M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

5 And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to Me in the wilderness;'

² and Pharaoh saith, `Who [is] Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

³ And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

⁴ And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

⁵ Pharaoh also saith, `Lo, numerous now [is] the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'

⁶ And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

⁷ `Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

⁸ and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

⁹ let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'

¹⁰ And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, `Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,

¹¹ ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find [it], for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

¹² And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

¹³ and the exactors are making haste, saying, `Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'

¹⁴ And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, `Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'

¹⁵ And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

¹⁶ Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'

¹⁷ And he saith, `Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;

¹⁸ and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'

¹⁹ And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, `Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

²⁰ And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

²¹ and say unto them, `Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants -- to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'

²² And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why [is] this? -- Thou hast sent me!

²³ and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'

8 And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve [are] with him,

² and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

³ and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.

⁴ And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

⁵ `The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

⁶ `And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.

⁷ `And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.

⁸ `And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

⁹ And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

¹⁰ And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

¹¹ `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

¹² and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

¹³ `And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

¹⁴ `And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

¹⁵ `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain [it], and bear fruit in continuance.

¹⁶ `And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put [it]; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put [it], that those coming in may see the light,

¹⁷ for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

¹⁸ `See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

¹⁹ And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

²⁰ and it was told him, saying, `Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;'

²¹ and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

²² And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he himself went into a boat with his disciples, and he said unto them, `We may go over to the other side of the lake;' and they set forth,

²³ and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

²⁴ And having come near, they awoke him, saying, `Master, master, we perish;' and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,

²⁵ and he said to them, `Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, `Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

²⁶ And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,

²⁷ and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

²⁸ and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, `What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'

²⁹ For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

³⁰ And Jesus questioned him, saying, `What is thy name?' and he said, `Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)

³¹ and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

³² and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

³³ and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked.

³⁴ And those feeding [them], having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told [it] to the city, and to the fields;

³⁵ and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;

³⁶ and those also having seen [it], told them how the demoniac was saved.

³⁷ And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

³⁸ And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,

³⁹ `Turn back to thy house, and tell how great things God did to thee;' and he went away through all the city proclaiming how great things Jesus did to him.

⁴⁰ And it came to pass, in the turning back of Jesus, the multitude received him, for they were all looking for him,

⁴¹ and lo, there came a man, whose name [is] Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

⁴² because he had an only daughter about twelve years [old], and she was dying. And in his going away, the multitudes were thronging him,

⁴³ and a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,

⁴⁴ having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.

⁴⁵ And Jesus said, `Who [is] it that touched me?' and all denying, Peter and those with him said, `Master, the multitudes press thee, and throng [thee], and thou dost say, Who [is] it that touched me!'

⁴⁶ And Jesus said, `Some one did touch me, for I knew power having gone forth from me.'

⁴⁷ And the woman, having seen that she was not hid, trembling, came, and having fallen before him, for what cause she touched him declared to him before all the people, and how she was healed presently;

⁴⁸ and he said to her, `Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee, be going on to peace.'

⁴⁹ While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's [house], saying to him -- `Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'

⁵⁰ and Jesus having heard, answered him, saying, `Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be saved.'

⁵¹ And having come to the house, he suffered no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the child, and the mother;

⁵² and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, `Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

⁵³ and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

⁵⁴ and he having put all forth without, and having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, `Child, arise;'

⁵⁵ and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;

⁵⁶ and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass.

22 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

² To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

³ Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

⁴ Because of thy reverence Doth He reason [with] thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

⁵ Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.

⁶ For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

⁷ Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

⁸ As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

⁹ Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

¹⁰ Therefore round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

¹¹ Or darkness -- thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.

¹² Is not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.

¹³ And thou hast said, `What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

¹⁴ Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,

¹⁵ The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

¹⁶ Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.

¹⁷ Those saying to God, `Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?

¹⁸ And he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

¹⁹ See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

²⁰ `Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'

²¹ Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.

²² Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

²³ If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.

²⁴ So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.

²⁵ And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee.

²⁶ For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,

²⁷ Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

²⁸ And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

²⁹ For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

³⁰ He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.

9 Am not I an apostle? am not I free? Jesus Christ our Lord have I not seen? my work are not ye in the Lord?

² if to others I am not an apostle -- yet doubtless to you I am; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

³ My defence to those who examine me in this;

⁴ have we not authority to eat and to drink?

⁵ have we not authority a sister -- a wife -- to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

⁶ or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?

⁷ who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat?

⁸ According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things?

⁹ for in the law of Moses it hath been written, `thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn;' for the oxen doth God care?

¹⁰ or because of us by all means doth He say [it]? yes, because of us it was written, because in hope ought the plower to plow, and he who is treading [ought] of his hope to partake in hope.

¹¹ If we to you the spiritual things did sow -- great [is it] if we your fleshly things do reap?

¹² if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ.

¹³ Have ye not known that those working about the things of the temple -- of the temple do eat, and those waiting at the altar -- with the altar are partakers?

¹⁴ so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.

¹⁵ And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for [it is] good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;

¹⁶ for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

¹⁷ for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

¹⁸ What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news;

¹⁹ for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

²⁰ and I became to the Jews as a Jew, that Jews I might gain; to those under law as under law, that those under law I might gain;

²¹ to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law;

²² I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some.

²³ And this I do because of the good news, that a fellow-partaker of it I may become;

²⁴ have ye not known that those running in a race -- all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

²⁵ and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

²⁶ I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

²⁷ but I chastise my body, and bring [it] into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.