M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

After a Vision, a Gentile Named Cornelius Sends Men To Joppa To Get Peter

10 Now a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name— a centurion^[a] from the cohort^[b] being called “Italian^[c]”, ² a devout one, and one fearing God with all his household, doing many acts-of-almsgiving to the [Jewish] people, and praying to God continually— ³ saw in a vision^[d] clearly^[e], as-if ^[f] it were around the ninth^[g] hour of the day, an angel of God having come-in^[h] to him, and having said to him, “Cornelius!” ⁴ And the one— having looked-intently at him, and having become terrified— said, “What is it, sir^[i]?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts-of-almsgiving went up for a memorial before God. ⁵ And now, send men to Joppa, and send-for a certain Simon who is called Peter. ⁶ This one is lodging with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea”. ⁷ And when the angel speaking to him departed, having called two of his household-servants and a devout soldier from the ones attaching-themselves^[j] to him, ⁸ and having described everything to them, he sent them forth to Joppa.

Before They Arrive, Peter Has a Vision To Treat As Clean What God Has Made Clean

⁹ Now on the next day, while those ones were journeying and drawing-near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop around the sixth^[k] hour to pray. ¹⁰ And he became hungry and was wanting to eat. And while they were preparing it, a trance came upon him. ¹¹ And he sees the heaven having been opened and a certain object like a large sheet coming down, being let down by four corners on the ground— ¹² in which were all the four-footed-animals and reptiles of the earth, and birds of the heaven. ¹³ And a voice came to him, “Having arisen, Peter, slaughter and eat!” ¹⁴ But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, because I never ate anything defiled and unclean”. ¹⁵ And a voice again came to him for a second time, “The things which God made-clean^[l], don’t you be making-defiled^[m]”. ¹⁶ And this^[n] took place three-times, and immediately the object was taken-up into heaven.

The Spirit Tells Peter He Has Sent Three Men, And He Is To Go With Them

¹⁷ Now while Peter was being greatly-perplexed within himself as to what the vision which he saw might mean, behold— the men having been sent-forth by Cornelius, having asked-repeatedly as to the house of Simon, stood at the gate. ¹⁸ And having called, they were inquiring, “Is Simon, the one being called Peter, lodging here?” ¹⁹ And while Peter was pondering about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold— three men are seeking you. ²⁰ But^[o] having arisen, go down and proceed with them not doubting^[p] at all, because I have sent them forth”. ²¹ And Peter, having gone down to the men, said, “Behold— I am the one whom you are seeking. What is the reason for which you are-here?” ²² And the ones said, “Cornelius— a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, and one being attested by the whole nation of the Jews— was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to listen-to words from you”. ²³ Then having invited them in, he gave-them-lodging.

Peter Goes To Cornelius. Peter Now Understands That His Vision Pertained To Gentiles

And on the next day, having arisen, he went forth with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa went with him. ²⁴ And on the next day, he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relatives and close friends. ²⁵ And when Peter’s entering the house came about, Cornelius— having met him, having fallen at his feet— paid-homage. ²⁶ But Peter raised him, saying, “Stand up. I myself also am a man”. ²⁷ And while conversing-with him, he went in and finds many having come-together. ²⁸ And he said to them, “You know how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to be joining^[q] or coming-to^[r] a foreigner. And-yet God showed me that I should be calling no person defiled or unclean. ²⁹ Therefore, having been sent-for, I indeed came without-objection. So I ask, for what reason did you send-for me?” ³⁰ And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth^[s] hour, and behold— a man stood before me in shining clothing. ³¹ And he says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your acts-of-almsgiving were remembered before God. ³² Therefore send to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This one is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea’. ³³ Therefore I sent to you at-once, and you did^[t] well, having come. So now we are all here before God to hear all the things having been commanded you by the Lord”.

Peter Begins Proclaiming The Gospel To Cornelius

³⁴ And Peter, having opened his mouth, said, “I understand, in accordance with [God’s] truth, that God is not a respecter-of-persons, ³⁵ but in every nation, the one fearing Him and working righteousness is acceptable^[u] to Him. ³⁶ As to the message which He sent-forth to the sons of Israel announcing-the-good-news-of peace through Jesus Christ, this One is Lord of all^[v]. ³⁷ You know the matter^[w] having taken place throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed^[x], ³⁸ as to Jesus from Nazareth— how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power; Who went about doing-good and healing all the ones being oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of everything which He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; Whom indeed they killed, having hung Him on a cross. ⁴⁰ God raised this One on the third day, and granted that He become visible— ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses having been chosen-beforehand by God; to us, who ate with and drank with Him after He rose-up from the dead. ⁴² And He commanded us to proclaim to the people, and to solemnly-warn that this One is the One having been designated^[y] by God as judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ All the prophets testify concerning^[z] this One, that everyone believing in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name”.

While Peter Is Speaking, The Spirit Falls On These Gentiles Just Like At Pentecost

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all the ones hearing the message. ⁴⁵ And the believers of the circumcision— all-who came with Peter— were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured-out also on the Gentiles! ⁴⁶ For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter responded, ⁴⁷ “No one is able to forbid^[aa] the water so that these may not be baptized, is he?— who received the Holy Spirit as also we did. ⁴⁸ And he commanded that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

Jesus Casts Demons Out of a Man Into a Herd of Pigs. The Locals Beg Him To Leave

5 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. ² And He having gone out of the boat, immediately a man with^[a] an unclean spirit met Him, out of the tombs— ³ who was having his dwelling-place in the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any-more, not even with a chain, ⁴ because he often had been bound with shackles^[b] and chains and the chains had been torn-apart by him, and the shackles broken. And no one was strong-enough to subdue him. ⁵ And continually, by night and by day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying-out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶ And having seen Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated-himself before Him. ⁷ And having cried-out with a loud voice, he says “What^[c] do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most-High God? I make You swear^[d] by God, do not torment me”. ⁸ For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit”. ⁹ And He was asking him, “What is the name for you?” And he says to Him, “The name for me is Legion^[e], because we are many”. ¹⁰ And he was begging Him greatly that He not send them outside of the country. ¹¹ Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there at the mountain. ¹² And they begged Him, saying “Send us to the pigs, in order that we may enter into them”. ¹³ And He permitted them. And the unclean spirits, having come out, entered into the pigs. And the herd, about two-thousand, rushed down the steep-bank into the sea. And they were drowning in the sea. ¹⁴ And the ones feeding^[f] them fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what the thing having happened was. ¹⁵ And they come to Jesus, and see the one being demon-possessed sitting, having been clothed and being sound-minded— the one having had the “legion”. And they became afraid. ¹⁶ And the ones having seen it related to them how it happened to the one being demon-possessed, and about the pigs. ¹⁷ And they began to beg Him to depart^[g] from their districts. ¹⁸ And while He was getting into the boat, the one having been demon-possessed was begging Him that he might be with Him. ¹⁹ And He did not permit him, but says to him, “Go to your house, to your people, and report to them all-that the Lord has done for you, and that He had mercy on you”. ²⁰ And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis^[h] all-that Jesus did for him. And they all were marveling.

A Synagogue Official Comes To Jesus About His Dying Daughter. Jesus Goes With Him

²¹ And Jesus having crossed-over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd was gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea. ²² And one of the synagogue-officials comes, Jairus by name. And having seen Him, he falls at His feet ²³ and begs Him greatly, saying that “My little-daughter is at the point of death. I beg that having come, You lay Your hands on her in order that she may be restored^[i] and live”. ²⁴ And He departed with him. And a large crowd was following Him, and they were pressing-upon Him.

On The Way, a Woman Touches His Garment And Is Healed Because of Her Faith

²⁵ And a woman^[j]— being in a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶ and having suffered many things by many physicians, and having spent everything of hers^[k] and not having been benefitted at all, but rather having come to the worse, ²⁷ having heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd from behind— touched His garment. ²⁸ For she was saying that “If I touch even His garments, I will be restored”. ²⁹ And immediately the fountain^[l] of her blood was dried-up, and she knew in her body that she had been healed from the scourge. ³⁰ And immediately Jesus— having known in Himself the power^[m] having gone forth from Him, having turned around in the crowd— was saying “Who touched My garments?” ³¹ And His disciples were saying to Him, “You see the crowd pressing-upon You and You say ‘Who touched Me?’” ³² And He was looking around to see the one having done this. ³³ And the woman— having become afraid, and while trembling, knowing what had happened to her— came and fell-before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And the One said to her, “Daughter, your faith has restored you. Go in peace and be^[n] healthy from your scourge”.

The Daughter Dies Before Jesus Arrives. He Raises Her From The Dead

³⁵ While He is still speaking, they come from [the house of] the synagogue-official, saying that “Your daughter died. Why are you troubling^[o] the Teacher further?” ³⁶ But Jesus, having ignored^[p] the statement being spoken, says to the synagogue-official, “Do not be fearing, only be believing^[q]”. ³⁷ And He did not permit anyone to follow with Him except Peter and James and John (the brother of James). ³⁸ And they come to the house of the synagogue official, and He sees a commotion^[r] and ones weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ And having gone in, He says to them, “Why are you being thrown-into-a-commotion, and weeping? The child did not die, but is sleeping”. ⁴⁰ And they were laughing-scornfully at Him. But He, having put everyone out, takes along the father of the child and the mother and the ones with Him, and proceeds in where the child was. ⁴¹ And having taken hold of the hand of the child, He says to her, “Talitha koum” (which being translated is “Little-girl, I say to you, arise”). ⁴² And immediately the little girl stood-up and was walking around (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were astonished with great astonishment. ⁴³ And He gave-orders to them strictly that no one should know this. And He said that something should be given to her to eat.