M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

27 A son of twenty and five years [is] Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

² And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly.

³ He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

⁴ and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

⁵ And he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevaileth over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in the third.

⁶ And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

⁷ And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

⁸ A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

⁹ and Jotham lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.

28 A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father,

² and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,

³ and himself hath made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burneth his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

⁴ and sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

⁵ And Jehovah his God giveth him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring [them] in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he hath been given, and he smiteth him -- a great smiting.

⁶ And Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole [are] sons of valour), because of their forsaking Jehovah, God of their fathers.

⁷ And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king.

⁸ And the sons of Israel take captive of their brethren, two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they have seized from them, and they bring in the spoil to Samaria.

⁹ And there hath been there a prophet of Jehovah (Oded [is] his name), and he goeth out before the host that hath come in to Samaria, and saith to them, `Lo, in the fury of Jehovah God of your fathers against Judah, He hath given them into your hand, and ye slay among them in rage -- unto the heavens it hath come;

¹⁰ and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?

¹¹ and now, hear me, and send back the captives whom ye have taken captive of your brethren, for the heat of the anger of Jehovah [is] upon you.'

¹² And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,

¹³ and say to them, `Ye do not bring in the captives hither, for, to guilt against Jehovah on us, ye are saying to add unto our sin and unto our guilt? for abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on Israel.'

¹⁴ And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly;

¹⁵ and the men who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and all their naked ones they have clothed from the spoil, yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on asses, even every feeble one, and bring them in to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brethren, and turn back to Samaria.

¹⁶ At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him;

¹⁷ and again the Edomites have come, and smite in Judah, and take captive a captivity.

¹⁸ And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there,

¹⁹ for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.

²⁰ And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,

²¹ though Ahaz hath taken a portion [out] of the house of Jehovah, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

²² And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

²³ and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.

²⁴ And Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem.

²⁵ And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.

²⁶ And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

²⁷ And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.

14 And I saw, and lo, a Lamb having stood upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousands, having the name of his Father written upon their foreheads;

² and I heard a voice out of the heaven, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder, and a voice I heard of harpers harping with their harps,

³ and they sing, as it were, a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the hundred forty-four thousands, who have been bought from the earth;

⁴ these are they who with women were not defiled, for they are virgin; these are they who are following the Lamb whithersoever he may go; these were bought from among men -- a first-fruit to God and to the Lamb --

⁵ and in their mouth there was not found guile, for unblemished are they before the throne of God.

⁶ And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

⁷ saying in a great voice, `Fear ye God, and give to Him glory, because come did the hour of His judgment, and bow ye before Him who did make the heaven, and the land, and sea, and fountains of waters.'

⁸ And another messenger did follow, saying, `Fall, fall, did Babylon, the great city, because of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom she hath given to all nations to drink.'

⁹ And a third messenger did follow them, saying in a great voice, `If any one the beast doth bow before, and his image, and doth receive a mark upon his forehead, or upon his hand,

¹⁰ he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, that hath been mingled unmixed in the cup of His anger, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy messengers, and before the Lamb,

¹¹ and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name.

¹² Here is endurance of the saints: here [are] those keeping the commands of God, and the faith of Jesus.'

¹³ And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, `Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' `Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours -- and their works do follow them!'

¹⁴ And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sitting like to a son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle;

¹⁵ and another messenger did come forth out of the sanctuary crying in a great voice to him who is sitting upon the cloud, `Send forth thy sickle and reap, because come to thee hath the hour of reaping, because ripe hath been the harvest of the earth;'

¹⁶ and he who is sitting upon the cloud did put forth his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ And another messenger did come forth out of the sanctuary that [is] in the heaven, having -- he also -- a sharp sickle,

¹⁸ and another messenger did come forth out from the altar, having authority over the fire, and he called with a great cry to him having the sharp sickle, saying, `Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, because come to perfection have her grapes;'

¹⁹ and the messenger did put forth his sickle to the earth, and did gather the vine of the earth, and did cast [it] to the great wine-press of the wrath of God;

²⁰ and trodden was the wine-press outside of the city, and blood did come forth out of the wine-press -- unto the bridles of the horses, a thousand, six hundred furlongs.

10 They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.

² Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

³ Against the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.

⁴ From him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.

⁵ And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.

⁶ And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer them.

⁷ And Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.

⁸ I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.

⁹ And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.

¹⁰ And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And from Asshur I do gather them, And unto the land of Gilead and Lebanon I do bring them in, And there is not found for them [space].

¹¹ And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.

¹² And I have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!

13 And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who [are] in the world -- to the end he loved them.

² And supper being come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

³ Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him -- into [his] hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth,

⁴ doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;

⁵ afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded.

⁶ He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou -- dost thou wash my feet?'

⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

⁸ Peter saith to him, `Thou mayest not wash my feet -- to the age.' Jesus answered him, `If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;'

⁹ Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.'

¹⁰ Jesus saith to him, `He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;'

¹¹ for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, `Ye are not all clean.'

¹² When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you?

¹³ ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;

¹⁴ if then I did wash your feet -- the Lord and the Teacher -- ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

¹⁵ `For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

¹⁶ verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

¹⁷ if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

¹⁸ not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

¹⁹ `From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he];

²⁰ verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

²¹ These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;'

²² the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh.

²³ And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

²⁴ Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,

²⁵ and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, who is it?'

²⁶ Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth [it] to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

²⁷ And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, `What thou dost -- do quickly;'

²⁸ and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him,

²⁹ for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

³⁰ having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

³¹ When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, `Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in him;

³² if God was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will glorify him.

³³ `Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews -- Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say [it] now.

³⁴ `A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

³⁵ in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

³⁶ Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'

³⁷ Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;'

³⁸ Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'