M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
16 So, they brought in the Ark of God and set it in the midst of the Tabernacle that David had erected for it. And they offered Burnt Offerings and Peace Offerings before God.
2 And when David had finished offering the Burnt Offering and the Peace Offerings, he blessed the people in the Name of the LORD.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel — both man and woman — to each one a cake of bread and a piece of flesh and a bottle of wine.
4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the Ark of the LORD and to remember and thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
5 Asaph, the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, also Jeiel, (with instruments: viols and harps) and Asaph (to make a sound with cymbals),
6 Benaiah and Jahaziel (priests), with trumpets continually before the Ark of the Covenant of God.
7 Then, at that time, David appointed Asaph and his brethren to give the first thanks to the LORD:
8 “Praise the LORD! Call upon His Name! Declare His works among the people!
9 “Sing to Him! Sing praise to Him! Talk of all His Wonderful works!
10 “Rejoice in His Holy Name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
11 “Seek the LORD and His strength. Seek His Face continually.
12 “Remember His marvelous works that He has done, His wonders, and the Judgments of His Mouth.
13 “O seed of Israel, His servant! O the children of Jacob, His chosen!
14 “He is the LORD our God! His Judgments are throughout all the Earth.
15 “Remember His Covenant forever, and the Word which He Commanded to a thousand generations,
16 “which He made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,
17 “and has confirmed to Jacob for a Law, to Israel for an everlasting Covenant,
18 “saying, ‘To you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.’
19 “When you were few in number (yea, a very few) and strangers in it,
20 “and walked around from nation to nation, and from kingdom to another people,
21 “He allowed no man to do them wrong, but rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
22 ‘Do not touch My anointed and do My Prophets no harm.’
23 “Sing to the LORD all the Earth! Declare His salvation from day to day!
24 “Declare His Glory among the nations and His wonderful works among all people!
25 “For the LORD is great and much to be praised! And He is to be feared above all gods.
26 “For all the gods of the people are idols; but the LORD made the heavens.
27 “Praise and Glory are before Him! Power and beauty are in His place!
28 “Give to the LORD, you families of the people. Give glory to the LORD, and power!
29 “Give to the LORD the glory of His Name! Bring an Offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the glorious Sanctuary!
30 “Tremble before Him, all the Earth! Surely the world shall be firm, and not move.
31 “Let the heavens rejoice! And let the Earth be glad! And let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
32 “Let the sea roar and all that is in it! Let the field be joyful and all that is in it!
33 “Then let the trees of the forest rejoice at the presence of the LORD; for He comes to judge the Earth!
34 “Praise the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever!”
35 “And say, ‘Save us, O God, our salvation! And gather us and deliver us from the heathen, so that we may praise Your Holy Name and glory in Your praise!’
36 “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel forever and ever! And let all people say, ‘So be it!’ and praise the LORD.”
37 Then he left them before the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant (Asaph and his brethren) to minister continually that which was to be done every day before the Ark.
38 And Obed-Edom and his brethren (sixty-eight) and Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were gatekeepers.
39 And Zadok the Priest and his brethren, the priests, were before the Tabernacle of the LORD, in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40 to offer Burnt Offerings to the LORD, upon the Burnt Offering Altar continually, in the morning and in the evening, according to all that is written in the Law of the LORD, which He Commanded Israel.
41 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were appointed by names to praise the LORD, because His mercy endures forever.
42 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun, to make a sound with the cornets and with the cymbals, with excellent instruments of music. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
43 And all the people departed, every man to his house. And David returned to bless his house.
3 My brothers, do not let many of you become instructors, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
2 For in many things we all sin. If anyone does not sin in word, he is a perfect man and able to bridle his whole body.
3 Behold, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us. And we direct their whole body.
4 Also, behold the ships. Though they are so great and are driven by fierce winds, they are still directed with a very small rudder, wherever the helmsman wishes.
5 Even so the tongue is a small member and boasts of great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindles.
6 And the tongue is fire, a world of wickedness. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature. And it is set on fire by Hell.
7 For the whole nature of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed (and has been tamed) by mankind.
8 But no one can tame the tongue - an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With it we bless God, even the Father. And with it we curse man, who is made in the image of God.
10 Out of one mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
11 Does a fountain send forth sweet and bitter in the same place?
12 Can the fig tree, my brothers, bring forth olives; or a vine, figs? So can no fountain make both saltwater and sweet.
13 Who is wise among you and endowed with knowledge? Let him show the good behavior of his works in the gentleness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not boast. And do not be liars against the truth.
15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 For where there is envying and strife, there is upheaval, and all kinds of evil works.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the LORD God against Edom: (We have heard a rumor from the LORD. And an ambassador has been sent among the heathen. Arise and let us rise up against her to battle!)
2 “Behold, I have made you small among the heathen. You are utterly despised.
3 “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwells in the clefts of the rocks, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who shall bring me down to the ground?’
4 “Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and make your nest among the stars, there will I bring you down,” says the LORD.
5 “Did thieves or robbers come to you at night? How were you brought to silence? Would they not have stolen until they had enough? If the grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some grapes?
6 “How the things of Esau will be sought, and his treasures searched!
7 “All the men of your confederacy have driven you to the borders. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you and prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have laid a trap for you. There is no understanding in him.
8 “Shall I not, on that day,” says the LORD, “destroy the wise men from Edom, and understanding from the Mount of Esau?
9 “And your strong men, O Teman, shall be afraid. Because everyone of the Mount of Esau shall be cut off by slaughter.
10 “Because of your cruelty against your brother, Jacob, shame shall cover you. And you shall be cut off forever.
11 “When you stood on the other side, in the time when the strangers carried away his wealth, and strangers entered into his gates and cast lots upon Jerusalem, you were as one of them.
12 “But you should not have stared in the time of your brother, in the time that he was made a stranger. Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the time of their destruction. You should not have spoken proudly in the time of affliction.
13 “You should not have entered into the gate of My people in the time of their destruction. Nor should you have once looked on their affliction in the time of their destruction, nor have laid hands on their wealth in the time of their destruction.
14 “Nor should you have stood in the crossways to cut off those who would escape. Nor should you have shut up their remnant in the time of affliction.
15 “For the Day of the LORD upon all the heathen is near. As you have done, it shall be done to you. Your reward shall return upon your head.
16 “For as you have drunk upon My Holy Mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually. Indeed, they shall drink and swallow up. And they shall be as though they had not been.
17 “But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance. And it shall be holy. And the House of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the House of Jacob shall be a fire, and the House of Joseph a flame, and the House of Esau as stubble. And they shall kindle them and devour them. And there shall be no remnant of the House of Esau,” for the LORD has spoken it.
19 And they shall possess the southern side of the Mount of Esau and the plain of the Philistines. And they shall possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria. And Benjamin shall have Gilead.
20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel who were among the Canaanites shall possess to Zarephath. And the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South.
21 And those who shall save shall come up to Mount Zion to judge the Mount of Esau. And the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.
5 Then it happened that as the people pressed upon Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret
2 and saw two ships stand by the lakeside. But the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3 And He entered into one of the ships (which was Simon’s) and asked him to thrust off a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the ship.
4 Now when He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep. And let down your nets to make a catch.”
5 Then Simon answered, and said to Him, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have taken nothing. Nevertheless, at Your Word I will let down the net.”
6 And when they had done so, they enclosed a great multitude of fish, so that their net broke.
7 And they beckoned to their partners in the other ship to come and help them. Then they came and filled both the ships, so that they sank.
8 Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Lord, go from me. For I am a sinful man.”
9 For he was utterly astonished (and all who were with him) at the catch of fish which they took.
10 And so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions of Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear. From now on you shall catch men.”
11 And when they had brought the ships to land, they left all and followed Him.
12 Now it happened that when He was in a certain city, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.”
13 So he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And He commanded him that he should tell no one. “But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer as Moses has commanded for your cleansing, for a witness to them.”
15 But His fame spread even more. And great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities by Him.
16 But He kept Himself apart in the wilderness and prayed.
17 And it happened that on a certain day, as He was teaching, the Pharisees and teachers of the Law sat by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was in him, to heal them.
18 Then behold, men brought a man lying in a bed, who was a paralytic, and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before Him.
19 And when they could not find a way by which they might bring him in (because of the crowd), they went up on the house and let him down through the tiling (bed and all) in the midst, before Jesus.
20 And when He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21 Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this Who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?”
22 But when Jesus perceived their reasoning, He answered, and said to them, “Why do you reason in your hearts?
23 “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you’, or to say, ‘Rise and walk?’”
24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on Earth, I say to you (said He to the paralytic), Arise. Take up your bed. And go to your house.”
25 And immediately he rose up before them and took up his bed upon which he lay and departed to his own house, praising God.
26 And they were all amazed, and praised God, and were filled with fear, saying, “Doubtless we have seen strange things today!”
27 And after that, He went forth and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and said to him, “Follow Me.”
28 And he left all, rose up, and followed Him.
29 Then Levi made Him a great feast in his own house, where there was a great multitude of tax collectors, and of others who sat at table with them.
30 But those who were scribes and Pharisees among them, murmured against His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31 Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “Those who are whole, do not need the Physician, but those who are sick.
32 I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.”
33 Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John often fast and pray, and of the Pharisees also, but Yours eat and drink?”
34 And He said to them, “Can you make the children of the wedding chamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them?
35 “But the days will come when even the bridegroom shall be taken away from them. Then shall they fast in those days.”
36 Then He also told them a parable. “No one sews a piece of a new garment into an old one. For then the new tears it, and the piece taken out of the new does not match the old.
37 “Also, no one pours new wine into old vessels. For then the new wine will break the vessels, and it will run out. And the vessels will perish.
38 “But new wine must be poured into new vessels. So that both are preserved.
39 “Also, no one who drinks old wine immediately desires new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’”
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