M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
11 Then, the whole Earth was of one language and one speech.
2 And as they went from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they stayed there.
3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make brick and burn it in the fire!” So, they had brick for stone; and they had slime instead of mortar.
4 Also, they said, “Go to! Let us build a city and a tower. Whose top may reach to the sky, so that we may get a name, lest we be scattered upon the whole Earth.”
5 But the LORD came down to see the city and tower which the sons of men built.
6 And the LORD said, “Behold, the people are one; and they all have one language. And this they begin to do; nor can they now be stopped from whatever they have imagined to do.
7 “Come on. Let us go down there and confound their language, so that no one perceives another’s speech.”
8 So the LORD scattered them from there upon all the Earth; and they stopped building the city.
9 Therefore, the name of it was called Babel, because there the LORD confounded the language of all the Earth. Then, from there the LORD scattered them upon all the Earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old and begat Arphaxad, two years after the Flood.
11 And after he begat Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years and begat sons and daughters.
12 Also, Arphaxad lived thirty-five years and begat Salah.
13 And after he begat Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years and begat Eber.
15 So, after he begat Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters.
16 Likewise, Eber lived thirty-four years and begat Peleg.
17 So, after he begat Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years and begat Reu.
19 And after he begat Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and begat sons and daughters.
20 Also Reu lived thirty-two years, and begat Serug.
21 So Reu lived, after he begat Serug, two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 Moreover, Serug lived thirty years and begat Nahor.
23 And after he begat Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived twenty-nine years and begat Terah.
25 So, after he begat Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and begat sons and daughters.
26 So, Terah lived seventy years and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now, these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 Then, Haran died before Terah, his father, in the land of his nativity (in Ur of the Chaldeans).
29 So, Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah (the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah).
30 But Sarai was barren and had no child.
31 Then Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot (the son of Haran, his son’s son), and Sarai (his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife), and the departed together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and dwelt there.
32 So, the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.
10 And He called His twelve disciples to Him, and gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every sickness, and every disease.
2 Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus (whose surname was Thaddaeus),
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot (who also betrayed Him).
5 Jesus sent forth these twelve and commanded them, saying, “Do not go the way of the Gentiles. And do not enter into the cities of the Samaritans.
6 “But rather, go to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’
8 “Heal the sick. Cleanse the lepers. Raise up the dead. Cast out the demons. Freely you have received. Freely give.
9 “Do not keep gold or silver or money in your belts,
10 “nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the worker is worthy of his food.
11 “And into whatever city or town you shall come, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you move on.
12 “And when you come into a house, greet it.
13 “And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 “And whoever shall not receive you or hear your words, shake off the dust of your feet when you depart from that house, or that city.
15 “Truly I say to you, it shall be easier for those of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment, than for that city.
16 “Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of the wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 “But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils and will scourge you in their synagogues.
18 “And you shall be brought to the governors and kings for My sake, in witness to them and to the Gentiles.
19 “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak. For what you shall say will be given to you at that hour.
20 “For it is not you who speak. But the Spirit of your Father speaks in you.
21 “And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son. And the children shall rise against their parents and shall cause them to die.
22 “And you shall be hated by all for My Name. But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved.
23 “And when they persecute you in this city, flee into another. For truly I say to you, you shall not have completed all the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
24 “The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord.
25 “It is enough for the disciple to be as his master is, and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?
26 “Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be known.
27 “What I tell you in darkness, speak in light. And what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
28 “And do not fear them who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a pittance, and yet not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father?
30 “Indeed. And all the hairs of your head are numbered.
31 “Therefore, do not fear. You are of more value than many sparrows.
32 “Whoever, then, shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven.
33 “But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father Who is in Heaven.
34 “Do not think that I came to send peace to the Earth. I did not come to send peace, but the sword.
35 “For I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 “And a man’s enemies shall be those of his own household.
37 “The one who loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me. And the one who loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me.
38 “And whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.
39 “The one who finds his life, shall lose it. And the one who loses his life for My sake, shall find it.
40 “The one who receives you, receives Me. And the one who receives Me, receives Him Who sent Me.
41 “The one who receives a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receive a Prophet’s reward. And the one who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.
42 “And whoever shall give one of these little ones merely a cup of cold water to drink (in the name of a disciple), truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”
10 While Ezra prayed thus and confessed, himself weeping and falling down before the House of God, there assembled to him a very great Congregation of men and women and children of Israel. For the people wept with a great lamentation.
2 Then Shechaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this.
3 “Now, therefore, let us make a Covenant with our God, to put away all the wives (and such as are born of them) according to the counsel of the LORD, and of those who fear the Commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the Law.
4 “Arise! For the matter belongs to you. We will be with you also. Be of comfort and do it!”
5 Then Ezra arose and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this Word. So, they swore.
6 And Ezra rose up from before the House of God and went into the chamber of Johanan, the son of Eliashib. He went there, but he neither ate bread nor drank water. For he mourned because of the transgression of those of the captivity.
7 And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to all those of the captivity, so that they would assemble themselves at Jerusalem.
8 And whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and elders, all his possessions would be forfeited, and he would be separated from the Congregation of those of the captivity.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled themselves at Jerusalem within three days, which was the twentieth day of the ninth month. And all the people sat in the street of the House of God, trembling because of this matter, and because of the rain.
10 And Ezra the Priest stood up, and said to them, “You have transgressed, and have taken strange wives to increase the trespass of Israel.
11 “Now, therefore, give praise to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will, and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives!”
12 And all the Congregation answered, and said with a loud voice, “So will we do according to your Words to us!
13 “But the people are many, and it is rainy weather, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is it the work of one day or two. For there are many of us who have offended in this thing.
14 “Therefore, let our rulers stand before all the Congregation. And let all those who have taken strange wives in our cities come at the time appointed, and the elders of every city with them, and their judges, till the fierce wrath of our God for this matter turns away from us.”
15 Then Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahaziah, the son of Tikvah, were appointed over this matter. And Meshullam and Shabbethai (the Levites) helped them.
16 And those of the captivity did so and departed—Ezra the Priest and the men who were chief fathers to the family of their fathers by name—and sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
17 And until the first day of the first month, they were finishing the business with all the men who had taken strange wives.
18 And men were found of the sons of the priests who had taken strange wives. Of the sons of Jeshua was the son of Jozadak. And of his brethren were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 And they pledged that they would put away their wives. And those who had trespassed gave a ram for their trespass.
20 And of the sons of Immer were Honani and Zebadiah.
21 And of the sons of Harim were Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.
22 And of the sons of Pashur were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 And of the Levites were Jozabad and Shimei and Kelaiah (who is Kelita) Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.
24 And of the singers was Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers were Shallum and Telem and Uri.
25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh were Ramiah and Jeziah and Malchiah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Malchijah and Benaiah.
26 And of the sons of Elam were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Eliah.
27 And of the sons of Zattu were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jerimoth, Zabad and Aziza.
28 And of the sons of Bebai were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth.
30 And of the sons of Pahath-Moab were Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, Binnui and Manasseh.
31 And of the sons of Harim were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch and Shamariah.
33 Of the sons of Hashum were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.
34 Of the sons of Bani were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35 Banaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,
38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.
43 Of the sons of Nebo were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadai, Joel and Benaiah.
44 All these had taken strange wives. And among them were women who had children.
10 Furthermore, there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius - a captain of the band called the ‘Italian’ -
2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his household, who gave many alms to the people, and prayed to God continually.
3 Evidently, he saw an angel of God in a vision (about the ninth hour of the day) coming in to him and saying, “Cornelius.”
4 But when he looked at him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up in remembrance before God.
5 “Now, therefore, send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.
6 “He lodges with one Simon, a Tanner, whose house is by the seaside. He shall tell you what you ought to do.”
7 And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier (one of those who waited on him continually).
8 And he told them all things and sent them to Joppa.
9 The next day, about the sixth hour, as they went on their journey and drew near to the city, Peter went up on the house to pray.
10 Then he became hungry and wished to eat. But while they prepared it, he fell into a trance.
11 And he saw the sky opened. And a certain vessel came down to him, like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, and being let down to the Earth.
12 Inside were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the Earth, and wild beasts and creeping things, and birds of the heaven.
13 And there came a voice to him, “Arise, Peter. Kill, and eat.”
14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord. For I have never eaten anything that is polluted or unclean.”
15 And the voice spoke to him again a second time, “The things which God has cleansed, do not make common.”
16 This was done three times. And the vessel was drawn up again into Heaven.
17 Now, while Peter questioned in himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold the men who were sent from Cornelius had inquired after Simon’s house, and stood at the gate,
18 calling and asking whether Simon (who was surnamed Peter) was lodged there.
19 And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.
20 “Therefore, rise up. And get down. And go with them. And doubt nothing. For I have sent them.”
21 Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?”
22 And they said, “Cornelius the Captain - a just man, and one who fears God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews - was warned from Heaven by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear your words.”
23 Then he called them in and lodged them. And the next day, Peter went with them, and some brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
24 And the day after that, they entered into Caesarea. Now Cornelius waited for them and had called together his family and special friends.
25 And it so happened, as Peter came in, that Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up. For I myself am also a man.”
27 And as he talked with him, he came in and found many who had gathered.
28 And he said to them, “You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company with, or come near, one of another Nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common, or unclean.
29 “Therefore I came to you without saying no when I was summoned. I ask, then, the reason why have you sent for me?”
30 Then Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I fasted. And at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 “and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard. And your alms are held in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 ‘Therefore, send to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter (he is lodged in the house of Simon a Tanner by the seaside) When he comes, he shall speak to you.’
33 “Then sent I for you immediately. And you have done well to come. Now, therefore, are we all present here before God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, “Truthfully, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.
35 “But in every Nation, the one who fears Him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to Him.
36 “The Word - which God has sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, Who is Lord of all -
37 “you know the Word which came through all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the Baptism which John preached;
38 “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost, and with power - Who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil - for God was with Him.
39 “And we are witnesses of all things done by Him Whom they killed and hung on a tree (things in both the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem).
40 “God raised Him up the third day, and showed Him openly -
41 “not to all the people, but to the witnesses chosen by God beforehand - to those of us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
42 “And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that He has been ordained by God as a judge of quick and dead.
43 “To Him also give all the Prophets witness, that through His Name all who believe in Him shall receive forgiveness of sins.”
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell upon all those who heard the word.
45 So those of the circumcision who believed (as many as had come with Peter), were astonished because the gift of the Holy Ghost was also poured out on the Gentiles.
46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,
47 “Can anyone forbid water, so that these who have received the Holy Ghost, as we have, should not be baptized?”
48 So he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay some days.
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