M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

4 And Moses answereth and saith, `And, if they do not give credence to me, nor hearken to my voice, and say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee?'

² And Jehovah saith unto him, `What [is] this in thy hand?' and he saith, `A rod;'

³ and He saith, `Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent -- and Moses fleeth from its presence.

⁴ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand --

⁵ `-- so that they believe that Jehovah, God of their fathers, hath appeared unto thee, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.'

⁶ And Jehovah saith to him again, `Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;' and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand [is] leprous as snow;

⁷ and He saith, `Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;' and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh --

⁸ `-- and it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence to thee, and hearken not to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

⁹ `And it hath come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou hast taken of the waters of the River, and hast poured on the dry land, and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land.'

¹⁰ And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `O, my Lord, I [am] not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I [am] slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.'

¹¹ And Jehovah saith unto him, `Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?

¹² and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'

¹³ and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

¹⁴ And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, `Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart,

¹⁵ and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;

¹⁶ and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;

¹⁷ and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'

¹⁸ And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who [are] in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.' And Jethro saith to Moses, `Go in peace.'

¹⁹ And Jehovah saith unto Moses in Midian, `Go, turn back to Egypt, for all the men have died who seek thy life;'

²⁰ and Moses taketh his wife, and his sons, and causeth them to ride on the ass, and turneth back to the land of Egypt, and Moses taketh the rod of God in his hand.

²¹ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `In thy going to turn back to Egypt, see -- all the wonders which I have put in thy hand -- that thou hast done them before Pharaoh, and I -- I strengthen his heart, and he doth not send the people away;

²² and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born [is] Israel,

²³ and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and -- thou dost refuse to send him away -- lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'

²⁴ And it cometh to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that Jehovah meeteth him, and seeketh to put him to death;

²⁵ and Zipporah taketh a flint, and cutteth off the foreskin of her son, and causeth [it] to touch his feet, and saith, `Surely a bridegroom of blood [art] thou to me;'

²⁶ and He desisteth from him: then she said, `A bridegroom of blood,' in reference to the circumcision.

²⁷ And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, `Go to meet Moses into the wilderness;' and he goeth, and meeteth him in the mount of God, and kisseth him,

²⁸ and Moses declareth to Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which He hath sent him, and all the signs with which He hath charged him.

²⁹ And Moses goeth -- Aaron also -- and they gather all the elders of the sons of Israel,

³⁰ and Aaron speaketh all the words which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and doth the signs before the eyes of the people;

³¹ and the people believe when they hear that Jehovah hath looked after the sons of Israel, and that He hath seen their affliction; and they bow and do obeisance.

7 And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum;

² and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

³ and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.

⁴ And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- `He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

⁵ for he doth love our nation, and the synagogue he did build to us.'

⁶ And Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far distant from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, `Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;

⁷ wherefore not even myself thought I worthy to come unto thee, but say in a word, and my lad shall be healed;

⁸ for I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth [it].'

⁹ And having heard these things Jesus wondered at him, and having turned to the multitude following him, he said, `I say to you, not even in Israel so much faith did I find;'

¹⁰ and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.

¹¹ And it came to pass, on the morrow, he was going on to a city called Nain, and there were going with him many of his disciples, and a great multitude,

¹² and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

¹³ And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, `Be not weeping;'

¹⁴ and having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing [it] stood still, and he said, `Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'

¹⁵ and the dead sat up, and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother;

¹⁶ and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying -- `A great prophet hath risen among us,' and -- `God did look upon His people.'

¹⁷ And the account of this went forth in all Judea about him, and in all the region around.

¹⁸ And the disciples of John told him about all these things,

¹⁹ and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, `Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

²⁰ And having come near to him, the men said, `John the Baptist sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

²¹ And in that hour he cured many from sicknesses, and plagues, and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.

²² And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;

²³ and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

²⁴ And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

²⁵ but what have ye gone forth to see? a man in soft garments clothed? lo, they in splendid apparellings, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!

²⁶ `But what have ye gone forth to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:

²⁷ this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

²⁸ for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

²⁹ And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

³⁰ but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

³¹ And the Lord said, `To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

³² they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

³³ `For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

³⁴ the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

³⁵ and the wisdom was justified from all her children.'

³⁶ And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),

³⁷ and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

³⁸ and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

³⁹ And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind [is] the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

⁴⁰ And Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'

⁴¹ `Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

⁴² and they not having [wherewith] to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

⁴³ And Simon answering said, `I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, `Rightly thou didst judge.'

⁴⁴ And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

⁴⁵ a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what [time] I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

⁴⁶ with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

⁴⁷ therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

⁴⁸ And he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

⁴⁹ and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

⁵⁰ and he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'

21 And Job answereth and saith: --

² Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

³ Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.

⁴ I -- to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?

⁵ Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

⁶ Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

⁷ Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

⁸ Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

⁹ Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.

¹⁰ His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

¹¹ They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

¹² They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

¹³ They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.

¹⁴ And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

¹⁵ What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

¹⁶ Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

¹⁷ How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

¹⁸ They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

¹⁹ God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

²⁰ His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

²¹ For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

²² To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

²³ This [one] dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

²⁴ His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

²⁵ And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

²⁶ Together -- on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

²⁷ Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

²⁸ For ye say, `Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?'

²⁹ Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

³⁰ That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

³¹ Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

³² And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

³³ Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

³⁴ And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

8 And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

² and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;

³ and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

⁴ Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;

⁵ for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth -- as there are gods many and lords many --

⁶ yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] the all things, and we through Him;

⁷ but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

⁸ But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

⁹ but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

¹⁰ for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat -- shall not his conscience -- he being infirm -- be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

¹¹ and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?

¹² and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;

¹³ wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.