M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

16 ¹ And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there— Timothy by name, the son of a believing Jewish woman^[a], but of a Greek father— ² who was being attested by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted this one to go forth with him. And having taken him, he circumcised him because of the Jews being in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴ And as they were proceeding through the cities, they were delivering^[b] to them the decrees^[c] to be keeping^[d] having been determined^[e] by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. ⁵ So indeed the churches were being made-firm in the faith and were abounding in number daily.

Paul Sees a Vision of a Macedonian Asking For His Help, And Makes Plans To Go

⁶ And they went through the Phrygian^[f] and Galatian region, having been forbidden^[g] by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. ⁷ And having come opposite Mysia, they were trying to proceed into Bithynia and the Spirit of ^[h] Jesus did not allow them. ⁸ And having passed-by^[i] Mysia, they came down to Troas. ⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul during the night— a certain Macedonian man^[j] was standing and appealing-to him, and saying, “Having crossed to Macedonia, help us”. ¹⁰ And when he saw the vision, immediately we^[k] sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to announce-the-good-news-to them.

In Philippi, Paul Meets Lydia And She Becomes a Believer

¹¹ And having put-to-sea from Troas, we ran-a-straight-course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis. ¹² And from there we went to Philippi, which is a city of the first^[l] district of Macedonia, a colony^[m]. And we were spending some days in this city. ¹³ And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the gate beside a river where we were supposing that there was a place of prayer^[n]. And having sat-down, we were speaking to the women having come together. ¹⁴ And a certain woman worshiping God— Lydia by name, a purple-fabric-dealer from the city of Thyatira— was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to pay-attention-to the things being spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ And when she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be a believer^[o] in the Lord, then having entered into my house, be staying with me”. And she prevailed-upon us.

Paul Casts a Demon Out of a Fortune-Telling Servant-Girl

¹⁶ And it came about while we were going to the place of prayer that a certain servant-girl having a soothsaying^[p] spirit met us, who was bringing-about a large profit to her masters telling-fortunes. ¹⁷ This one, while closely-following Paul and us^[q], was crying-out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most-High God^[r], who are proclaiming to you a way^[s] of salvation”. ¹⁸ And she was doing this for many days. And Paul, having been greatly-annoyed, and having turned to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to depart from her!” And it went out at the very hour.

The Girl’s Masters Have Paul And Silas Beaten And Imprisoned

¹⁹ And her masters, having seen that their hope of profit went-out, having taken-hold-of Paul and Silas, dragged them into the marketplace^[t] before the rulers. ²⁰ And having brought them to the magistrates^[u], they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews. ²¹ And they are proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to be accepting nor to be doing, being Romans”. ²² And the crowd rose up together against them. And the magistrates, having torn-off their^[v] garments, were giving-orders to beat them with rods^[w]. ²³ And having laid many blows on them, they threw them into prison, having commanded the jailer to keep them securely— ²⁴ who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet to the wood^[x].

After an Earthquake Opens The Jail, The Jailer Believes And Is Baptized

²⁵ And about midnight Paul and Silas were singing-praise-to God while praying. And the prisoners were listening-to^[y] them. ²⁶ And suddenly a great earthquake took place, so that the foundations of the jailhouse were shaken. And at-once all the doors were opened, and the bonds^[z] of everyone were unfastened^[aa]. ²⁷ And the jailer— having become awakened, and having seen the doors of the prison having been opened, having drawn his sword— was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ But Paul called-out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here”. ²⁹ And having asked-for lights, he rushed-in. And having become trembling, he fell before Paul and Silas. ³⁰ And having brought them outside, he said, “Sirs, what must I do in order that I may be saved?” ³¹ And the ones said, “Put faith upon the Lord Jesus and you will be saved— you and your household”. ³² And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all the ones in his house. ³³ And having taken them at that hour of the night, he washed off their wounds. And he was baptized at-once— he and all his household. ³⁴ And having led them up to his house, he set a table before them and rejoiced-greatly— having believed in God with-his-whole-household.

The Magistrates Release Paul And Silas After Learning They Are Roman Citizens

³⁵ And having become day, the magistrates sent forth their officers^[ab], saying, “Release those men”. ³⁶ And the jailer reported these words to Paul, that “The magistrates have sent forth in order that you may be released. Now therefore having come out, proceed in peace”. ³⁷ But Paul said to them, “Having beaten us in public— uncondemned^[ac] men being Romans^[ad]— they threw us into prison. And now they are throwing us out secretly? No indeed! But having come themselves, let them lead us out!” ³⁸ And the officers reported these words to the magistrates. And having heard that they were Romans, they became afraid. ³⁹ And having come, they appealed-to them. And having led them out, they were asking them to depart from the city. ⁴⁰ And having gone forth from the prison, they went-in^[ae] to Lydia. And having seen the brothers^[af], they encouraged them, and went forth.

Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem On a Donkey To Shouts of Hosanna

11 And when they draw-near to Jerusalem— to Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives— He sends-forth two of His disciples, ² and says to them, “Go to the village before you. And immediately while proceeding into it, you will find a colt having been tied, on which none of mankind^[a] yet sat. Untie it, and be bringing it. ³ And if someone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’, say, ‘The Lord has need of it, and^[b] immediately He sends^[c] it back here^[d]’”. ⁴ And they went and found a colt having been tied at a door, outside on the street. And they untie it. ⁵ And some of the ones standing there were saying to them, “What are you doing untying the colt?” ⁶ But the ones spoke to them just as Jesus spoke, and they permitted them. And they bring the colt to Jesus. ⁷ And they throw their cloaks on it, and He sat on it. ⁸ And many spread their cloaks on the road. And others spread leafy-branches, having cut them from the fields. ⁹ And the ones going ahead and the ones following were crying-out “Hosanna! Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord. ¹⁰ Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest [heavens]!”

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

¹¹ And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple. And having looked-around-at everything, the hour being already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus Curses a Fruitless Fig Tree

¹² And on the next day, they having departed from Bethany, He was hungry. ¹³ And having seen from a distance a fig-tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it. And having come to it, He found nothing except leaves^[e]— for it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴ And having responded, He said to it, “May no one eat fruit from you any longer— forever!” And His disciples were listening.

Jesus Cleanses The Temple of Merchandisers. The Priests Seek To Destroy Him

¹⁵ And they come into Jerusalem. And having entered into the temple, He began to throw-out the ones selling and the ones buying in the temple. And He overturned the tables of the money-changers^[f], and the seats of the ones selling doves^[g]. ¹⁶ And He was not permitting that anyone carry an object^[h] through the temple. ¹⁷ And He was teaching and saying to them, “Has it not been written [in Isa 56:7] that ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers^[i]”. ¹⁸ And the chief priests and the scribes heard it. And they were seeking how they might destroy Him. For they were fearing Him, for the whole crowd was astounded at His teaching. ¹⁹ And when it became evening, they were going outside of the city.

Lessons From The Fig Tree

²⁰ And while passing by early-in-the-morning, they saw the fig tree having dried-up from the roots. ²¹ And having remembered, Peter says to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has dried-up”. ²² And having responded, Jesus says to them, “Be having faith in God. ²³ Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea’, and does not doubt in his heart, but is believing that what he is speaking is coming-about, it will happen for him. ²⁴ For this reason I say to you, be believing that you received all that you are praying and asking, and it will happen for you. ²⁵ And whenever you stand praying, forgive— if you have anything against anyone— in order that your Father in the heavens also may forgive you your trespasses”. ²⁶ 

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Priests Ask, By What Authority Do You Do This? From Where Was John’s Authority?

²⁷ And they come again into Jerusalem. And while He is walking around in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him. ²⁸ And they were saying to Him, “By what-kind-of ^[k] authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority that you may be doing these things?” ²⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing, and you answer Me, and I will tell you by what kind of authority I am doing these things: ³⁰ Was the baptism of John from heaven or from humans? Answer Me!” ³¹ And they were discussing it with themselves, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven’, He will say ‘Then for what reason did you not believe him?’ ³² But should we say ‘From humans’?” They were fearing the crowd, for they all were holding as to John that he really was a prophet. ³³ And having responded to Jesus, they say “We do not know”. And Jesus says to them, “Nor am I telling you by what kind of authority I am doing these things”.