when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he
will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored
in the presence of all your fellow guests. 11 For everyone who
exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be
exalted." 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you
give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or
relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so
you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the
poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed.
Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the
righteous." 15 When one of those at the table with him
heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the
feast in the kingdom of God." 16 Jesus replied: "A
certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At
the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited,
'Come, for everything is now ready.' 18 "But they all
alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I
must go and see it. Please excuse me.' 19"Another said, 'I
have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please
excuse me.' 20 "Still another said, 'I just got married,
so I can't come.' 21 "The servant came back and reported
this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his
servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in
the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.' 22 "
'Sir,' the servant said, 'what you ordered has been done, but there is still
room.' 23 "Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to
the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be
full. 24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited
will get a taste of my banquet.' "25 Large crowds were
traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 "If
anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and
children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my
disciple. 27 And anyone who does not carry his cross and
follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 "Suppose one of you
wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see
if he has enough money to complete it? 29 For if he lays the
foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule
him, 30 saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able
to finish.' 31 "Or suppose a king is about to go to war
against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is
able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty
thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation
while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In
the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my
disciple. 34 "Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the
soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear,
let him hear."
1 Now the tax collectors and "sinners"
were all gathering around to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and
the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with
them." 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 "Suppose
one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the
ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And
when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and
goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice
with me; I have found my lost sheep.' 7 I tell you that in the
same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents
than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. 8 "Or
suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp,
sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And
when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says,
'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' 10 In the same
way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over
one sinner who repents." 11 Jesus continued: "There
was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his
father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property
between them. 13 "Not long after that, the younger son
got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his
wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there
was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So
he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his
fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the
pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 "When
he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to
spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and
go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son;
make me like one of your hired men.' 20 So he got up and went
to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him
and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms
around him and kissed him. 21 "The son said to him,
'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to
be called your son. ' 22 "But the father said to his
servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his
finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and
kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of
mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to
celebrate. 25"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When
he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.26 So he called
one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 'Your
brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf
because he has him back safe and sound.' 28 "The older
brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded
with him. 29 But he answered his father, 'Look! All these
years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never
gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But
when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes
home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' 31 " 'My son,'
the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But
we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is
alive again; he was lost and is found.' "
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 New International Version (NIV)
Psalm 89[a]
A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
through all generations.
2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 ‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[c]
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
through all generations.
2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 ‘I will establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[c]
5 The heavens praise your wonders, Lord,
your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;
he is more awesome than all who surround him.
8 Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?
You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;
he is more awesome than all who surround him.
8 Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?
You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule over the surging sea;
when its waves mount up, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
you founded the world and all that is in it.
12 You created the north and the south;
Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
when its waves mount up, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
you founded the world and all that is in it.
12 You created the north and the south;
Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power;
your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name all day long;
they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,
and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d]
18 Indeed, our shield[e] belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name all day long;
they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,
and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d]
18 Indeed, our shield[e] belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Once you spoke in a vision,
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant;
with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;
the wicked will not oppress him.
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down his adversaries.
24 My faithful love will be with him,
and through my name his horn[f] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.’
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.
to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant;
with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;
the wicked will not oppress him.
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down his adversaries.
24 My faithful love will be with him,
and through my name his horn[f] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.’
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 “If his sons forsake my law
and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;
33 but I will not take my love from him,
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”
and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;
33 but I will not take my love from him,
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”
38 But you have rejected, you have spurned,
you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 You have broken through all his walls
and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.
44 You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.
you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 You have broken through all his walls
and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered him;
he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
and have not supported him in battle.
44 You have put an end to his splendor
and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short the days of his youth;
you have covered him with a mantle of shame.
46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.
For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[g] been mocked,
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
How long will your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.
For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
or who can escape the power of the grave?
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[g] been mocked,
how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.
Amen and Amen.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
- Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.
- Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
- Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign
- Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have
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