M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
17 And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place and prevailed against Israel.
2 And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah and set bands in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and did not seek Baalim,
4 but sought the LORD God of his father and walked in His Commandment, and not after the deeds of Israel.
5 Therefore, the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat, so that he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 And he lifted up his heart to the ways of the LORD. And moreover, he took away the high places and the groves from Judah.
7 And in the third year of his reign, he sent his princes, Ben-Hail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Michaiah, so that they would teach in the cities of Judah,
8 And he sent Levites with them: Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah. And he sent Priests with them: Elishama and Jehoram.
9 And they taught in Judah and had the Book of the Law of the LORD with them. And they went around throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were all around Judah. And they did not fight against Jehoshaphat.
11 Also, some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute silver. And the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
12 So, Jehoshaphat prospered and grew greater. And he built palaces and storage cities in Judah.
13 And he had great works in the cities of Judah, and men of war and valiant men in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them, after the House of their fathers. In Judah were captains of thousands: Adnah, the captain, and three hundred thousand valiant men with him.
15 And at his hand was Jehohanan, a captain, and two hundred eighty thousand with him.
16 And at his hand was Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD. And with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.
17 And of Benjamin was Eliada, a valiant man. And with him were two hundred thousand armed men with bow and shield.
18 And at his hand was Jehozabad. And with him were one hundred eighty thousand, armed for war.
19 These waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the strong cities throughout all Judah.
6 After, I beheld when the Lamb opened one of the seals. And I heard one of the four beasts say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
2 Therefore, I looked. And lo, there was a white horse. And he who sat on him had a bow. And a crown was given to him. And he went forth, conquering, so that he might overcome.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, “Come!”
4 And another red horse went out. And power was given to him who sat upon it to take peace from the Earth, so that they should kill one another. And there was given to him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, “Come!” Then I looked and lo, a black horse. And he who sat on him had a scales in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, “A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and the oil and wine do not damage!”
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, “Come!”
8 And I looked. And behold, a pale horse. And his name who sat on him was Death. And Hell followed after him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the Earth; to kill with sword and with hunger and with death and with beasts of the Earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw, under the altar, the souls of those who were killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Lord - Who are holy and true - do You not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the Earth?”
11 And long white robes were given to everyone. And it was said to them that they should rest for a little season until their fellow servants, and their brothers who would be killed just as they were, were fulfilled.
12 And when he had opened the sixth seal, I looked. And lo, there was a great earthquake. And the Sun was as black as sackcloth made of hair. And the Moon was like blood.
13 And the stars of heaven fell to the Earth, as a fig-tree casts her green figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14 And heaven departed away - as a scroll when it is rolled - and every mountain and isle were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the Earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in dens and among the rocks of the mountains;
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us! And hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17 “For the great Day of His wrath has come! And who can stand!?”
2 I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, so that I may see what its width is, and its length.”
3 And behold, the Angel that talked with me went forth. And another angel went out to meet him,
4 and said to him, “Run! Speak to this young man, and say, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, because of the multitude of men and cattle in it!
5 ‘For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be to her a wall of fire all around and will be the Glory in the midst of her.
6 ‘Ho, ho! Come forth and flee from the land of the North!’ says the LORD, ‘for I have scattered you to the four winds of the heaven,’ says the LORD.
7 ‘Save yourself, O Zion, who dwells with the daughter of Babel!’
8 “For thus says the LORD of Hosts: ‘After this glory he has sent Me to the nations which plundered you. For he who touches you, touches the apple of His Eye.
9 ‘For behold, I will lift up My Hand upon them. And they shall be a spoil to those who served them. And you shall know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.
10 ‘Rejoice and be glad, O daughter Zion! For lo, I come, and will dwell in the midst of you,’ says the LORD.
11 “And many nations shall be joined to the LORD on that day and shall be My people. And I will dwell in the midst of you. And you shall know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
12 “And the LORD shall inherit Judah, His portion, in the Holy Land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
13 “Let all flesh be still before the LORD! For He is raised up out of His Holy Place!”
5 After that, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
2 And there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep gate, a pool called in Hebrew, ‘Bethesda’, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of sick folk; of blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and stirred the water. Whoever then first stepped in, after the stirring of the water, was made whole of whatever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there who had been diseased 38 years.
6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had now been diseased a long time, He said to him, “Will you be made whole?”
7 The sick one answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred. But while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, “Rise. Take up your bed and walk.”
9 And immediately the man was made whole. And he took up his bed and walked. And the same day was the Sabbath.
10 Therefore, the Jews said to him who was made whole, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
11 He answered them, “The One who made me whole, He said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’”
12 Then they asked him, “What Man is that who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?”
13 And the one who was healed did not know Who it was. For Jesus had withdrawn from the multitude that was in that place.
14 And after that, Jesus found him in the Temple, and said to him, “Behold, you are made whole. Sin no more, lest a worse thing happen to you.”
15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had made him whole.
16 And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I work.”
18 Therefore, the Jews sought to kill Him even more, not only because He had broken the Sabbath, but also because He said that God was his Father. And He made Himself equal with God.
19 Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you. The Son can do nothing of Himself, except that He sees the Father do. For whatever things He does, the same things the Son also does in like manner.
20 “For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things, whatever He Himself does. And He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
21 “For just as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them, so the Son quickens whom He will.
22 “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,
23 “that all should honor the Son as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son, the same does not honor the Father Who has sent Him.
24 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him Who sent Me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
25 “Truly, truly I say to you, the hour shall come, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who hear it shall live.
26 “For as the Father has life in Himself, so likewise has He given to the Son, to have life in Himself.
27 “And has also given Him power to execute judgment, in that He is the Son of man.
28 “Do not marvel at this. For the hour shall come in which all who are in the graves shall hear His voice.
29 “And those who have done good shall come forth to the resurrection of life; but those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
30 “I can do nothing of My own Self. As I hear, I judge. And My judgment is just, because I seek not My own will, but the will of the Father Who has sent Me.
31 “If I should bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.
32 “There is Another that bears witness of Me. And I know that the witness which He bears of Me is true.
33 “You sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth.
34 “But I do not receive the testimony of man. Nevertheless, these things I say that you might be saved.
35 “He was a burning and shining lamp. And you were, for a season, willing to rejoice in his light.
36 “But I have greater witness than the witness of John. For the works which the Father has given Me to finish (the same works that I do) bear witness of Me, that the Father sent Me.
37 “And the Father Himself, Who has sent Me, bears witness of Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His shape.
38 “And His Word you do not have abiding in you. For Whom He has sent, Him you did not believe.
39 “You search the Scriptures. For in them you think to have eternal life. And they are they which testify of Me.
40 “But you will not come to Me, that you might have life.
41 “I do not receive the praise of man.
42 “But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
43 “I have come in My Father’s Name, and you do not receive Me. If another shall come in his own name, him you will receive!
44 How can you believe, when you receive honor one from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from God alone?
45 “Do not think that I will accuse you to My Father. There is one who accuses you - Moses, in whom you trust.
46 “For had you believed Moses you would have believed Me. For he wrote of Me.
47 “But if you do not believe his writings, how shall you believe My words?”
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