M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
25 Now Abraham had taken another wife called Keturah,
2 who bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 And Jokshan, begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 Also the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all his goods to Isaac.
6 But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts and sent them away from Isaac, his son (while he still lived), eastward to the east country.
7 And this is the age of Abraham’s life which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.
8 Then Abraham yielded the spirit and died in a good age, an old man and of great years; and was gathered to his people.
9 And his sons, Isaac and Ishmael, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre
10 (which field Abraham bought from the sons of Heth), where Abraham was buried with Sarah, his wife.
11 And after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer Lahai Roi.
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian (Sarah’s handmaid) bore to Abraham.
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kindreds: the eldest son of Ishmael, Nebajoth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 These are the sons of Ishmael; and these are their names, by their towns and by their castles, twelve princes of their nations.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred thirty-seven years. And he yielded up the spirit and died and was gathered to his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur (that is towards Egypt, as you go to Asshur). Ishmael dwelt in the presence of all his brothers.
19 Likewise, these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac.
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife (the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramite of Padan Aram, sister to Laban, the Aramite).
21 And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was persuaded by him; and Rebekah, his wife, conceived.
22 But the children strove together within her. Therefore, she said, “Seeing this is so, why am I like this?” So, she went to ask the LORD.
23 And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; and two peoples shall be divided out of your core. And the one people shall be mightier than the other; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
24 Therefore, when her time of deliverance was fulfilled, behold, twins were in her womb.
25 So he who came out first was red. And he was as rough as a garment all over. And they called his name, Esau.
26 And afterward, his brother came out. And his hand held Esau by the heel. Therefore, his name was called, Jacob. Now Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah bore them.
27 And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter and lived in the fields. But Jacob was a plain man and dwelt in tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, for venison was his meat, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Now Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field and was weary.
30 Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me eat of that porridge so red, for I am weary.” Therefore, his name was called, Edom.
31 And Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright today.”
32 And Esau said, “Lo, I am almost dead. What, then, is this birthright to me?”
33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of today.” And he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and porridge of lentils. And he ate and drank, and rose up, and went his way. So, Esau despised his birthright.
24 And Jesus went out and departed from the Temple. And His disciples came to Him to show Him the building of the Temple.
2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, there shall not be left a stone upon a stone here, that shall not be cast down.”
3 And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives, His disciples came to Him alone, saying, “Tell us when these things shall be. And what sign shall there be of Your coming, and of the end of the world?”
4 And Jesus answered, and said to them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 “For many shall come in My Name, saying, ‘I am Christ’, and shall deceive many.
6 “And you shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. For all these things must happen. But the end is not yet.
7 “For nation shall rise against nation, and realm against realm. And there shall be famine, and pestilence, and earthquakes in diverse places.
8 “All these are but the beginning of sorrows.
9 “Then they shall deliver you up to tribulation and shall kill you. And you shall be hated by all nations, for My Name’s sake.
10 “And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 “And many false prophets shall arise and shall deceive many.
12 “And because iniquity shall be increased, the love of many shall be cold.
13 “But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved.
14 “And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached through the whole world, for a witness to all nations. And then the end shall come.
15 “Therefore, when you shall see the Abomination of Desolation (spoken of by Daniel the Prophet) set in the Holy Place (let the one who reads consider it.)
16 “Then let those who are in Judea, flee into the mountains.
17 “Let the one who is on the housetop, not come down to fetch anything out of his house.
18 “And the one who is in the field, let him not go back to fetch his clothes.
19 “Then woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days.
20 “But pray that your flight is not in the winter, nor on the Sabbath.
21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.
22 “And unless those days are shortened, no flesh will be saved. But for the Elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened.
23 “Then, if anyone shall say to you, ‘Lo, here (or there) is Christ’, do not believe it.
24 “For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders. So that if it were possible, they would deceive the very Elect.
25 “Behold, I have told you before.
26 “Therefore, if they shall say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the desert’, do not go. ‘Behold, He is in the secret places’, do not believe it.
27 “For as the lightning comes out of the east, and is seen in the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 “For wherever a dead carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 “And immediately after the tribulations of those days, the Sun shall be darkened. And the Moon shall not give her light. And the stars shall fall from Heaven. And the powers of Heaven shall be shaken.
30 “And then the sign of the Son of Man shall appear in Heaven. And then all the tribes of the Earth shall mourn. And they shall see the Son of Man come in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory.
31 And He shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet. And they shall gather together His Elect from the four winds - from the one end of the heavens to the other.
32 “Now learn the parable of the fig tree. When her bough is still tender, and it puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 “So likewise, when you see all these things, know that the Kingdom of God is near, even at the doors.
34 “Truly I say to you that this generation shall not pass until all these things are done.
35 “Heaven and Earth shall pass away. But My words shall not pass away.
36 “But of that day and hour knows no one; no, not the angels of Heaven, but only My Father.
37 “But as in the days of Noah, so likewise shall be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 “For as in the days before the flood, they ate and drank, married, and gave in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark.
39 “And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. So also shall the coming of the Son of Man be.
40 “Then two shall be in the fields. The one shall be received, and the other shall be refused.
41 “Two women shall be grinding at the mill. The one shall be received, and the other shall be refused.
42 “Watch, therefore. For you do not know what hour your Master will come.
43 “Of this be sure: that if the good man of the house knew at what time the thief would come, he would surely watch, and not allow his house to be dug through.
44 “Therefore, you be ready also. For the Son of Man will come at an hour which you do not expect.
45 “Who then is a faithful servant (and wise), whom his master has made ruler over his household, to give them food in season?
46 “Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, shall find so doing.
47 “Truly I say to you that he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 “But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming’,
49 “and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken,
50 “that servant’s master will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour of which he is not aware,
51 “and will cut him in two and give him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
1 In the days of Ahasuerus (This is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over 127 provinces,
2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan),
3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants—even the power of Persia and Media—and to the captains and governors of the provinces which were before him.
4 So that he might show the riches and glory of his kingdom, and the honor of his great majesty for many days, even 180 days.
5 And when these days had expired, the king made a feast to all the people who were found in the palace of Shushan (both great and small) for seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace,
6 under a hanging of white, green, and blue cloths, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple, in silver rings, and pillars of marble. The beds were of gold and of silver, upon a pavement of porphyry and marble and alabaster and blue color.
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, and changed vessel after vessel, and royal wine in abundance, according to the power of the king.
8 And the drinking was voluntary. For so the king had ordered all the officers of his house: that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 The Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal house of King Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the King was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas (the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of king Ahasuerus)
11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with the crown royal, so that he might show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look upon.
12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s word which he had given in charge to the eunuchs. Therefore, the king was very angry, and his wrath kindled in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the King’s manner towards all who knew the law and the judgment—
14 and closest to him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia, and Media—who saw the king’s face and sat the first in the kingdom),
15 “What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to the law, because she did not do according to the word of King Ahasuerus, by the commission of the eunuchs?”
16 Then Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “The Queen Vashti has not only done evil against the king, but against all the princes, and against all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
17 For the act of the queen shall become known to all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their own eyes, and shall say, ‘The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the Queen to be brought in before him, but she did not come.’
18 “So shall the princesses of Persia and Media say this day to all the king’s princes when they hear of the act of the queen. Thus shall there be much spitefulness and wrath.
19 “If it please the king, let a royal decree proceed from him; and let it be written among the statutes of Persia and Media. And let it not be transgressed that Vashti come no more before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to someone who is better than she.
20 “And when the decree of the king, which shall be made, shall be published throughout all his kingdom (though it be great), all the women shall give their husbands honor, both great and small.”
21 And this saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
22 For he sent letters into all the provinces of the king, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people in their own language, so that every man should rule his own house; and so that he would publish it in the language of that same people.
24 Now after five days, Ananias the High Priest came down with the elders and Tertullus (a certain orator), who appeared against Paul before the Governor.
2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that we have obtained great peace through you, and that many worthy things are being done in this nation through your foresight,
3 “we acknowledge it wholly, and in all places, with all thanks, most noble Felix.
4 “But so as not to detain you, I beg you to hear a few words from us out of your fairness.
5 “We have found this man to be a pest, an inciter of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6 “who has tried to pollute the Temple. Therefore, we took him, and would have judged him according to our Law.
7 “But the chief captain, Lysias, came upon us and (with great violence) took him out of our hands,
8 “commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may learn all these things of which we accuse him.”
9 And the Jews also agreed, saying that it was so.
10 Then Paul, after the Governor had beckoned to him that he should speak, answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I do the more gladly answer for myself,
11 “seeing that you may know that it has only been twelve days since I came up to worship in Jerusalem.
12 “And they neither found me in the Temple (disputing with any man or inciting uproar among the people), nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13 “Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
14 “But this I confess to you: that I worship the God of my Fathers as does the Way (which they call heresy), believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets.
15 “And I have hope in God that the resurrection of the dead, (which they themselves also look for) shall be of both just and unjust.
16 “And in this I myself always endeavor to have a clear conscience toward God and toward man.
17 “Now after many years, I came and brought alms and offerings to my nation.
18 “At which time, some Asian Jews found me (with neither multitude nor tumult) purified in the Temple.
19 “They ought to have been present to accuse me before you, if they have anything against me.
20 “Or else let these themselves say if they have found any unjust thing in me while I stood in the Council,
21 “except for this one statement which I cried out while standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead am I accused by you this day.’”
22 Now when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, “When I shall better understand the things which concern this Way (by the coming of Lysias the chief Captain), I will decide your matter.”
23 Then he commanded a Centurion to keep Paul, and that he should have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his friends to minister to him, or to come to him.
24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla (who was Jewish), he sent for Paul and heard from him about faith in Christ.
25 And as he reasoned of righteousness and temperance, and of the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, “Go your way for now. And when it is convenient, I will call for you.”
26 He also hoped that money would have been given to him by Paul, so that he might release him. Therefore, he sent for him more often and communed with him.
27 After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. And wanting to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.
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