Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

A Psalm of Praise.

God’s Orders to Joshua

1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ ^[a]servant, saying, ² “Moses ^(A)My servant is dead; so now arise, ^(B)cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. ^3 (C)Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. ^4 (D)From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. ^5 (E)No one will be able to oppose you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; ^(F)I will not desert you nor abandon you. ^6 (G)Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷ Only be strong and very courageous; ^[b](H)be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may ^[c]achieve success wherever you go. ^8 (I)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may ^[d]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; ^(J)for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will ^[e]achieve success. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? ^(K)Be strong and courageous! ^(L)Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Joshua Assumes Command

¹⁰ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, ¹¹ “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within ^(M)three days you are going to cross this Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you, to possess it.’”

¹² But ^(N)to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua ^[f]said, ¹³ “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘^(O)The Lord your God is giving you rest, and will give you this land.’ ¹⁴ Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross ahead of your brothers in battle formation, all your valiant warriors, and shall help them, ¹⁵ until the Lord gives your brothers rest, as He is giving you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them. ^(P)Then you may return to ^[g]your own land, and take possession of ^[h]that which Moses ^(Q)the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.”

¹⁶ They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. ¹⁷ Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you; only ^(R)may the Lord your God be with you as He was with Moses. ¹⁸ Anyone who rebels against your ^[i]command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.”

³ When we came in sight of ^(A)Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to ^(B)Syria and landed at ^(C)Tyre; for the ship was to unload its cargo there. ⁴ After looking up ^(D)the disciples, we stayed there for seven days; and they kept telling Paul, ^[a](E)through the Spirit, not to set foot in Jerusalem. ⁵ When ^[b]our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, ^(F)escorted us until we were out of the city. After ^(G)kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. ⁶ Then we boarded the ship, and they returned ^(H)home.

⁷ When we had finished the voyage from ^(I)Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting ^(J)the brothers and sisters, we stayed with them for a day. ⁸ On the next day we left and came to ^(K)Caesarea, and we entered the house of ^(L)Philip the ^(M)evangelist, who was ^(N)one of the seven, and stayed with him. ⁹ Now this man had four virgin daughters who were ^(O)prophetesses. ¹⁰ As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named ^(P)Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ And he came to us and ^(Q)took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This ^(R)is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will ^(S)bind the man who owns this belt and ^(T)hand him over to the Gentiles.’” ¹² When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him ^(U)not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^(V)I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die in Jerusalem for ^(W)the name of the Lord Jesus.” ¹⁴ And since he would not be persuaded, we became quiet, remarking, “^(X)The will of the Lord be done!”

Paul in Jerusalem

¹⁵ After these days we got ready and ^(Y)started on our way up to Jerusalem.

^21 (A)They *went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus ^(B)entered the synagogue and began to teach. ²² And ^(C)they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. ²³ Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ²⁴ saying, “^(D)What ^[a]business do you have with us, Jesus ^[b]of ^(E)Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are: ^(F)the Holy One of God!” ²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” ²⁶ After throwing him into convulsions and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him. ²⁷ And they were all ^(G)amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”