M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

22 `When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

² `If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

³ if the sun hath risen upon him, blood [is] for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;

⁴ if the theft is certainly found in his hand alive, whether ox, or ass, or sheep -- double he repayeth.

⁵ `When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, [of] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.

⁶ `When fire goeth forth, and hath found thorns, and a stack, or the standing corn, or the field, hath been consumed, he who causeth the burning doth certainly repay.

⁷ `When a man doth give unto his neighbour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath been stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he repayeth double.

⁸ `If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;

⁹ for every matter of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his; unto God cometh the matter of them both; he whom God doth condemn, he repayeth double to his neighbour.

¹⁰ `When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing --

¹¹ an oath of Jehovah is between them both, that he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour, and its owner hath accepted, and he doth not repay;

¹² but if it is certainly stolen from him, he doth repay to its owner;

¹³ if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in -- a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.

¹⁴ `And when a man doth ask [anything] from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died -- its owner not being with it -- he doth certainly repay;

¹⁵ if its owner [is] with it, he doth not repay, -- if it [is] a hired thing, it hath come for its hire.

¹⁶ `And when a man doth entice a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;

¹⁷ if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸ `A witch thou dost not keep alive.

¹⁹ `Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.

²⁰ `He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

²¹ `And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

²² `Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

²³ if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

²⁴ and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

²⁵ `If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

²⁶ if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

²⁷ for it alone is his covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.

²⁸ `God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

²⁹ `Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

³⁰ so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.

³¹ `And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

² this one was in the beginning with God;

³ all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men,

⁵ and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

⁶ There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name [is] John,

⁷ this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;

⁸ that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.

⁹ He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

¹⁰ in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

¹¹ to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

¹² but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

¹³ who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

¹⁶ and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

¹⁷ for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

¹⁸ God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'

²⁰ and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- `I am not the Christ.'

²¹ And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' -- `The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'

²² They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

²³ He said, `I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

²⁴ And those sent were of the Pharisees,

²⁵ and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

²⁶ John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

²⁷ of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

²⁸ These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

²⁹ on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

³⁰ this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:

³¹ and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

³² And John testified, saying -- `I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

³³ and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

³⁴ and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'

³⁵ On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,

³⁶ and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God;'

³⁷ and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸ And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

³⁹ He saith to them, `Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

⁴⁰ Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

⁴¹ this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

⁴² and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

⁴³ On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.'

⁴⁴ And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;

⁴⁵ Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth;'

⁴⁶ and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, `Come and see.'

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'

⁴⁸ Nathanael saith to him, `Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, `Before Philip's calling thee -- thou being under the fig-tree -- I saw thee.'

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'

⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, `Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'

⁵¹ and he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

40 And Jehovah doth answer Job, and saith: --

² Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.

³ And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --

⁴ Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

⁵ Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

⁶ And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

⁷ Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

⁸ Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

⁹ And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

¹⁰ Put on, I pray thee, excellency and loftiness, Yea, honour and beauty put on.

¹¹ Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

¹² See every proud one -- humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

¹³ Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.

¹⁴ And even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

¹⁵ Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

¹⁶ Lo, I pray thee, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

¹⁷ He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

¹⁸ His bones [are] tubes of brass, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.

¹⁹ He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

²⁰ For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

²¹ Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

²² Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

²³ Lo, a flood oppresseth -- he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

²⁴ Before his eyes doth [one] take him, With snares doth [one] pierce the nose?

10 And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

² and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

³ for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

⁴ for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

⁵ reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

⁶ and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

⁷ The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we [are] Christ's;

⁸ for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

⁹ that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

¹⁰ `because the letters indeed -- saith one -- [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

¹¹ This one -- let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.

¹² For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

¹³ and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us -- to reach even unto you;

¹⁴ for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

¹⁵ not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope -- your faith increasing -- in you to be enlarged, according to our line -- into abundance,

¹⁶ in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

¹⁷ and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;

¹⁸ for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.