M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
49 Then Jacob called his sons, and said, “Gather yourselves together, so that I may tell you what shall come to you in the last days.
2 “Gather yourselves together and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel, your father.
3 “Reuben, my eldest son, you are my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4 “You were light as water. You shall not be excellent, because you went up to your father’s bed. Then, you defiled my bed. Your dignity is gone.
5 “Simeon and Levi (brothers). Their weapons are the instruments of cruelty.
6 “Do not let my soul come into their secret, nor my glory be joined with their assembly. For in their wrath they killed a man; and in their self-will they dug down a wall.
7 “Cursed be their wrath, for it was fierce, and their rage, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
8 “You, Judah. Your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
9 “Judah, as a lion’s cub you shall come up from the prey, my son. He shall lie down and crouch as a lion, and as a lioness. Who shall stir him up?
10 “The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. And the people shall be gathered to him.
11 “He shall bind his donkey foal to the Vine, and his donkey’s colt to the Best Vine. He shall wash His garment in wine, and His cloak in the blood of grapes.
12 “His eyes shall be red with wine, and His teeth white with milk.
13 “Zebulun shall dwell by the seaside; and he shall be a haven for ships. And his border shall be to Sidon.
14 “Issachar shall be a strong donkey, crouching down between two burdens.
15 “And he shall see that rest is good, and that the land is pleasant; and he shall bow his shoulder to bear and shall be subject to tribute.
16 “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 “Dan shall be a serpent on the way, an adder by the path, biting the horse heels so that his rider shall fall backward.
18 “O LORD, I have waited for Your salvation!
19 “Gad. An army of men shall overcome him; but he shall overcome in the end.
20 “Concerning Asher, his bread shall be fat and he shall give pleasures for a king.
21 “Naphtali shall be a loosed deer, using beautiful words.
22 “Joseph shall be a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by the well side. His small boughs shall overrun the wall.
23 “And the archers grieved him and shot and hated him.
24 “But, his bow remained strong; and the hands of his arms were strengthened by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob (by Whom was the Feeder appointed by the Stone of Israel),
25 “by the God of your father, Who shall help you, and by the Almighty Who shall bless you with heavenly blessings from above, with blessings of the deep that lies beneath, with blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
26 “The blessings of your father shall be stronger than the blessings of my elders. To the end of the hills of the world shall they be on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he shall devour the prey and at night he shall divide the plunder.”
28 All these are the Twelve Tribes of Israel; and thus their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed every one of them with a specific blessing.
29 And he charged them, and said to them, “I am ready to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers, in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 “in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah (besides Mamre, in the land of Canaan) which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a burial possession.
31 “There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife. And there I buried Leah.
32 “The purchase of the field, and the cave that is therein, were bought from the children of Heth.”
33 Thus, Jacob finished giving charge to his sons and drew his feet into the bed and gave up the ghost and was gathered to his people.
2 And it happened in those days that there came a decree from Augustus Caesar that all the world should be registered.
2 (This first registration was made when Quirinius was Governor of Syria.)
3 Therefore, all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee (out of a city called Nazareth) into Judea (to the city of David - which is called Bethlehem - because he was of the House and lineage of David)
5 to register with Mary (his betrothed), who was with child.
6 And so it was that while they were there, the days were completed that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her first begotten Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a feeding trough (because there was no room for them in the inn).
8 And there were in that same country, shepherds, abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them. And the Glory of the Lord shone about them. And they were very afraid.
10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people.
11 “For to you is born this day in the City of David, a Savior, Who is Christ the Lord.
12 “And this shall be a sign to you - you shall find the Baby swaddled and laid in a feeding trough.”
13 And immediately, there was with the Angel a multitude of Heavenly soldiers, praising God, and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the High Heaven! Peace on Earth, and to man, according to His good pleasure!”
15 And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into Heaven, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us go to Bethlehem, then, and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord has shown to us.”
16 So they came quickly, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the Baby laid in the feeding trough.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known the thing which was told to them about that Child.
18 And all who heard it, marveled at the things which were told to them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary preserved all those sayings and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen as it was spoken to them.
21 And when the eighth day had come (on which they circumcised the Child), His Name was then called “Jesus” - which was named by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification were completed (according to the Law of Moses), they brought Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord,
23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord.”)
24 and to give an oblation - as is commanded in the Law of the Lord - a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was just and feared God and waited for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was declared to him from God by the Holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Anointed of the Lord.
27 And he was led by the Spirit into the Temple. And when the parents brought in the Baby Jesus, to do for Him after the custom of the Law,
28 he then took Him in his arms and praised God, and said,
29 “Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word!
30 “For my eyes have seen Your Salvation
31 “(which You have prepared before the face of all people);
32 “a Light to be revealed to the Gentiles and the Glory of Your people, Israel!”
33 And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken about Him.
34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,
35 Yes, and a sword shall pierce through your soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be opened.”
36 And there was a prophetess - one Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher - who was of a great age (after she had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity).
37 And she had been widowed for about 84 years and had never left the Temple; but had served God with fasting and prayers night and day.
38 Then, coming upon them at that same instant, she likewise confessed the Lord, and spoke of Him to all who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed all things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 And the Child grew, and became strong in Spirit, and was filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was with Him.
41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
42 And when He was twelve years old, and they had come up to Jerusalem (after the custom of the feast),
43 and had finished the days and were returning, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And neither Joseph nor his mother, Mary, knew.
44 But they, supposing that He had been in their company, went a day’s journey and sought Him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.
45 And when they did not find Him, they turned back to Jerusalem and sought Him.
46 And it happened that after three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, hearing them and asking them questions.
47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.
48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You dealt with us like this? Behold, Your father and I have sought You with very heavy hearts.”
49 Then He said to them, “How is it that you sought Me? Did you not know that I must go about My Father’s business?”
50 But they did not understand the Word that He spoke to them.
51 Then He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom, and stature, and in favor with God and man.
15 “Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2 “Shall a wise man speak words of the wind, and fill his belly with the East wind?
3 “Shall he dispute with unprofitable words or with talk that is of no benefit?
4 “Surely, you have cast off fear and restrained prayer before God:
5 “For your mouth declares your iniquity, seeing you have chosen the tongue of the crafty.
6 “Your own mouth condemns you, and not me. And your lips testify against you.
7 “Are you the first man who was born? And were you made before the hills?
8 “Have you heard the secret counsel of God? And do you restrain wisdom to yourself?
9 “What do you know that we do not know, understand that is not in us?
10 “With us are both ancient and very aged men, far older than your father.
11 “Do the consolations of God seem small to you? Is this thing strange to you?
12 “Why does your heart take you away? And at what are you winking,
13 “that you answer to God at your pleasure and bring such words out of your mouth?
14 “What is man, that he would be clean? And he who is born of woman, that he would be just?
15 “Behold, He found no steadfastness in His saints. Yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
16 “How much more abominable is man, and filthy, who drinks iniquity like water?
17 “I will tell you. Hear me, and I will declare that which I have seen,
18 “which wise men have told from their fathers and have not kept secret,
19 “to whom alone the land was given. And no stranger passed through them.
20 “The wicked man is continually as one who writhes in pain. And the number of years is hidden from the tyrant.
21 “A sound of fear is in his ears. In his prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 “He does not believe he will return out of darkness, for he sees the sword before him.
23 “He wanders to and fro for bread. He knows that the day of darkness is at hand.
24 “Affliction and anguish shall make him afraid. They shall prevail against him as a king, ready to battle.
25 “For he has stretched out his hand against God and made himself strong against the Almighty.
26 “running upon Him, with the most thick part of his shield.
27 “Because he has covered his face with his fatness, and excess fat is in his loins.
28 “He dwells in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabits, but have become heaps.
29 “He shall not be rich. Nor shall his substance continue. Nor shall he prolong its gain on the Earth.
30 “He shall never depart from darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. And he shall go away with the breath of His mouth.
31 “Let him not err in his trust of frivolity. For frivolity shall be his reward.
32 “His branch shall not be green, but shall be cut off before his day.
33 “God shall destroy him as the vine does her sour grape, and shall cast him off as the olive does her flower.
34 “For the congregation of the hypocrite shall be desolate. And fire shall devour the houses of bribes.
35 “They conceive mischief and bring forth emptiness. And their belly has prepared deceit.”
3 And I could not speak to you, brothers, as to spiritual men, but as to carnal, as to infants in Christ.
2 I gave you milk to drink, and not solid food. For you were not yet able to bear it, nor are you able even now.
3 For you are still fleshly, since there is among you envying and strife and divisions. Are you not still carnal, and walking as man?
4 For when one says, ‘I am Paul’s’, and another, ‘I am Apollos’s’, are you not carnal?
5 Who is Paul then? And who is Apollos, but the ministers, by whom you believed, and as the Lord gave to every man?
6 I have planted, Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.
7 So then, neither is he who plants anything, nor he who waters. But God gives the increase.
8 And he who plants, and he who waters, are one. And everyone shall receive his wages, according to his labor.
9 For we together are God’s laborers. You are God’s fellow workers, and God’s building.
10 According to the grace of God given to me, as a skillful master builder, I have laid the foundation. And another builds on that. But, let everyone take heed how he builds upon it.
11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid; which is Jesus Christ.
12 And if anyone builds gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble upon this foundation,
13 everyone’s work shall be made apparent. For the Day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by the fire. And the fire shall test everyone’s work, of what sort it is.
14 If anyone’s work that he has built upon abides, he shall receive wages.
15 If anyone’s work burns, he shall suffer loss. But he himself shall be saved, although still, as it were, by fire.
16 Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17 If anyone destroys the Temple of God, God shall destroy him. For the Temple of God is holy, which you are.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their own craftiness’.
20 And again, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are useless’.
21 Therefore, let no one boast in man. For all things are yours,
22 whether it be Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death - whether things present, or things to come - all are yours,
23 and you Christ’s, and Christ God’s.
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