{
  "testament": "New Testament",
  "books": [
    {
      "name": "Matthew",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–17) 23 Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, 24 the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 25 the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, 26 the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, 27 the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, 28 the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, 29 the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” 15 he said. “Be content with your wages.” 30 the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, a 16 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ. John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I b will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not c worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn 18 up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 17 19 20 With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people. But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done, Herod adde"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–4. ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "–5. not include Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–25) then you will not stand at all.’ ” 10 11 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying, “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from 12 the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test 13 the LORD.” c b 15 14 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will There- you try the patience of my God as well? fore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, will be with child and give birth to a the virgin son, and will call Him Immanuel. By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, For before He will be eating curds and honey. the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be Judgment to Come"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": ". Swift to plunder, quick to carry away hastens pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silver Hebrew Hebrew swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; i its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel! ; literally a thousand of silver God with us means and and He will call His name Immanuel you will call His name and she will call His name g 1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz Hebrew h 7 the River ; LXX The spoil speeds, the prey ; that is, approximately 25.1 God with us i 8 Immanuel means or ; also in verse 3. Hebrew means . 624 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "25 14 a But he had no union with until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Mary as his wife. her The Pilgrimage of the Magi"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. 5 Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek 2 of the judge of Israel. c But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, d devote to destruction out of you will come forth for Me — One to be ruler over Israel Cited in Matt. 2:6 thousands d 2 c 2 Or"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verses 8, 9, and 12 i 2 Or ; The more they Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–18) you will understand this. 31 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, 2 and they will be My people.” This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.” 3 b The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving b 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying devotion. 710 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 20 Hebrew 22 How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? a For the LORD has created a new thing 23 in the land— a woman will shelter a man.” 24 b This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Is- rael, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy moun- And Judah and all its cities will dwell tain.’ 25 together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks, for I will refresh the The New Covenant"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–23) were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. 39 When Jesus’ parents had done everything re- quired by the Law of the Lord, they returned to 40 Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. b And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was The Boy Jesus at the Temple upon Him. 41 42 Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for And when He was the Feast of the Passover. twelve years old, they went up according to the 43 custom of the Feast. Assuming He was in their company, stayed. they traveled on for a day before they began to 45 look for Him among their relatives and friends. 46 When they could not find Him, they returned Finally, after to Jerusalem to search for Him. three days they found Him in the temple courts, 47 sitting among the teachers, listening to them and And all who heard Him asking them questions. were astounded at His understanding and His 48 answers. When His parents saw Him, they were aston- ished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anx- 49 iously searching for You.” c 50 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house But they did not understand the 51 statement He was making to them. ?” Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treas- 52 ured up all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in The Mission of John the Baptist (Isa. 40:1–5 ; favor with G"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–16 Judgment against Israel’s Pride 20"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 863 4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, e but on every word that comes from the ” mouth of God.’ 6 5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, f so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’ ” g 7 Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the 8 Lord your God to the test.’ ” Again, the devil took Him to a very high moun- 9 tain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the “All this I will give You,” world and their glory. 10 he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” h “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve 11 Him only.’ ” Then the devil left Him, and angels came and Jesus Begins His Ministry ministered to Him."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "19 11 20 brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” And at once they left their nets and fol- 21 lowed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other broth- ers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them, and im- mediately they left the boat and their father and Jesus Heals the Multitudes followed Him."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–25 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": ". 23 40 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD 24 The LORD helps and delivers them; who takes delight in his journey. a He rescues and saves them from the"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–16 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": ", be upon your hearts. c 18 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–30) iniquity.” 16 2 18 3 “Speak to Then the LORD said to Moses, the Israelites and tell them: I am the You must not follow the prac- LORD your God. tices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You 4 must not walk in their customs. 5 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your e God. Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. 6 I am the LORD. f None of you are to approach any close relative 7 to have sexual relations. I am the LORD. You must not expose the nakedness of your fa- ther by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have 8 sexual relations with her. You must not have sexual relations with your 9 father’s wife; it would dishonor your father. You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the 10 same home or elsewhere. goat idols You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. f 6 Literally to uncover (their) nakedness ; also in verse 14 the soul d 11 Literally ; or Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–32 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": ". A talent was worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer. And he who marries a divorced g 9"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–37) the LORD had commanded him. 30 2 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD If a man makes a vow to the has commanded: LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do 3 everything he has promised. a 4 5 And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates her- self by a pledge, and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound her- self shall stand. But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because 6 her father has prohibited her. 7 If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself, and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. But if her hus- band prohibits her when he hears of it, he nulli- fies the vow that binds her or the rash promise 9 she has made, and the LORD will absolve her. 8 Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges 10 to fulfill is binding on her. 11 12 If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath, and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound her- But if her husband nullifies self shall stand"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "g 28 or a bull d 17 Or Or be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held 29 responsible. But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be 30 stoned and its owner must also be put to death. If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount de- 31 manded of him. If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be 32 done to him according to the same rule. a If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be 33 stoned. 34 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, the owner of and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its 35 owner, and the dead animal will be his. If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the 36 proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal. But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead an- Property Laws imal will be his. b 22 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five 2 oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 3 If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to But if death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed. it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. 4 A thief must make full restitution;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) 7 a If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to your heart or shut your hand from your harden Instead, you are to open your poor brother. hand to him and freely loan him whatever he 9 needs. 8 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of re- lease, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will 10 be guilty of sin. 11 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your For there will never cease to be poor in hand. the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the Hebrew Servants"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–15) portion, and it will not be taken away from her.” 11 One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples re- quested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John 2 taught his disciples.” a So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: b hallowed be Your name. ‘Father, 3 Your kingdom come. 4 Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins c against us. Ask, Seek, Knock"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "| 865 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be Truly I tell you, you will thrown into prison. Adultery"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "9 So then, this is how you should pray: 10 ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, 11 12 13 as we also have forgiven our debtors. a And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’ 15 14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your But if heavenly Father will also forgive you. you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither Proper Fasting will your Father forgive yours. 16 17 When you fast, do not be somber like the hyp- ocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already But when you fast, have their full reward. anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, Treasures in Heaven"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": ". BYZ and TR ; see Matt. 7:9–10. WH ; Vulgate ; also in vv. 18 and 19 42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard jus- tice and the love of God. You should have prac- 43 ticed the latter without neglecting the former. 44 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. Woe to you! For you are like un- marked graves, which men walk over without 45 even noticing.” One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult 46 us as well.” “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He re- plied. “For you weigh men down with heavy bur- dens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to 47 lighten their load. 48 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. So you are witnesses consenting to the 49 deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and oth- 50 ers they will persecute.’ 51 As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, from c the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this gen- 52 eration. Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You your"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–21) be added unto you. 32 33 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is Sell your pleased to give you the kingdom. possessions and give to the poor. Provide your- selves with purses that will not wear out, an in- exhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief For where approaches and no moth destroys. Readiness at Any Hour your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–24) nah is here. 33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so 34 those who enter can see the light. a b 36 35 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of Be careful, then, that the light within darkness. you is not darkness. So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.” Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–34) treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.” 22 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you 23 will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you 25 are than the birds! c 26 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour So if you cannot do such a small to his life? 27 thing, why do you worry about the rest? d 28 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not la- bor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, 29 O you of little faith! 30 And do not be concerned about what you will For the eat or drink. Do not worry about it. Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, 31 and your Father knows that you need them. kingdom, and these things will But seek His e Treasures in Heaven"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": ". 934 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–12) And lead us not into temptation. ” ’ 5 6 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have 7 nothing to set before him.’ And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my chil- dren and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you 8 anything.’ 10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks re- ceives; he who seeks finds; and to him who 11 knocks, the door will be opened. d 12 13 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, Or if he will give him a snake instead? asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those A House Divided who ask Him!”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–14) til all of it was leavened.” 22 23 Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Je- rusalem. “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” 24 Jesus answered, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. After the donkey b 5 a 35 master of the house gets up and shuts the door, 25"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–27) of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 46 47 48 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do I will show you what he is like who what I say? comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because 49 it was well built. b But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it The Faith of the Centurion fell—and great was its destruction!”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "| 867 torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its The Authority of Jesus collapse!” 28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, 29 the crowds were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, The Leper’s Prayer and not as their scribes."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "Jesus Heals at Peter’s House"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–34 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–15 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–26 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–34) on the bed, and the demon was gone. 31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went e 32 through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the Some people brought region of the Decapolis. to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand 33 on him. 37 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it. The people were utterly aston- ished and said, “He has done all things well! He The Feeding of the Four Thousand makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!” (2 Kings 4:42–44 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–38) 10 c 2 After this, the Lord appointed seventy- two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers 3 into His harvest. 4 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop from heaven, just as Elijah did a 54 him, because he does not accompany us.” know what kind of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy the lives of men, but to save them.” c 1 wolves. greet anyone along the road. ; see 2 Kings 1:10–12. BYZ and TR include BYZ and TR seventy b 55 and He said, “You do not NE, BYZ, and TR ; also in verse 17 930 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "| 869 Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "The Ministry of the Twelve"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": ". Lit. Some A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matt. 20:2. ; some manuscripts 38 “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who The Tradition of the Elders"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–25) 3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear con- science as did my forefathers, as I constantly 4 remember you night and day in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I 5 may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother 6 Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well. 7 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying a on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit 8 of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. b 9 10 So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in He suffering for the gospel by the power of God. has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus be- And now He has revealed fore time began. this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illumi- nated the way to life and immortality through the to which I was appointed as a preacher, gospel, 12 an apostle, and a teacher. 11 e Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching 14 you have heard from me, with the faith and love that Guard the treasure en- are in Christ Jesus. trusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit 15 who dwells in us. f You know that everyone in the Province of has deserted me, including Phygelus and Asia 16 Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiph"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "–31) rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. 4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those 5 who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has au- thority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear b 6 Him! a 7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. And even the very hairs of your head are all num- bered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more Confessing Christ"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–33) than many sparrows. 8 9 10 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. But whoever denies Me be- fore men will be denied before the angels of And everyone who speaks a word against God. the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be 11 forgiven. 12 When you are brought before synagogues, rul- ers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say. For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you The Parable of the Rich Fool should say.” 13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with 14 me.” 15 But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me And He said judge or executor between you?” to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not con- 16 sist in the abundance of his possessions.” 17 18 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a So certain rich man produced an abundance. he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I Then he have nowhere to store my crops?’ said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my 19 barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will two assaria b 6 a 5 Then I will store up all my grain and my goods. c 25 a single cubit to his height sider the lilies: They do not spin or weave. Gehenna Greek Greek Or"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–39 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–36; God’s Compassion on Israel 14 Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. a They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 15 As in the days when you came out 16 of Egypt, I will show My wonders. Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their 17 mouths, and their ears will become deaf. They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6) throughout Judea and all the surrounding region. 18 19 Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone 20 else?” When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone 21 else?’ ” 22 At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind. So He re- plied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached because its foundation was on the rock d Lit. Literally , probably a wooden plank or open coffin A ; see Matt. 7:25. was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Lev. 13. d 22 BYZ and TR leper 23 a 38"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–24) Sodom than for that town. 13 12 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sack- But it will be more bearable cloth and ashes. 15 for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 14 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to 16 heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me The Joyful Return rejects the One who sent Me.” 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your 18 name.” 19 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning Behold, I have given you author- from heaven. ity to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all 20 the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving written in heaven.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–30) 21 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and a 7 d 35 revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for 22 this was well-pleasing in Your sight. All things have been entrusted to Me by My Fa- ther. No one knows who the Son is except the Fa- ther, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to 23 reveal Him.” 24 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said pri- vately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you For I tell you that many prophets and see. kings desired to see what you see but did not see The Parable of the Good Samaritan it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” 25 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to in- 26 herit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. 27 “How do you read it?” He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love 28 your neighbor as yourself.’ ” b c “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do 29 this and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, 30 “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half 31 dead. Now by ch"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "| 871 g prophesied until John. 15 accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 16 And if you are willing to h He who has ears, let him hear. To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and 17 calling out to others: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, 18 and you did not mourn.’ 19 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and The Son of Man they say, ‘He has a demon!’ came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collec- tors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by Woe to the Unrepentant"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "30 humble in heart, and you will find rest for your For My yoke is easy and My burden is souls. The Lord of the Sabbath light.” (1 Samuel 21:1–7 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "Or Or Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, i when I restore My people from captivity. house of wickedness 812 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–14 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–21) their images are as empty as the wind. 42 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, 2 and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, 3 nor make His voice heard in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not 4 extinguish; b He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. c In His law the islands will put their hope.” 5 This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it 6 and life to those who walk in it: “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people 7 and a light to the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon 8 and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–21 Or ; also in verse 12 Or or 654 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–30 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–32) can plunder his house. 28 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another 9 a hundredfold.” Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables him hear.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–37) 43 44 45 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad For each tree is known by tree bear good fruit. its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out The House on the Rock"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "–42 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "–50 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–9 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–30) 17 Now the word of the LORD came to me, “Son of man, pose a riddle; saying, and tell speak a parable to the house of Israel them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 3 2 a ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon 4 and took away the top of the cedar. He plucked off its topmost shoot, 5 carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders. He took some of the seed of the land b and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters 6 and set it out like a willow. It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches 7 and sent out shoots. But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–32 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": ") nested in its branches.” 20 21 Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, un- The Narrow Door"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–35) A Maskil d of Asaph. 1 2 Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables; e 3 I will utter things hidden from the beginning, that we have heard and known 4 and our fathers have relayed to us. We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might a 10 b 10 Surely Your wrath against men brings You praise, and the survivors of Your wrath will be restrained. Has His promise failed for all time? “To this I will appeal: to the years of the right hand of the Most High.” and the wonders He has performed. were unknown c 19 Or Or times probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. Or Or ; see also LXX; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "d 1 Maskil e 2 from ancient is 538 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–43) 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the 2 days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. 3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, a and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. 4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, 5 the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by 6 the LORD b but also swear by Milcom, and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” The Day of the LORD"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": ". Hosea Hosea’s Wife and Children Israel’s Adultery Rebuked 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and 2 of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel. a When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from 3 the LORD.” So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a 4 son. b Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of 6 Jezreel.” 5 c Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compas- 7 sion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them. Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but 8 by the LORD their God.” 9 After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer con- And the LORD for you are not My ceived and gave birth to a son. e said, “Name him Lo-ammi, 10 people, and I am not your God. d f 11 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": "–58 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 55,
              "text": ". 900 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–21 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "| 875 The Beheading of John"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "18 19 “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said. And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and look- ing up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, 20 and the disciples gave them to the people. 21 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disci- ples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. About five thousand Jesus Walks on Water men were fed, besides women and children."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–9) touched Him were healed."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–9 and Mark Cited in b 14 Hebrew; LXX c 16 Hebrew; LXX 7:6–7 1 Corinthians 1:19 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–20) so in many such matters.” 14 13 Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and 15 said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” until they have washed their hands to the fist e 8 c 4 —washings of pots and cups and NE and h 10 i cups, pitchers, and kettles. That is, between three and six in the morning Literally g 10 establish"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–28) 23 24 c 25 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard 26 about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoeni- cian origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the 27 demon out of her daughter. “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread 28 and toss it to the dogs.” d “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs 29 the table eat the children’s crumbs.” under Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, 30 you may go. The demon has left your daughter.” And she went home and found her child lying The Deaf and Mute Man"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–39 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": ". Or That is, the Ten Cities The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "| 877 These are theft, false testimony, and slander. what defile a man, but eating with unwashed The Faith of the Canaanite Woman hands does not defile him.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "Peter’s Confession of Christ"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–28 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 17,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": ". 36 50"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–18 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–20) 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our 6 faith!” One day the beggar died and was carried by And the rich man everyone is urged to enter into it a 7 the angels to Abraham’s side. ‘A hundred cors of wheat’ b 16 c And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mul- berry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. ; that is, approximately 1,000 bushels or 35,000 liters (probably about 30 tons or 27 into Abraham’s bosom c 22 Greek metric tons of wheat) Or Greek ; similarly in verse 23 7 26"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 18,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–9 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–14) 15 2 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with 3 them.” 4 Then Jesus told them this parable: “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he 5 6 22"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–20) 15 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or 16 three witnesses. b 17 If a false witness testifies against someone, ac- both parties to the cusing him of a crime, dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, 18 before the priests and judges who are in office at The judges shall investigate thor- that time. oughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, you must c do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So 20 you must purge the evil from among you. 19 21 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so d evil among you. You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, Laws of Warfare and foot for foot. 20 2 When you go out to war against your en- emies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of When you are the land of Egypt, is with you. 3 about to go into battle, the priest is to come for- ward and address the army, saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of For the LORD your God goes with you to them. fight for you against your enemies, to give you 5 the victory.” 4 Furthermore, the officers are to"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "and 2 Corinthians 13:1 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13 6 Atonement for an Unsolved Murder"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "| 879 18 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Je- sus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy Then Jesus rebuked the demon, here to Me.” and it came out of the boy, and he was healed The Power of Faith"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "32 them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to lis- church, regard him as you would ten even to the 18 a pagan or a tax collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose Ask in My Name"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–20) one will take away your joy. 23 In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you 24 ask the Father in My name, He will give you. Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your 25 joy may be complete. 26 27 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have be- lieved that I came from God. I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave 29 the world and go to the Father.” 28 c 30 His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech. Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Be- cause of this, we believe that You came from 31 God.” 32 finally believe?” “Do you Jesus replied. “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But Prayer for the Son take courage; I have overcome the world!” 33 17 When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Fa- 2 ther, th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–35) hospitality. 14 15 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do 16 Rejoice with those who rejoice; not curse. Live in harmony weep with those who weep. with one another. Do not be proud, but associate 17 with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully 18 consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with 19 everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Venge- 20 ance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” a On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. b For in so doing, 21 you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil Submission to Authorities"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": ". Seth and Enosh 25 a And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in 26 place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” And to Seth also a son was born, and he called b him Enosh. the name of At that time men began to call upon The Descendants of Adam (1 Chronicles 1:1–3) the LORD. 5 c This is the book of the generations of Adam. 2 In the day that God created man, He made Male and female He and He blessed them. And in the him in His own likeness. created them, 3 day they were created, He called them “man.” d 4 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he And after he had become the named him Seth. father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had So Adam lived a total other sons and daughters. 6 of 930 years, and then he died. 7 5 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the fa- And after he had become the ther of Enosh. father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had So Seth lived a total other sons and daughters. 9 of 912 years, and then he died. 8 10 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. So Enosh lived a 12 total of 905 years, and then he died. 11 13 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the And after he had become father of Mahalalel. the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. So Kenan 15 lived a t"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 19,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” 10 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught 2 them, as was His custom. Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful 3 for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. 4 “What did Moses command you?” He replied. f They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send a 43 her away.” Gehenna b 43 g 7 6 But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this com- mandment for you because of your hardness of heart. However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘For this 8 reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will be- come one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but Therefore what God has joined to- one flesh. 10 gether, let man not separate.” 9 h i 11 When they were back inside the house, the dis- ciples asked Jesus about this matter. So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries 12 another woman commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and Jesus Blesses the Children marries another man, she commits adultery.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–15 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–30 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 20,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "| 881 28 c Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the re- newal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me 29 will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve And everyone who has left tribes of Israel. d houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for the sake of My or wife name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit But many who are first will be last, eternal life. The Parable of the Workers and the last will be first. 30 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a land- owner who went out early in the morn- He agreed for the day and sent ing to hire workers for his vineyard. to pay them a denarius 3 them into his vineyard. 2 e f About the third hour he went out and saw oth- 4 ers standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I 5 will pay you whatever is right.’ g So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the 6 and did the same thing. ninth hour h About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing noth- 7 ing?’ he asked. i ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. 8 So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’ When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones 9 hired and moving on to the first.’ The workers who were hired about the elev- 10 enth hour came and each re"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "15 Do I give this last man the same as I gave you. not have the right to do as I please with what is 16 mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ a sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son 31 of David, have mercy on us!” So the last will be first, and the first will be The Third Prediction of the Passion last.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–28) 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want 36 You to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want Me to do for you?” He “We can,” the brothers answered. 40 “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I But to sit at My right or left is not undergo. Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for 41 whom they have been prepared.” b 42 When the ten heard about this, they became So Jesus called indignant with James and John. them together and said, “You know that those re- garded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, 43 and their superiors exercise authority over them. But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must and whoever wants to be first be your servant, For even the Son of must be the slave of all. Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and Jesus Heals Bartimaeus to give His life as a ransom for many.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–34 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 21,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "is probably a You have is probably ; LXX 500 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–27 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–46 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "| 883 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet Jesus Cleanses the Temple from Nazareth in Galilee.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "38 10 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him So they seized him and take his inheritance.’ 40 and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 39 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard re- 41 turns, what will he do to those tenants?” “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of 42 the fruit at harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. a So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with 11 guests. 12 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in clothes. here without wedding clothes?’ 13 But the man was speechless. Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of 14 teeth.’ Paying Taxes to Caesar"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 22,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–40 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "–46 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 44,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 23,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–36) 37 38 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee was surprised to 39 see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. 40 Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did 41 not the One who made the outside make the in- side as well? But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be a 34 clean for you. When your eye is sound c 51 the house Literally"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "| 885 brother. The same thing happened to the sec- 27 ond and third brothers, down to the seventh. In the resur- rection, then, whose wife will she be of the 29 seven? For all of them were married to her.” And last of all, the woman died. 28 a 30 31 Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of In the resurrection, people will neither God. marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven. But concerning 32 the resurrection of the dead, have you not read ‘I am the God of Abra- what God said to you: ham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’ ? He 33 is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” b When the crowds heard this, they were aston- The Greatest Commandment ished at His teaching."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "22 38 he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the 23 One who sits on it. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithful- ness. You should have practiced the latter, with- You blind guides! out neglecting the former. 25 You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 24 a 26 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-in- Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside dulgence. of the cup and dish, so that the outside may be- 27 come clean as well. b 28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the in- side are full of dead men’s bones and every kind In the same way, on the outside of impurity. you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you 29 are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 30 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and And decorate the monuments of the righteous. you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, 31 we would not have been partners with them in So you shedding the blood of the prophets.’ testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, 33 then, the measure of the sin of your fat"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "–39) who are first will be last.” 31 30 At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Je- sus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, 32 because Herod wants to kill You.” 33 But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people to- day and tomorrow, and on the third day I will Nevertheless, I must keep go- reach My goal.’ ing today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside 34 of Jerusalem. 35 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were Look, your house is left to you des- unwilling! olate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy name of the Lord.’ ” a 14 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in Right attendance were watching Him closely. So Je- there before Him was a man with dropsy. sus asked the experts in the law and the Phari- 4 sees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 2 3 But they remained silent. 5 Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and b And He asked them, sent him on his way. “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” 936 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 24,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–14 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–25 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "–31 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": ", one like a son of man b 13 Perhaps , that is, the Mediterranean Sea"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–35 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–51) father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 6 2 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives 3 whomever they chose. h So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend for he is mortal; his days shall with man forever, 4 be 120 years.” The Nephilim were on the earth in those days— and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty 5 men of old, men of renown. 6 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I to invoke am grieved that I have made them.” pleased God to call themselves by 7 20 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. So Jared lived a total a 25 Seth of 962 years, and then he died. to profane f 24 probably means or and he was not found, because God had taken him away Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": ". was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13. See"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 25,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "| 887 33 then let those who are in Judea flee to the Let no one on the housetop come And mountains. down to retrieve anything from his house. 19 let no one in the field return for his cloak. 18 20 21 How miserable those days will be for pregnant Pray that your flight will and nursing mothers! For not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. at that time there will be great tribulation, un- seen from the beginning of the world until now, If those days had and never to be seen again. not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut 23 short. 22 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here 24 is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive See, I have even the elect, if that were possible. The Return of the Son of Man told you in advance."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "3 4 The fool- them were foolish, and five were wise. ish ones took their lamps but did not take along 5 But the wise ones took oil in flasks any extra oil. When the bridegroom along with their lamps. was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell 6 asleep. things; I will put you in charge of many things. 22 Enter into the joy of your master!’ The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you en- trusted me with two talents. See, I have gained 23 two more.’ 13 you.’ At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bride- 7 groom! Come out to meet him!’ 8 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give lamps. 9 us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those 10 who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and 11 the door was shut. Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, 12 lord, open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know a Therefore keep watch, because you do not The Parable of the Talents know the day or the hour."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 26,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–16 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–30 ; scribed. And they prepared the Passover."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "| 889 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or 38 thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You When did we see in, or naked and clothe You? 40 You sick or in prison and visit You?’ 39 And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, what- ever you did for one of the least of these brothers 41 of Mine, you did for Me.’ 42 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire For I prepared for the devil and his angels. was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and 44 in prison and you did not look after Me.’ 43 And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or 45 sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of 46 these, you did not do for Me.’ And they will go away into eternal punish- The Plot to Kill Jesus ment, but the righteous into eternal life.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "on until that day when I drink it anew with you 30 in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial (Zech. 13:7–9 ; out to the Mount of Olives."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–35 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–46 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 64,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 27,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2) down and wept. 15 g Early in the morning, the chief priests, el- ders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, 2 and handed Him over to Pilate. But Jesus remained silent and made no the temple b 55 the whole Council So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of c 62 and the rooster crowed the right hand of the Mighty One the Jews?” f 70 d 62 and your speech is similar See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–10) vour one another’s flesh.” 10 b 11 Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me fir a 2 knew that it was the word of the LORD. broke it juniper b 10 pine Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they 13 weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the pot- ter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw 14 them to the potter in the house of the LORD. Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah 15 and Israel. 16 And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more For be- the equipment of a foolish shepherd. hold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and 17 tear off their hooves. Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem and his right eye utterly blinded!” 12 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, 2 who forms the spirit of man within him: “Behold, I will make Jerusal"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–14 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "| 891 So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testi- 63 fying against You?” But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are 64 the Christ, the Son of God.” “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. a “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power 65 and coming on the clouds of heaven.” b 66 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and de- clared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 67 “He deserves to die,” they answered. 68 What do you think?” Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Oth- and said, “Prophesy to us, ers slapped Him Peter Denies Jesus Christ! Who hit You?”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put 21 to death. “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. 22 “Barabbas,” they replied. offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but 35 after tasting it, He refused to drink it. b 36 When they had crucified Him, they divided up And sitting His garments by casting lots. 37 down, they kept watch over Him there. Above His head they posted the written charge “What then should I do with Jesus who is called against Him: Christ?” Pilate asked. 23 They all answered, “Crucify Him!” 38 THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. c “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” Pilate Washes His Hands"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–26) have him release Barabbas to them instead. 12 So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of 13 the Jews?” 14 And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!” “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” 15 But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!” And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate re- leased Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus The Soldiers Mock Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–31 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–56 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "f 22 , a possible reading of the Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 56,
              "text": ". 9 But they quickly reported all these instructions to Peter’s companions. Afterward, Jesus Himself, through them, sent out from east to west the sacred and Mark after v. 8. Other manuscripts contain only a short ending, a version of the following: imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen. f 9 After the Lord g 17 is a variant of Some early manuscripts end the Gospel of After Jesus had risen early on the first day of the week in tongues Literally h 19 WH ECM, BYZ, and TR Or Luke Dedication to Theophilus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 57,
              "text": "–61 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 28,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–20) but they did not believe them either. 14 Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not be- 15 lieve those who had seen Him after He had risen. 16 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and Whoever preach the gospel to every creature. 17 believes and is baptized will be saved, but who- And ever does not believe will be condemned. these signs will accompany those who believe: In g My name they will drive out demons; they will they will pick up speak in new tongues; snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made The Ascension"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "| 893 split. The tombs broke open, and the bodies of 53 many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and 54 appeared to many people. When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, 55 “Truly this was the Son of God.” 56 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee Among them were Mary to minister to Him. Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Jo- The Burial of Jesus seph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mark",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–15 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–28) The First Disciples"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–34 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–39) 42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came But to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, 44 because that is why I was sent.” 43 a 5 b 2 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing with the crowd by the Lake of Gennesaret He pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fisher- 3 men had left them and were washing their nets. Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sit- 4 ting down, He taught the people from the boat. When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Si- mon, “Put out into deep water and let down your 5 nets for a catch.” 6 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because When they You say so, I will let down the nets.” 7 had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. So they sig- naled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both 8 boats so full that they began to sink. 9 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am For he and his companions were a sinful man.” 10 astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. 11 “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From And when they now on yo"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": ". That is, the Sea of Galilee Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases. See Leviticus 13. See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": "–45 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "19 6 20 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bride- groom fast while He is with them? As long as He But the time will is with them, they cannot fast. come when the bridegroom will be taken from The Patches and the Wineskins them; then they will fast."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–28 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–27) 14 e 15 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were but some of them said, “It is by Beel- amazed, zebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives And others tested Him by de- out demons.” 17 manding a sign from heaven. 16 18 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will If Satan is divided against himself, how can fall. 19 his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. And if I drive out de- mons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive 20 them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, 21 then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 22 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his But when house, his possessions are secure. someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man 23 trusted, and then he divides up his plunder. He who is not with Me is against Me, and he An Unclean Spirit Returns (Matt. 12:43–45) who does not gather with Me scatters. 24 25 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house 26 On its return, it finds the house swept I left.’ clean and put in order. Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final pl"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–30) who does not gather with Me scatters. 31 32 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against Whoever speaks the Spirit will not be forgiven. a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come. Beezeboul d 24"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–35 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–9 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "| 897 24 25 8 If a kingdom is divided against out Satan? 26 If a house is divided itself, it cannot stand. And if Satan is against itself, it cannot stand. 27 divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come. Indeed, no one can en- ter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he The Unpardonable Sin"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "22 39 For there is noth- Doesn’t he set it on a stand? ing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing 23 concealed that will not be brought to light. 24 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be meas- 25 ured to you, and even more will be added to you. For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be The Seed Growing Secretly taken away from him.” 26 27 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed 28 sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens And as soon as the grain is ripe, he within. a swings the sickle, because the harvest has The Parable of the Mustard Seed come."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": ". Or Or Amos Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors (Jer. 12:14–17) 9 1 a b These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what before the he saw concerning Israel two years c earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash Israel. He said: 2 “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; 3 the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.” This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even d four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead 4 with sledges of iron. 5 So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. I will break down the gates of Damascus; from the Valley I will cut off the ruler e f of Aven This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood. So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre 10 11 to consume its citadels.” This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; 12 his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. So I will send fire upon Teman 13 to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, and the one who wields the scepter in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "–34 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–41 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–43 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "| 899 17 Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also And the people began to beg Jesus to the pigs. 18 to leave their region. 19 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go But Jesus would not allow him. “Go with Him. home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and 20 what mercy He has shown you.” a So the man went away and began to proclaim how much Jesus had throughout the Decapolis The Healing Touch of Jesus done for him. And everyone was amazed."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–29 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "–44 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 45,
              "text": "–52 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": "–56) the Son of God!” 34 When they had crossed over, they landed And when the men of that at Gennesaret. a 24 place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the c 30 e 4 when he saw the strong wind many stadia Greek Literally"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–13) were healed. 15 2 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before 3 they eat.” 4 e 5 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the com- d mand of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be But you say that if anyone says to put to death.’ his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have f received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of You hypocrites! Isaiah prophe- your tradition. 8 sied correctly about you: 7 6 9 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. They worship Me in vain; g they teach as doctrine the precepts What Defiles a Man"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "); literally"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–23) ” of men.’ 10 11 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen A man is not defiled by what and understand. 12 enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended 13 when they heard this?” h 14 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heav- enly Father has not planted will be pulled up by Disregard them! They are blind its roots. guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both 15 will fall into a pit.” 16 17 Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are Jesus Heals at Gennesaret"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "| 901 And after checking, they said, “Five—and two 39 fish.” 40 Then Jesus directed them to have the people So they sat sit in groups on the green grass. 41 down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His dis- ciples to set before the people. And He divided 42 the two fish among them all. 43 44 They all ate and were satisfied, and the dis- ciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. And there were five Jesus Walks on Water thousand men who had eaten the loaves."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "17 35 f After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the para- 18 ble. Immediately opened!”). the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he be- 36 gan to speak plainly. “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not 19 understand? Nothing that enters a man from the because it does not en- outside can defile him, ter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and 20 then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) a 21 22 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that For from within the hearts is what defiles him. b of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, greed, wickedness, theft, murder, adultery, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from The Faith of the Gentile Woman within, and these are what defile a man.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–30) 21 22 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the dis- And a Canaanite trict of Tyre and Sidon. woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My 23 daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disci- ples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for 24 she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep 25 of the house of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, 26 help me!” she said. But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the a 27 children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs 28 crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” eat the “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And The Feeding of the Four Thousand her daughter was healed from that very hour. (2 Kings 4:42–44 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–37) 27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son 28 of David!” After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. 29 “Yes, Lord,” they answered. 30 Then He touched their eyes and said, “Accord- ing to your faith will it be done to you.” And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them 31 sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!” But they went out and spread the news about 32 Him throughout the land. 33 As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man And when who was mute was brought to Jesus. the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, 34 “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of The Lord of the Harvest"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. 43 “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have 44 some left over.’ ” So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Naaman Cured of Leprosy"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–21 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–30 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–38 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "| 903 29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 30 Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone Christ’s Passion Foretold about Him."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "6 For they one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” were all so terrified that Peter did not know what 7 else to say. 8 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!” Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them 9 except Jesus. 10 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept this matter to themselves, 11 discussing what it meant to rise from the dead. And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say 12 that Elijah must come first?” 13 He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected? But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they The Boy with an Evil Spirit wished, just as it is written about him.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–29 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": ". d 9 Greek Or ; Greek BYZ and TR include NE and WH do not include ."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "–32 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–41 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–48 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 48,
              "text": "Jeremiah The Call of Jeremiah 12 1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the 2 territory of Benjamin. 3 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and through the days of Jehoia- kim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Jo- siah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem 4 went into exile. 5 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: a “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, over My word to accomplish “for I am watching 13 it.” Again the word of the LORD came to me, ask- ing, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting 14 toward us from the north.” 15 Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the For I am about to summon all the clans land. and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their “Before I formed you in the womb I knew thrones you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” 6 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know 7 how to speak, for I am only a child!” But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, 8 you must speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 49,
              "text": "–50 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) heart.” 19 When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the Large region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 3 crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 2 Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife 4 for any reason?” d 5 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and and said, ‘For this reason a man will female,’ leave his father and mother and be united to his So wife, and the two will become one flesh’ they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not sepa- 7 rate.” ? 6 e f “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send 8 her away? ” Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. Now But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another 10 woman commits adultery. ” 9 g His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case be- tween a man and his wife, it is better not to 11 marry.” “Not everyone can accept this word,” He re- 12 plied, “but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” d 4 seventy times seven When his fellow servants saw what had ha"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": ". 10 11 12 When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security. You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you. If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the se- curity in your possession; be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to 14 you as righteousness before the LORD your God. 13 15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner re- You are to pay his siding in one of your towns. wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of 16 sin. d Fathers shall not be put to death for their chil- dren, nor children for their fathers; each is to die 17 for his own sin. 18 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as Remember that you were slaves in security. Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you 19 to do this. If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all 20 the work of your hands. When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What re- mains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, 21 and the wid"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "a living soul Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–16 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–31 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "| 905 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accom- 39 pany us.” 40 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn 41 For whoever is around and speak evil of Me. Indeed, if anyone gives not against us is for us. you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose Temptations and Trespasses his reward."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "22 37 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great 23 wealth. They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in 38 Your glory.” Then Jesus looked around and said to His dis- ciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the 24 kingdom of God!” “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, 39 or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” And the disciples were amazed at His words. a 25 But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter It is easier the kingdom of God! for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle 26 than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” They were even more astonished and said to 27 one another, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are 28 possible with God.” Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left 29 everything and followed You.” 30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sis- ters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eter- nal life. But many who are first will be last, and The Third Prediction of the Passion the last will be first.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–34 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–45) third day He will be raised to life.” 20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a 21 request of Him. “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your 22 right hand, and the other at Your left.” b “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” 23 “We can,” the brothers answered. c “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father 24 has prepared them.” 25 26 When the ten heard about this, they were in- dignant with the two brothers. But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superi- ors exercise authority over them. It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your 28 servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and The Blind Men by the Road to give His life as a ransom for many.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "–52 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–14 , , 20–25) Bethany, where He spent the night. 18 19 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the Seeing a fig tree by the city, He was hungry. road, He went up to it but found nothing on it ex- cept leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He 20 said. And immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so 21 quickly?” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ If you believe, you will receive it will happen. Jesus’ Authority Challenged whatever you ask for in prayer.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–25) 12 13 14 The next day, when they had left Bethany, Je- Seeing in the distance a fig sus was hungry. tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever figs. eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard Jesus Cleanses the Temple this statement. (Matt. 21:12–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "| 907 16 17 who were buying and selling there. He over- turned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’ ? 18 But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ” e f When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was 19 astonished at His teaching. g And when evening came, Jesus and His disci- The Withered Fig Tree ples went out of the city."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "we say, ‘From men’ ” they were afraid of the 33 people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet. So they answered, “We do not know.” . . . teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay them or not?” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what The Parable of the Wicked Tenants authority I am doing these things.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ""
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–27 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–34) 6 2 These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land so that that you are about to enter and possess, you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be pro- Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe longed. them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has 4 promised you. 5 3 g Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and 6 with all your strength. 7 h These words I am commanding you today are to b 17 And you shall teach them Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–37 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "–40) David’s son?” 45 46 In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to “Beware of the scribes. They like His disciples, to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in f the synagogues, and the places of honor at ban- They defraud widows of their houses, quets. and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men The Poor Widow’s Offering"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "–44) will receive greater condemnation.” 47 21 2 g Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich and putting their gifts into the treasury, He saw a poor widow put in two small copper 3 coins. 4 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has For they all con- put in more than all the others. tributed out of their surplus, but she out of her Temple Destruction and Other Signs poverty has put in all she had to live on.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–23 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "15 reader understand), then let those who are in Ju- dea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. And let no one in the field re- 17 turn for his cloak. 16 18 How miserable those days will be for pregnant 19 and nursing mothers! Pray that this will not occur in the winter. For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s 20 creation until now, and never to be seen again. If the Lord had not cut short those days, no- body would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them 21 short. At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here 22 is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. So be on your The Return of the Son of Man guard; I have told you everything in advance."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–27 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–31 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–37 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–9 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–16 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–26 ; had directed them and prepared the Passover."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–31) ’ 7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep h will be scattered, 8 and I will turn My hand against the little ones. And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, 9 but a third will be left in it. This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’ ” 14 2 Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in For I will gather all the nations your presence. for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women rav- ished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the 3 city. 4 Then the LORD will go out to fight against those On that nations, as He fights in the day of battle. day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the You will flee by My north and half to the south. mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my 6 God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. 5 i 7 On that day there will be"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–42 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "| 911 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "–52 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": "–65 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 62,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 66,
              "text": "–72 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 69,
              "text": "–72 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5) wept bitterly. 27 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to a 64 Pilate the governor. the right hand of the Mighty One b 64 2 d 16 Jesus Barabbas 3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with re- morse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to “I have sinned by the chief priests and elders. betraying innocent blood,” he said. 4 “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the 5 responsibility.” So Judas threw the silver into the temple and 6 left. Then he went away and hanged himself. 7 The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treas- ury, since it is blood money.” After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why 9 it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the 8 prophet was fulfilled: 10 “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people c of Israel, Jesus before Pilate (Lk. 23:1–5 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–15) But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!” 24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood, ” he 25 said. “You bear the responsibility.” a All the people answered, “His blood be on us 26 and on our children!” So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be The Soldiers Mock Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–41 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–41 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "d 16 let the LORD rescue him, 9 since He delights in him.” Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s 10 breast. From birth I was cast upon You; 11 from my mother’s womb You have been my God. Be not far from me, 12 for trouble is near and there is no one to help. 13 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 14 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. 15 My heart is like wax; c it melts away within me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my 16 mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. For dogs surround me; d 17 a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. 18 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. e They divide my garments among them 19 and cast lots for my clothing. 20 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword, 21 my precious life from the power of wild dogs. Save me from the mouth of the lion; 22 at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me! I will proclaim Your name to my f 23 brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. You who fear the LORD, praise Him! 24 All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! For He has not despised or detested original Heb. text also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "| 913 The Crucifixion"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "39 a 7 When the centurion standing there in front of he said, Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, 40 “Truly this man was the Son of God!” b 41 And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of These women had fol- Joses, lowed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women The Burial of Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–47 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–11) 9 10 11 Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And 12 as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and 13 the other at the feet. “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put 14 Him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recog- 15 nize that it was Jesus. “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have 16 put Him, and I will get Him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” f 20 d She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, 17 boni!” (which means “Teacher”). “Rab- 2 while Early on the first day of the week, it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been re- So she came running moved from the entrance. to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!” a 36 “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your 18 Father, to My God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her. b 37"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–13) 51 13 Now there was a Council member named who had not Joseph, a good and righteous man, consented to their decision or action. He was 52 from the Judean town of Arimathea and was 53 He went to Pi- waiting for the kingdom of God. Then he took late to ask for the body of Jesus. it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it a 36 in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet c 42 said to Jesus, “Remember me, Lord, to offer Him wine vinegar d 44 b 38 Or was obscured BYZ and TR became dark But on the first of the Sabbaths, f 46 j 13 BYZ and TR include i 1 or Literally 11.1 kilometers ; BYZ and TR j 14 That same day two of them were going to a vil- from Je- lage called Emmaus, about seven miles 15 rusalem. They were talking with each other And as about everything that had happened. they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came But their eyes up and walked along with them. were kept from recognizing Him. written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew 16 g 47 an innocent man h 54 That is, from noon until three in the afternoon being sixty stadia in distance Or Or ; that is, approximately 6.9 miles or e 45 was about to begin ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–18) culated among the Jews to this very day. 16 Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Gali- 17 lee, to the mountain Jesus had designated. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but 18 some doubted. d 19 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All author- ity in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. of all Therefore go and make disciples 20 nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” b 6 where the Lord lay Having gone, therefore, make disciples the other Mary went to see the tomb. a 1 c 9 They were going to tell His disciples, and suddenly d 19 Now after the Sabbaths, it being dawn toward the first of the Sabbaths, Literally BYZ and TR Literally BYZ and TR Mark The Mission of John the Baptist (Isa. 40:1–5 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Luke",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) 1 2 3 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach, until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apos- After His suffering, He pre- tles He had chosen. sented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the 4 kingdom of God. a And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but 5 wait for the gift the Father promised, which you For John baptized with have heard Me discuss. water, but in a few days you will be baptized with The Ascension"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "Matthew The Genealogy of Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "33 53 David, 34 Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” and He will reign over the house of 54 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since 35 I am a virgin?” 36 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come a upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Look, even Eliza- beth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth 38 ” month. For no word from God will ever fail. 37 b “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Mary Visits Elizabeth Then the angel left her. 39 40 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah, where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Eliz- 41 abeth. 44 43 42 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and And why am blessed is the fruit of your womb! I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should For as soon as the sound of your come to me? 45 greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb Blessed is she who has believed leaped for joy. Mary’s Song (1 Samuel 2:1–11) that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.” 46 Then Mary said: 47 48 “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For He has looked with fav"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "–56) c 2 At that time Hannah prayed: d “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, 2 for I rejoice in Your salvation. There is no one holy like the LORD. 3 Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God. Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, 4 and by Him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty are broken, 5 but the feeble are equipped with strength. The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, 6 but she who has many sons pines away. The LORD brings death and gives life; 7 He brings down to Sheol and raises up. The LORD sends poverty and wealth; 8 He humbles and He exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, a 24 and upon them He has set the world. three bulls b 24 An ephah c 28 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man 10 prevail. Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth 11 and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.” Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the Eli’s Wicked Sons p"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) to the Christ. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was 19 found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, 20 he resolved to divorce her quietly. But after he had pondered these things, an an- gel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One con- ceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people 22 from their sins.” 21 d All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had 23 said through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin will be with child e and will give birth to a son, f and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us” ). 24 a 3 Aram Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Greek they will call His name Immanuel Amōs , a variant of Ram c 10 e 23 3:10. ; also in verse 4; see 1 Chr. 2:9–10. b 7 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced d 21 Jesus ; also in v. 8; see 1 Chr. The LORD saves , a variant of Greek Asaph Asa f 23 Greek , a variant spelling of Amon ; twice in this verse; see 1 Chr. 3:14. means . Literally ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "was the first month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of March and April. 8 9 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me It shall be a sign for when I came out of Egypt.’ you on your hand and a reminder on your fore- head that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought Therefore you shall keep this you out of Egypt. 11 statute at the appointed time year after year. 10 12 13 And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you are to present to the you and your fathers, LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to You must redeem every firstborn the LORD. donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of 14 your sons you must redeem. 15 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, And when Pharaoh out of the house of slavery. stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all So it shall serve as a the firstborn of my sons.’ sign on your hand and a symbol on your fore- head, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought The Pillars of Cloud and Fire us out of Egypt.” 17 16 When Ph"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "106 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "| 917 11 bring you good news of great joy that will be for Today in the city of David a Sav- all the people: 12 ior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord! And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a 13 manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising 14 God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, 15 and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to 16 us.” 17 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger. Af- ter they had seen the Child, they spread the mes- And all who sage they had received about Him. heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things 20 and pondered them in her heart. 19 18 The shepherds returned, glorifying and prais- ing God for all they had heard and seen, which Jesus Presented at the Temple was just as the angel had told them. 21 When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the 22 angel had given Him before He was conceived. e 23 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: Lord 24 “Every firstborn male sh"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "28 44 parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him Simeon what was customary under the Law, 29 took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. 30 31 For my eyes have seen Your salvation, 32 which You have prepared in the sight of all people, 33 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.” 34 The Child’s father and mother were amazed at Then Simeon what was spoken about Him. blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken 35 against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul The Prophecy of Anna as well.” 36 There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who 37 was well along in years. She had been married for a and then was a widow to the age seven years, of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but 38 worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who The Return to Nazareth"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "–40) because they are no more.” e 19 20 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord ap- “Get up!” peared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life 21 are now dead.” 22 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, and he he withdrew to the district of Galilee, went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: The Mission of John the Baptist “He will be called a Nazarene.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "; see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–38) Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: 19 Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron was the father of Ram, 20 Ram was the father of Amminadab, a Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, 21 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon was the father of Boaz, 22 Boaz was the father of Obed, Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. a 20 Salma A few Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and LXX of 1 Chronicles 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts 1 Samuel Elkanah and His Wives"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–36) confused h 24 i 25 Peleg division Hebrew; LXX (see . means sounds like the He- Or brew for or . That is, Babylonia Or ; the Hebrew word for 14 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "| 919 The Genealogy of Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "38 a the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, The Temptation of Jesus the son of God."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–13)"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and ab- Remember the LORD Your God hor it, because it is set apart for destruction. 8 2 You must carefully follow every command- ment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land Re- that the LORD swore to give your fathers. member that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you 3 would keep His commandments. He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fa- thers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Your clothing did not wear out and your 5 feet did not swell during these forty years. 4 a 6 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disci- plines you. Therefore you shall keep the com- mandments of the LORD your God, walking in His 7 ways and fearing Him. 9 8 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pome- granates; a land of olive oil and honey; a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron 10 and whose hills are ready to be mine"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "berit see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–11 14 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; 15 because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; 16 I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.” Psalm 92 How Great Are Your Works! A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. 1 It is good to praise the LORD, 2 and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your loving devotion in the 3 morning and Your faithfulness at night 4 with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by 5 Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! A senseless man does not know, 6 7 and a fool does not understand, that though the wicked sprout like grass, 8 and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 9 But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! For surely Your enemies, O LORD, 10 surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. But You have exalted my horn like that of a 11 wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed. My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked a 12 foes. 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 14 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 15 In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is m"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": ". or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also twice in verse 26. the Hebrew are translated in most passages as Forms of the Hebrew covenant . ; refer to the giving over of things Forms of means d 2 172 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–15) 9 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, 2 beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow 3 h of death, a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You 4 as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, 5 and the rod of their oppressor. For every trampling boot of battle 6 and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called 7 Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish Immanuel this. c 12 Do not fear their f 17 I will ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–30)"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "Or ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "672 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–37) the boat with the hired men and followed Him. 21 Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the 22 synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and 23 not as the scribes. 24 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried “What do You want with out in the synagogue: us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy 25 us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” 26 But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He At this, the unclean said. “Come out of him!” spirit threw the man into convulsions and came 27 out with a loud shriek. All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with 28 authority! He commands even the unclean spir- And the news about its, and they obey Him!” Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Jesus Heals at Peter’s House Galilee."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "–41) 14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw 15 Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, 16 and she got up and began to serve Him. When evening came, many who were demon- possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove 17 out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: a “He took up our infirmities The Cost of Discipleship"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–44) who He was. 35 36 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to 37 pray. Simon and his companions went to look for Him, and when they found Him, they said, 38 “Everyone is looking for You!” 39 But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neigh- boring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.” So He went through- out Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and The Leper’s Prayer driving out demons. (Lev. 14:1–32 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–16) 2 3 Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is c the law for the one afflicted with a skin on the day of his cleansing, when he is disease The priest is to go outside brought to the priest. the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one leprosy to be cleansed. 4 14 Or c 2 eases, are translated as der of this chapter. diseases; also in verses 3, 7, 32, 54, and 57. Forms of the Hebrew , traditionally translated as Forms of the Hebrew leprosy regarding blemishes on garments, utensils, or buildings; here and throughout the remain- regarding skin dis- tzaraath , traditionally translated as , were used for various skin 108 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "| 921 31 32 Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the They were astonished at His teaching, people. 33 because His message had authority. 34 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in “Ha! What do You want with us, a loud voice, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? 35 I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out 36 without harming him. All the people were overcome with amaze- ment and asked one another, “What is this mes- sage? With authority and power He commands And the unclean spirits, and they come out!” the news about Jesus spread throughout the sur- Jesus Heals at Peter’s House rounding region."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "16 31 healed of their sicknesses. Jesus Heals a Paralytic withdrew to the wilderness to pray."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–26) 9 d 2 Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came Just then some men to His own town. brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, 3 “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first 22 let me go and bury my father.” On seeing this, some of the scribes said to them- e 4 selves, “This man is blaspheming!” But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the Jesus Calms the Storm dead bury their own dead.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–32) 9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and fol- 10 lowed Him. 11 Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples. When the Phari- sees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” e 4 Gergesenes c 28 saw BYZ, TR, and GOC ; other When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that a 17 way. b 18 Gerasenes And behold, they brought d 2"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": ". Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by Since they were unable to get to Jesus four men. through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the 5 paralytic on his mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the para- 6 lytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 7 But some of the scribes were sitting there and “Why does this man thinking in their hearts, speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can for- 8 give sins but God alone?” 9 At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, asked. ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up But so that you may know your mat, and walk’? that the Son of Man has authority on earth to for- give sins “I tell you, ” He said to the paralytic, 12 get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” . . . 10 11 And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a re- sult, they were all astounded and glorified God, Jesus Calls Levi (Matt. 9:9–13 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": ". NE and WH do not include . Greek Literally the one also having betrayed Him 870 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–35) b 14 c Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so of- 15 ten, but Your disciples do not fast?” Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bride- groom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be The Patches and the Wineskins taken from them; then they will fast."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–39) 16 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from 17 the garment, and a worse tear will result. Neither do men pour new wine into old wine- skins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and The Healing Touch of Jesus both are preserved.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5) 21 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met Da- vid, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you 2 alone? Why is no one with you?” 3 “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain Now then, what do you have on hand? place. Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be 4 found.” “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread— provided that the young men have kept them- 5 selves from women.” David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on com- 6 mon missions. How much more so today!” So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from be- fore the LORD and replaced with hot bread on 7 the day it was taken away. Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was David Flees to Gath Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–11) 9 10 Moving on from there, Jesus entered their syn- and a man with a withered hand was agogue, there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, 11 “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it 12 falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take How much more valu- hold of it and lift it out? able is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful 13 to do good on the Sabbath.” 14 Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored But the Pharisees to full use, just like the other. God’s Chosen Servant"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–16) 10 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal 2 every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; 3 James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and e and Judas Iscar- Thaddaeus; iot, who betrayed Jesus. Simon the Zealot, c 14 so often 4 d"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–19) 22 23 24 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having 25 seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. a Large crowds followed Him, having come from Jerusalem, Judea, and be- Galilee, the Decapolis, The Sermon on the Mount yond the Jordan. 5 2 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples and He began to teach them, came to Him, The Beatitudes"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–23) 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of 7 BOOK I Psalms 1–41 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; 5 the Lord taunts them. 6 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, 2 or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and 3 night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, 4 and who prospers in all he does. Not so the wicked! 5 For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, Psalm 2 but the way of the wicked will perish. The Triumphant Messiah"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–26) Hosts. 6 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, 2 to whom the house of Israel comes. Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–36) 37 36 g 38 h 39 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; if some- 41 one wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him j and if someone forces have your cloak as well; kodrantēn a 26 you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 40 i Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from 43 you. k 44 l 45 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ But I tell and ‘Hate your enemy.’ you, love your enemies and pray for those who that you may be sons of your persecute you, Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the right- If you love those eous and the unrighteous. who love you, what reward will you get? Do not And if you even tax collectors do the same? greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the 48 same? 46 47 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father Giving to the Needy is perfect."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "–42 ; Rom. 14:1–12) enough trouble of its own. 2 “Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it 3 will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s 4 eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your 6 brother’s eye. 5 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and Ask, Seek, Knock"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": "| 923 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand 9 among us.” So he got up and stood there. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to And after looking save life or to destroy it?” around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch 11 out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored. But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what The Twelve Apostles they might do to Jesus."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "41 7 a How can you say, ‘Brother, Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s 42 eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from A Tree and Its Fruit your brother’s eye."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "–45) and only a few find it. 15 17 16 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs Likewise, every good tree bears from thistles? A good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree Every tree that does cannot bear good fruit. not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, by their fruit you will recog- 21 nize them. 20 18 19"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "–49) depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ 24 25 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who The rain fell, the built his house on the rock. torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its 26 foundation was on the rock. 9 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not wor- thy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and an- other to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to 10 do something, and he does it.” When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have 11 not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and 13 gnashing of teeth.” 12 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man a 2 who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the leper 27 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you will it be done for you.” And his child have believed, so servant was healed at that very hour. b 4 c 6 A was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13. See"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–23) reward.” 42 11 After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there a 2 to teach and preach in their cities. b 3 Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or 4 should we look for someone else?” 5 c Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what The blind receive sight, the you hear and see: lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf 6 hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is d Blessed is the one who preached to the poor. Jesus Testifies about John does not fall away on account of Me."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–35) 3 b “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will Then the Lord prepare the way before Me. whom you seek will suddenly come to His tem- ple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD 2 of Hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be 3 like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offer- 4 ings to the LORD in righteousness. Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone 5 by. “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says Robbing God the LORD of Hosts. 6 7 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you de- Yet scendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. 8 “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’ Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! 9 But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ a In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a 10 curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still rob- bing Me. Bring the full tithe into th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "860 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–50 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "| 925 to the poor. Jesus Testifies about John fall away on account of Me."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "–8) 13 2 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on 3 the shore. 4 And He told them many things in parables, say- ing, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and 5 the birds came and devoured it. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the But when the sun rose, the soil was shallow. seedlings were scorched, and they withered be- 7 cause they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up 8 and choked the seedlings. Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a b 9 crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold. The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables let him hear.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–10) He who has ears, 10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 11 “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” 12 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, Whoever has will be given but not to them. more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken This is why I speak to them in away from him. parables: 13 ‘Though seeing, they do not see; c 14 though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: 47 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” a 47 b 9 a ears to hear ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. c 13 WH does not include verse 47. 42:20,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–15) 18 19 Consider, then, the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the message of the king- dom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his 20 heart. This is the seed sown along the path. b The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who 21 hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes be- 22 cause of the word, he quickly falls away. The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, 23 and it becomes unfruitful. But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, The Parable of the Weeds sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–18) a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.” 21 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no a 32 crop. and Your sisters Now these are the ones Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in b 12 a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? the word c 15 ECM, SBL, WH, and TR; NE and BYZ include ."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–21) 45 46 49 But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who Pointing to His disciples, He are My brothers?” 50 said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of My Father in The Parable of the Sower heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–25) 1 2 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, 3 whom He has redeemed from the hand of 20 the enemy and gathered from the lands, a from east and west, from north and south. 4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, 5 finding no path to a city in which to dwell. They were hungry and thirsty; 6 their soul fainted within them. 17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, 18 and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. They loathed all food 19 and drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 21 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. Let them give thanks to the LORD for His 22 loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing. 23 Then they cried out to the LORD in their 24 Others went out to sea in ships, 7 trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He led them on a straight path 8 to reach a city where they could live. Let them give thanks to the LORD for His 9 loving devotion conducting trade on the mighty waters. 25 26 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk and His wonders to the sons of men. 27 to the depths; For He satisfies the thirsty 10 and fills the hungry with good things. Some"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "–39) 28 c 6 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and 5 said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ But so that you may or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins ” Then He said to the paralytic, And “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” 8 the man got up and went home. 7 . . . When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such au- Jesus Calls Matthew thority to men."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": "–56) 18 While Jesus was saying these things, a syna- gogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and 19 place Your hand on her, and she will live.” 20 So Jesus got up and went with him, along with Suddenly a woman who had suf- His disciples. fered from bleeding for twelve years came up be- 21 hind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I 22 will be healed.” Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” 23 And the woman was healed from that very hour. 24 When Jesus entered the house of the syna- gogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. “Go away,” He told them. “The girl 25 is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. 26 After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. And the news about this spread through- but sinners, to repentance a 13 out that region. d 4 b 13 Simon the Cananean e 4"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6) 5 6 7 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gen- Go ra- tiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. ther to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach a 8 this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; 9 freely give. 10 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper Take no bag for the road, or sec- in your belts. ond tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is 11 worthy of his provisions. b c 12 14 Whatever town or village you enter, find out until who is worthy there and stay at his house 13 you move on. As you enter the home, greet its occupants. If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace re- And if anyone will not welcome turn to you. you or heed your words, shake the dust off your Truly I feet when you leave that home or town. tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that Sheep among Wolves (2 Timothy 1:3–12) town. 16 15 17 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as But beware of men, for they innocent as doves. 18 will hand you over to their councils and flog you On My account you will be in their synagogues. brought before governors and kings as witnesses But when they to them and to the Gentiles. hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "| 927 b “the But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, 46 people are crowding and pressing against You.” But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for 47 I know that power has gone out from Me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not es- cape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she ex- plained why she had touched Him and how she 48 had immediately been healed. “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed 49 you. Go in peace.” While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother 50 the Teacher anymore.” But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be 51 healed.” When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, 52 John, James, and the child’s father and mother. Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.” And they laughed 54 at Him, knowing that she was dead. 53 55 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, Her spirit returned, and at once “Child, get up!” 56 she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat. Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what The Ministry of the Twelve had happened."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–9) 14 2 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the and said to his serv- reports about Jesus ants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at 3 work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John and bound him 4 and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been 5 telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John 6 as a prophet. On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of 7 Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give 8 to her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me 9 here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 10 The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted and sent to have John beheaded in the 11 prison. John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her 12 mother. Then John’s disciples came and took his body The Feeding of the Five Thousand and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–20 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–22) 21 b From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed 22 and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall 23 never happen to You!” But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the Take Up Your Cross things of men.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–27) 24 25 26 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will Jesus Christ a 17 repay each one according to what he has done. Simon Bar-Jonah b 21 27 Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of The Transfiguration Man coming in His kingdom.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–36 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": ". ; see the First Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 13:1–11 and 1 Enoch 20:1–4). 1094 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "–42) 14 15 When they came to the crowd, a man came up “Lord, have to Jesus and knelt before Him. mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.” 16 c 4 three tabernacles d 5 Greek NE and WH Or Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "–45) a 22 23 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be deliv- ered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And The Temple Tax the disciples were deeply grieved. 24 b After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two 25 drachmas?” “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from 26 others?” “From others,” Peter answered. 27 “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four- drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My The Greatest in the Kingdom tax and yours.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "–50) c 4 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never Therefore, who- enter the kingdom of heaven. ever humbles himself like this little child is the And who- greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ever welcomes a little child like this in My name Temptations and Trespasses welcomes Me."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 57,
              "text": "–62 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) demons that He drives out demons.” 35 36 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gos- pel of the kingdom, and healing every disease When He saw the crowds, He and sickness. was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep 37 without a shepherd. 38 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is Ask the plentiful, but the workers are few. Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out work- The Twelve Apostles ers into His harvest.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "| 929 After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was pre- sent with them. The disciples kept this to them- selves, and in those days they did not tell anyone The Boy with an Evil Spirit what they had seen."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "5 6 7 Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, If a man of peace is there, ‘Peace to this house.’ your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return Stay at the same house, eating and drink- to you. ing whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from 8 house to house. a 9 If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat Heal the sick who whatever is set before you. are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is 10 near you.’ But if you enter a town and they do not wel- 11 come you, go into the streets and declare, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Woe to the Unrepentant"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "; see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–16) her actions.” 20 21 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Cho- razin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented But I tell you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes. it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the 23 day of judgment than for you. 22 24 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have re- But I tell you that it will be mained to this day. more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment Rest for the Weary"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–24) than for you.” 25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Fa- ther, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, Yes, Fa- and revealed them to little children. 27 ther, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. 26 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Fa- ther. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and 28 those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. 29 40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who 41 receives Me receives the One who sent Me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s And if anyone gives even a cup of cold reward. water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his John’s Inquiry"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) reward you. 5 6 And when you pray, do not be like the hypo- crites. For they love to pray standing in the syna- gogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full But when you pray, go into your inner reward. room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what 7 is done in secret, will reward you. 8 And when you pray, do not babble on like pa- gans, for they think that by their many words Do not be like them, for your they will be heard. Father knows what you need before you ask Him. b 27 c 29 Greek Gehenna ; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius g 37 from evil f 33 5:18 ; also in verse 30 Or l 44 that is, a Roman mile, approximately 4,855 feet or 1,480 meters accuse you and persecute you j 41 Greek ; love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–13) tear you to pieces. 7 7 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your a 13 life, what you will eat or drink; or about your from evil Or also in verse 20 f 33 and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–23) and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. g 20 h 21 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat. When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, 22 saying, “He is out of His mind.” i And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, ” and, “By the prince of the demons He 23 drives out demons.” Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins whom He designated as apostles So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive the Bread of the Presence b 26 to heal sicknesses, and These are the twelve He appointed Simon the Cananean Then He comes to a house Beelzebub d 15 . i 22 Or f 18 BYZ and TR include Beezeboul . Greek WH ; Vulgate"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–26) now One greater than Solomon is here. 43 44 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does Then it says, ‘I will return to the not find it. house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house va- cant, swept clean, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the Jesus’ Mother and Brothers first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "| 931 Which of these three do you think was a neigh- bor to the man who fell into the hands of rob- 37 bers?” “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Martha and Mary Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” 38 39 As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, 40 who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His mes- sage. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left 41 me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!” 42 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things. But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good The Lord’s Prayer"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "True Blessedness 27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the 28 breasts that nursed You!” But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who The Sign of Jonah hear the word of God and obey it.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–32) 3 2 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I 3 give you.” This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in b accordance with the word of the LORD. c 4 Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, On the first day requiring a three-day journey. of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and pro- claimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be 5 overturned!” And the Ninevites believed God. They pro- claimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the 6 greatest of them to the least. When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, cov- 7 ered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste 8 anything at all. They must not eat or drink. Furthermore, let both man and beast be chesed covered with sackcloth, and have everyone love Forms of the Hebrew b 3 range of meaning includes became angry was a great city to God e 6 a 8 ,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–36) there your heart will be also. 22 21 c 23 are good, The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes d your whole body will be full of light. your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is 24 darkness, how great is that darkness! But if your eyes are bad, No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You Do Not Worry"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "–54) 23 2 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to 3 “The scribes and Phari- His disciples: So practice and observe sees sit in Moses’ seat. everything they tell you. But do not do what they 4 do, for they do not practice what they preach. and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves 5 are not willing to lift a finger to move them. They tie up heavy, burdensome loads f 6 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love the places of honor at ban- the quets, the chief seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of 8 ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed. 7 g 9 11 10 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have And do one Teacher, and you are all brothers. not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, 12 the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will 13 be exalted. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will 15 you let in those who wish to enter. h Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you 16 as you are. make him twice as much a son of hell i 18 17 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) 5 6 When they crossed to the other side, the disci- “Watch out!” Jesus ples forgot to take bread. told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 7 and Sadducees.” They discussed this among themselves and con- cluded, “It is because we did not bring any 8 bread.” 9 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among your- Do you still not selves about having no bread? understand? Do you not remember the five 10 loaves for the five thousand, and how many bas- ketfuls you gathered? Or the seven loaves for 11 the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you How do you not understand that I gathered? was not telling you about bread? But beware of 12 the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Or Several manuscripts do not include from verses 2 and 3. Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. When evening comes . . . of the times. 878 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "–7) household! 26 d So do not be afraid of them. For there is noth- ing concealed that will not be disclosed, and 27 nothing hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the day- light; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim 28 from the housetops. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can 29 destroy both soul and body in hell. e f Yet Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? 30 not one of them will fall to the ground apart from And even the very hairs the will of your Father. So do not be of your head are all numbered. Confessing Christ"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–12) afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 32 31 33 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in But whoever denies Me before men, I heaven. Not Peace but a Sword will also deny him before My Father in heaven."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–31) cannot serve both God and money. 25 26 body, what you will wear. Is not life more than Look at food, and the body more than clothes? the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable Who of you by worrying can add a than they? 28 single hour to his life? 27 e 29 And why do you worry about clothes? Con- sider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not Yet I tell you that not even Solo- labor or spin. 30 mon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more 31 clothe you, O you of little faith? 32 33 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these f things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. and His righteousness, and all these things will 34 be added unto you. But seek first the kingdom of God Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has Judging Others"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": ". Or ; ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–34) who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 19 18 b Do not store up for yourselves treasures on 20 destroy, and where earth, where moth and rust But store up for thieves break in and steal. yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not For where your treasure is, break in and steal. The Lamp of the Body"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–48) 36 f 37 39 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the 38 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it Father. be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the 42 other left. 40 41 Therefore keep watch, because you do not 43 know the day on which your Lord will come. But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. For this rea- son, you also must be ready, because the Son of 45 Man will come at an hour you do not expect. 44 46 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his house- hold, to give the others their food at the proper Blessed is that servant whose master time? Truly I finds him doing so when he returns. tell you, he will put him in charge of all his 48 possessions. 47 50 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in 49 his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ And he begins to beat his fellow servants and The master of to eat and drink with drunkards. that servant will come on a da"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "| 933 say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, 20 and be merry!” ’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will 21 own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up Do Not Worry"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "37 banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the 38 table, and he himself will come and wait on them. Even if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them alert, those servants a of the night 39 will be blessed. b But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he 40 would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of 41 Man will come at an hour you do not expect.” “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this 42 parable to us, or to everyone else as well?” 43 And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faith- ful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion Blessed is that servant at the proper time? whose master finds him doing so when he re- Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge turns. 45 of all his possessions. 44 46 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he be- gins to beat the menservants and maidservants, The master and to eat and drink and get drunk. of that servant will come on a day he does not ex- pect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place 47 with the unbelievers. 48 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 49,
              "text": "–53) nations. 7 Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, 2 no early fig that I crave. The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; 3 they hunt one another with a net. Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. a 16 When the powerful utters his evil desire, scorn of My people they all conspire together. e 12 b 4 the River your punishment 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. b The day for your watchmen has come, 5 the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. c Seal the doors of your mouth 6 from her who lies in your arms. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. d A man’s enemies are the members Israel’s Confession and Comfort of his own household. 7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; 8 I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, 9 the LORD will be my light. Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness. 10 Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": ". Hebrew Or Hebrew Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 54,
              "text": "–56) 16 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show 2 them a sign from heaven. 3 b 4 But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to inter- pret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs A wicked and adulterous genera- of the times. tion demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees went away."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 57,
              "text": "–59) will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 21 d e You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 22 ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that an- yone who is angry with his brother will be sub- g ject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject 23 to the fire of hell. will be subject to the Sanhedrin. h f Blessed are those who exercise strength under control, for they will inherit the land 24 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has some- thing against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. e 22 the hell of fire without ; see the Gehenna of fire g 22 the Council h 22"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5) 13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, 14 because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. 15 Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, b 16 and it will come as destruction from the Almighty. Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— 17 joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, 18 for the grain has withered away. How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. 19 Even the flocks of sheep are suffering. To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of b 15 Shaddai a 4 the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. the field. The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain. Hebrew 818 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–9) from the storm and the rain. 5 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: 2 My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! 26 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; A Remnant in Zion destitute, she will sit on the ground. 4 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. 2 Take away our disgrace!” On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land 3 will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors. Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy— a 17 all in Jerusalem who are recorded among will uncover their secret parts b 24 branding the living— Or DSS; MT “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge 4 between Me and My vineyard. What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, 5 did it bring forth sour fruit? Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, 6 and it will be trampled. I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor c"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–19) 31 32 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a Although it man took and planted in his field. is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its The Parable of the Leaven"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–21) branches.” 33 He told them still another parable: “The king- dom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all I Will Open My Mouth in Parables of it was leavened.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–30) Law and the Prophets. 13 14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruc- tion, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, A Tree and Its Fruit"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–35) come upon this generation. 37 36 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have a 24 longed to gather your children together, as a hen d 38 Go ahead, then, and complete and dish c 32 gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were d 39 Look, your house is left to you des- unwilling! olate. For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in Temple Destruction and Other Signs ” the name of the Lord.’"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": ", Luke Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar. , meaning This or Or i 1 ; see"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "| 935 you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are 26 from.’ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, 27 and you taught in our streets.’ And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evil- 28 doers.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the 29 prophets in the kingdom of God, but you your- People will come from selves are thrown out. east and west and north and south, and will re- And cline at the table in the kingdom of God. indeed, some who are last will be first, and some Lament over Jerusalem"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "6 22 And they were unable to answer these ques- The Parable of the Guests tions. 7 8 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the “When places of honor, He told them a parable: you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit 9 in the place of honor, in case someone more dis- Then the tinguished than you has been invited. host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, 10 you will have to take the last place. c 11 But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table For everyone who exalts himself will with you. be humbled, and the one who humbles himself 12 will be exalted.” 13 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in But when you return, and you will be repaid. host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the and you will be blessed. lame, and the blind, Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid The Parable of the Banquet (Matt. 22:1–14) at the resurrection of the righteous.” 15 14 When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who 16 will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” d 17 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a When great banquet and invited many guests. it was time for th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–24) people regarded Him as a prophet. 22 2 3 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in para- bles: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his He sent his servants to call those he had in- son. 4 vited to the banquet, but they refused to come. Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have pre- pared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come 5 to the wedding banquet.’ 6 But they paid no attention and went away, one The rest to his field, another to his business. seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed 7 them. 9 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to 8 destroy those murderers and burn their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding ban- quet is ready, but those I invited were not wor- Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to thy. a 42 the banquet as many as you can find.’ c 19 b 44 16 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to They sent their disci- trap Jesus in His words. ples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance. So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to 18 Caesar or not?” 17 19 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You Show Me hypocrites, why are you testing Me? the coin used for the tax.” 20 And they brought Him a denarius. c"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–35 ; you."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) thrown into the fire of hell. 10 d See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in 12 heaven. e 13 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to And if he finds search for the one that is lost? it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go In the same way, your Father in heaven astray. is not willing that any of these little ones should A Brother Who Sins"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–32) firstborn belongs to him. 18 19 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not his father and listen to them when disciplined, mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to 20 the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stub- born and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a 21 glutton and a drunkard.” a Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among Cursed Is Anyone Hung on a Tree you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid. 22 b 23 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an Various Laws inheritance. c 22 d If you see your brother’s ox or sheep 2 straying, you must not ignore it; be sure If your brother does to return it to your brother. not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; And you shall do then you can return it to him. the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You 4 must not ignore it. 3 If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help 5 him lift it up"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "| 937 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it finds it? comes home, and calls to- on his shoulders, 7 gether his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Re- I joice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need The Parable of the Lost Coin to repent. 8 a Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep 9 her house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s an- The Parable of the Prodigal Son gels over one sinner who repents.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "7 Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you a owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ 8 ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him. he replied. The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for your- selves so that when it is gone, they will welcome 10 you into eternal dwellings. 9 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest 11 with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been faithful with worldly 12 wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the be- longings of another, who will give you belongings 13 of your own? No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You The Law and the Prophets cannot serve both God and money.” 14 15 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, So heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus. He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detesta- 16 ble before God. The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the king- b dom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": ") 24 If a man marries a woman, but she be- comes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a hand it to her, and send certificate of divorce, 2 her away from his house. a 3 4 If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your 5 God is giving you as an inheritance. If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife Additional Laws he has married. 6 Do not take a pair of millstones or even an up- per millstone as security for a debt, because that 7 would be taking one’s livelihood as security. If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells b him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge 8 the evil from among you. c 9 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have Remember what the LORD commanded them. your God did to Miriam on the journey after you a 1 came out of Egypt. b 7 leprosy Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–31) He sent. 39 38 You pore over the Scriptures because you pre- sume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, yet 42 41 you refuse to come to Me to have life. 40 43 I do not accept glory from men, but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the 45 only God? 44 46 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope. If you had believed Moses, you 47 would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?” 956 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 17,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) 5 6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his 7 neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man 8 through whom they come! If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to en- ter life crippled or lame than to have two hands 9 and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be The Parable of the Lost Sheep"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–10) from that moment. 19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus pri- 20 vately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” “Because you have so little faith,” He an- swered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this moun- tain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. The Second Prediction of the Passion Nothing will be impossible for you.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–19) LORD. 5 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his mas- ter’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was 2 a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. b Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she a 29 came. Gird up your loins leper b 1 leprosy Literally A , or one with At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. , was one afflicted with a skin disease; see Leviticus 13. 344 | 2 Kings 5:3 3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he 4 would cure him of his leprosy.” And Naaman went and told his master what the 5 girl from the land of Israel had said. “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” a b So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents and ten six thousand shekels of gold, of silver, 6 sets of clothing. And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his 7 leprosy.” When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giv- ing life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel 8 with me!” Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a m"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–37) 24 25 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the 26 ground. But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a 27 pillar of salt. 28 Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke 29 from a furnace. So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities Lot and His Daughters where he had lived. 30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in 31 Zoar—where they lived in a cave. 32 One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over Come, let us get our father drunk all the earth. with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.” 33 9"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 18,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "| 939 27 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 28 Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 29 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and de- 30 stroyed them all. 31 It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. 32 Likewise, let no one in the field return for any- 33 thing he has left behind. Remember Lot’s wife! Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together: one will 37 be taken and the other left.” 35 34 e “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, The Parable of the Persistent Widow there the vultures will gather.” 18 3 2 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected And there was a widow in that town who men. kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against 4 my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but later he said to him- 5 self, ‘Though I neither fear God no"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "10 26 a told this parable: “Two men went up to the 11 temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other The Pharisee stood by himself a tax collector. and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like 12 other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers— I fast twice a or even like this tax collector. 13 week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ 14 But the tax collector stood at a distance, un- willing even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on I tell you, this man, rather than me, a sinner!’ the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one Jesus Blesses the Children who humbles himself will be exalted.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–17) 13 14 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who But Jesus said, “Let the little brought them. children come to Me, and do not hinder them! 15 For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as And after He had placed His hands on these.” The Rich Young Man them, He went on from there."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–30) 16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain a 17 eternal life?” “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If 18 you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “ ‘Do not murder, do not commit 19 adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother, and love your b 20 neighbor as yourself.’ ” “All these I have kept,” said the young man. 21 “What do I still lack?” Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, 22 follow Me.” When the young man heard this, he went away 23 in sorrow, because he had great wealth. 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom Again I tell you, it is easier for a of heaven. camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for 25 a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be 26 saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possi- 27 ble.” “Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything a 17 to follow You. What then will there be for us?” b 19 BYZ and TR eration"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–34) 17 18 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took “Look, we the twelve disciples aside and said, are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man 19 will be delivered over to the chief priests and and scribes. They will condemn Him to death will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the A Mother’s Request"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–43) 27 29 30 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, 32 have mercy on us!” Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you 33 want Me to do for you?” He asked. “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be 34 opened.” Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and The Triumphal Entry"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 19,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 34 5 6"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ". 880 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–27) 14 15 For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his to possessions. another two talents, and to another one talent— each according to his own ability. And he went on 16 his journey. To one he gave five talents, b c 17 The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained 18 Likewise, the one with the two tal- five more. ents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole 19 in the ground, and hid his master’s money. 20 After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained 21 five more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faith- ful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. 24 Enter into the joy of your master!’ 25 Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs 26 to you.’ ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–40 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "| 941 19 2 3 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was And there was a man passing through. named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was He was trying to see who Jesus very wealthy. was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus 5 was about to pass that way. 4 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay 6 at your house today.” 7 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him And all who saw this began to grumble, joyfully. saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful 8 man!” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it 9 fourfold.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abra- For the Son of Man came to seek and to ham. The Parable of the Ten Minas (Matt. 25:14–30) save the lost.” 11 12 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of So He said, “A God would appear imminently. man of noble birth went to a distant country to Be- lay claim to his kingship and then return. forehand, he called ten of his servants and gave ‘Conduct business with this un- them ten minas. 14 til I return,’ he said. 13 a But his subjects hated him and sent a delega- tion after him to say, ‘We do not want this man"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": ". He spreads the snow like wool; b He scatters the frost like ashes; He casts forth His hail like pebbles. 17 18 Who can withstand His icy blast? He sends forth His word and melts them; 19 He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow. He declares His word to Jacob, 20 His statutes and judgments to Israel. c He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah! Psalm 148 Praise the LORD from the Heavens"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "–44) and excellent in wisdom. a 29 Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year 2 let your festivals recur. And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and b 3 lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you. 4 before Me. You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the 5 ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust. But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing 6 chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, 7 with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire. All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter will be like a dream, 8 like a vision in the night, cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, 26 and rye within its border. 27 For his God instructs and teaches him properly. Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge, and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin. But caraway is beaten out with a stick, Lion of God a 1 Altar Hearth and cumin with a rod. like Ariel b 2 or Or verse 7 Or ; see the footnote for verse 1. as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 45,
              "text": "–48 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "668 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 20,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) 22 23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who a 12 gave You this authority?” d 16 the temple But he went. e 29 “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus re- plied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by What what authority I am doing these things. was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” 25 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If 26 we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did But if we say, ‘From you not believe him?’ 27 men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all re- So they answered, gard John as a prophet.” “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what The Parable of the Two Sons authority I am doing these things. 28 But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, 29 ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ e ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his 30 mind and went. Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. 31 ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go. f Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first, ” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax 32 collectors and prostitutes are entering the king- For John came to you dom of God before you. in the way of righteousness, and you did not be- lieve him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–18) 33 Listen to another parable: There was a land- owner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went 34 away on a journey. 35 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. But the tenants seized his servants. They 36 beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Again, he sent other servants, more than the 37 first group. But the tenants did the same to them. Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will re- the temple of God spect my son,’ he said. f 31 b 13 The latter c 13 Literally"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–26) For many are called, but few are chosen.” This is from the Lord, 43 and it is marvelous in our eyes’ ? 15 44 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a peo- ple who will produce its fruit. He who falls on b this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on 45 whom it falls will be crushed. ” 46 When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking Although they wanted to arrest about them. Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the The Parable of the Banquet"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "–40) 23 24 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up off- Now there were seven broth- spring for him. ers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his 25 d d 24"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "188 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "–44) 40 41 42 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus “What do you think about questioned them: the Christ? Whose son is He?” 43 “David’s,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “How then does David in 44 the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” e ’ 45 No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any Woes to Scribes and Pharisees further."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–43,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 45,
              "text": "–47) delight. 38 In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long 39 robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They de- fraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive The Widow’s Offering"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 47,
              "text": ". Greek ; also in verse 33 886 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 21,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) greater condemnation.” 41 40 e 42 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. Then one poor widow came and put in two small cop- per coins, which amounted to a small fraction of b 31 a 30 a denarius. devour widows’ houses f 42 f"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–9) e 24 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to 2 point out its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on an- 3 other; every one will be thrown down.” While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the 4 end of the age?” 5 6 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must hap- pen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in vari- ous places. All these are the beginning of birth Witnessing to All Nations pains."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "| 943 Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the He is not God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him 39 all are alive.” 38 d 40 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You And they did not dare to have spoken well!” Whose Son Is the Christ? question Him any further."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are 8 about to take place?” 9 Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not de- ceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow When you hear of wars and rebellions, do them. not be alarmed. These things must happen first, Witnessing to All Nations but the end is not imminent.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–19) 8 7 9 10 Then they will deliver you over to be perse- cuted and killed, and you will be hated by all At that time many nations because of My name. will fall away and will betray and hate one and many false prophets will arise another, 12 and deceive many. 11 13 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, But the one the love of most will grow cold. 14 who perseveres to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all na- The Abomination of Desolation tions, and then the end will come."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–24) 15 f So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the b 26 prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), e 39 desolate f 15 include See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–28) 25 26 27 So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilder- ness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner For just as the light- rooms,’ do not believe it. ning comes from the east and flashes as far as the 28 west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures 29 will gather. Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, a 30 and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. b ’ c At that time the sign of the Son of Man will ap- and all the tribes of the earth pear in heaven, will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming 31 on the clouds of heaven with power and great And He will send out His angels with a glory. loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens The Lesson of the Fig Tree to the other."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–33) 32 d Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As a 29 soon as its branches become tender and sprout and the celestial bodies will be shaken c 30 this parable d 32 e 33 e 34 right at the door. So also, leaves, you know that summer is near. when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, Truly I tell you, 35 this generation will not pass away until all these Heaven and earth will things have happened. Readiness at Any Hour pass away, but My words will never pass away."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 22,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–6) 13 14 15 Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him 16 over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. So from then on Judas looked Preparing the Passover for an opportunity to betray Jesus."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–13) 17 c On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened the disciples came to Jesus and asked, Bread, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat 18 the Passover?” 19 He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’ So the disciples did as Jesus The Last Supper"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–23 ; 1 Corinthians 11:17–34) 20 ” When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples. And while they were eat- ing, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you 22 will betray Me.” They were deeply grieved and began to ask 23 Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” 24 Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It 25 would be better for him if he had not been born.” Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” 26 Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.” While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the 27 disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” 28 e Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This 29 which is poured out is My blood of the covenant, for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now the new covenant Literally On the first of the e 28 c 17 See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–38 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": ". insurrectionists e 27 i 36 Or See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "| 945 has been determined, but woe to that man who 23 betrays Him.” Then they began to question among them- Who Is the Greatest? selves which of them was going to do this. 24 26 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to 25 which of them should be considered the greatest. So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over But you them call themselves benefactors. shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest 27 among you should be like the youngest, and the For one who leads like the one who serves. who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who re- 28 clines? But I am among you as one who serves. 29 30 You are the ones who have stood by Me in My And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as trials. My Father has bestowed one on Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial Israel. (Matt. 26:31–35 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "–46) 36 Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here 37 while I go over there and pray.” 38 He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay 39 here and keep watch with Me.” Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup 40 pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” 41 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into tempta- tion. For the spirit is willing, but the body is 42 weak.” 43 A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.” And again Jesus re- turned and found them sleeping, for their eyes 44 were heavy. 45 46 Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into Rise, let us go! See, My be- the hands of sinners. The Betrayal of Jesus trayer is approaching!”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 47,
              "text": "–53 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 54,
              "text": "–62 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 58,
              "text": "–62) 25 Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” 26 He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?” a 32 See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 63,
              "text": "–65 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 66,
              "text": "–71 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 23,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5) 15 28 16 Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the But Peter stood courtyard of the high priest. outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to 17 the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disci- ples?” 18 “I am not,” he answered. Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing Jesus before the High Priest with them, warming himself. (Matt. 26:57–68 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–25) 15 16 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choos- d 17 At that time they were holding a notorious ing. prisoner named Barabbas. So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do 18 you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus For he knew it was out who is called Christ?” 19 of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.” Barabbas c 10 Or 11:12–13. SBL and NA ; also in verse 17, but universally called in verses 20, 21, and 26 See Ps. 110:1 and Dan. 7:13. See Jer. 19:1–15, Jer. 32:6–9, and Zech. 892 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "–43 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "; see also Rev. 6:16. LXX; Hebrew Or 4 4 d I led them with cords of kindness, Yes, he struggled with the angel and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "DSS, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most MT LXX the torment of the afflicted. c 15 like a lion at my hands and feet e 18 I will sing Your praises in the assembly My mouth MT; or Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "| 947 20 21 Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a 3 King.” So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed but they kept shouting, “Crucify them again, 22 Him! Crucify Him!” Jews?” 4 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this 5 man.” But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Gal- Jesus before Herod ilee and has come all the way here.” 6 7 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was And learning that Jesus was under a Galilean. Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who 8 himself was in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, be- cause he had heard about Him and was hoping to Herod questioned see Him perform a miracle. 10 Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer. 9 11 Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood And even there, vehemently accusing Him. Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him 12 back to Pilate. A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will re- 23 lease Him.” b But they were insistent, demanding with loud 24 25 voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor So Pilate sentenced that their de- prevailed. As they had requested, he re- mand be me"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "36 a 37 The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to “If You are the King of offer Him sour wine. 38 the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” b Above Him was posted an inscription: 39 THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. 40 “Save Yourself and us!” 41 But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same We are punished justly, for we are judgment? receiving what our actions deserve. But this man c Then he said, “Jesus, has done nothing wrong.” remember me when You come into Your king- 43 dom!” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today The Death of Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 44,
              "text": "–49) For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, 3 the stronghold of my deliverance. For You are my rock and my fortress; 4 lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. You free me from the net laid out for me, d 5 for You are my refuge. Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God e of truth. I hate 7 those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust. I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, 8 for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. 9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, 10 my soul and body as well. For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, 11 and among my neighbors even more. 12 I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street. I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. 13 I am like a broken vessel. For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. 14 They conspire against me and plot to take my life. 15 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hands; 16 17 deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": "; see Ex. 3:15. Or Or MT; one Hebrew manuscript, LXX, and Syriac 18 May lying lips be silenced— I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 50,
              "text": "–56 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 24,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–35) 11 12 After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to 13 two of them as they walked along in the country. And they went back and reported it to the rest, The Great Commission"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–49 ; 1"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 50,
              "text": "–53 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": "| 949 34 There they found the Eleven and those with and saying, “The Lord them, gathered together 35 has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the Jesus Appears to the Disciples breaking of the bread."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "John",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "–6) pleases Him.” 30 29 31 32 As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him. So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. Then you will know the truth, 33 and the truth will set you free.” “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they an- swered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. 34 How can You say we will be set free?” 35 36 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be 37 free indeed. 38 I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you. I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you 39 have heard from your father.” “Abraham is our father,” they replied. 40 “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham. But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you 41 the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. 42 “Our only Father is God Himself.” Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from 43 God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? a 54 It is because you are unable to accept My and so He passed by WH and TR before Abraham was, I am! Literally Your"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–10) “Now go and sin no more.” 12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the 13 light of life.” So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testify- 14 ing about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.” Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know You where I came from or where I am going. But judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. g even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I 17 am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me. 15 16 h 18 Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid. I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent 19 Me, also testifies about Me.” “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My 20 Father as well.” He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one 21 seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. 22 Where I am going, you cannot come.” They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and 7 began to write on the ground with His finger. So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot 23 come’?” When t"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–13) 13 14 b I have many things to write to you, but I would Instead, I prefer not to do so with pen and ink. hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. I have written to the church about this, but Greet each of our friends there by name. a 9 I have written something to the church b 14 and we will speak mouth to mouth Literally begin a new verse (15) after face to face. Literally ; some translators Jude A Greeting from Jude"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–14) shares in his evil deeds. 12 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I so hope to come and speak with you face to face, 13 that our joy may be complete. b c The children of your elect sister send you greetings. a 8 what you have worked for b 12 mouth to mouth c 13 Amen. NE and WH Literally BYZ and TR include 3 John A Greeting from the Elder (2"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–18) For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.a A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1 How lovely is Your dwelling place, 2 O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out 3 for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, 4 O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! 5 They are ever praising You. Selah Blessed are those whose strength is 8 in You, b whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with c pools. 6 7 8 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion. 10 O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; Selah 9 give ear, O God of Jacob. He withholds no good thing 12 from those who walk with integrity. O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You! Psalm 85 You Showed Favor to Your Land For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 1 d 2 You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. 3 Selah You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger. 4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure 5 toward us. Will You be angry with us forever? 6 Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? Will You not revive us again, 7 that Your people may rejoice"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–28) 23 3 2 In those days John the Baptist came, preach- and saying, ing in the wilderness of Judea 3 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, f ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, ” make straight paths for Him.’ 4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a 5 leather belt around his waist. His food was lo- d 15 custs and wild honey. People went out to him Jeremiah"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "and all flesh together will see it. on a high mountain. O herald of good news to Jerusalem, lift it up, Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” LXX f 9 LXX b 3 e 8 Or make straight the paths of our God Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill ; d 5 O herald of good news to Zion, go up Literally Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": ". Literally e 35"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "–34) 13 14 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jor- But John tried to dan to be baptized by John. prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by 15 You, and do You come to me?” “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then 16 John permitted Him. c d and He saw As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were 17 the Spirit of God descend- opened, And a voice ing like a dove and resting on Him. from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in The Temptation of Jesus whom I am well pleased!”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–33."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–42) 18 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become c 16 a 11 bread.” he saw Or i 16 in the Holy Spirit and in fire in water b 11 e 4 Or f 6 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, and the heavens were opened to Him He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his d 16 g 7 NA, BYZ, and TR h 10 Or ; see"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "2 Kings 6:25"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–25) 12 a Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. And He b declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be c But you are making it called a house of prayer.’ 14 ‘a den of robbers.’ 13 ” 15 The blind and the lame came to Him at the But the chief temple, and He healed them. priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the 16 Son of David!” “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: d 17 ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’ ?” Then He left them and went out of the city to The Barren Fig Tree"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "13 14 a 6 7 15 In the temple courts When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and So He money changers seated at their tables. made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and over- To those selling doves He turned their tables. said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn 17 My Father’s house into a marketplace!” b 16 His disciples remembered that it is written: 18 “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.” On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to 19 do these things?” Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in 20 three days I will raise it up again.” “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in 21 three days?” 22 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word 23 that Jesus had spoken. 24 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing But Jesus did not en- and believed in His name. He trust Himself to them, for He knew them all. did not need any testimony about man, for He Jesus and Nicodemus knew what was in a man."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "tremble continually and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap e 25 Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–21) in the land of the Philistines for a long time. 22 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” 2 “Here I am,” he answered. “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Of- fer him there as a burnt offering on one of the 3 mountains, which I will show you.” So Abraham got up early the next morning, sad- dled his donkey, and took along two of his serv- ants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had 4 designated. 5 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw “Stay here with the the place in the distance. donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we 6 will return to you.” Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together. c 12 well of seven Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–24) know My Father as well. From now on you do 8 know Him and have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, 9 and that will be enough for us.” 31 32 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him 33 at once. If God is glorified in Him, a Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you 34 cannot come.’ 35 A new commandment I give you: Love one an- other. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. By this everyone will know that Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (Matt. 26:31–35 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "| 1097 18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now 19 many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had be- longed to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of 20 them belonged to us. a 21 22 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie Who is the liar, if it is not comes from the truth. the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has Remain in Christ the Father as well. 24 23 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal 26 life. 25 27 I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as 28 you have been taught. b And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and 29 unashamed before Him at His com"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "15 23 16 24 keep His commandments and do what is pleasing And this is His commandment: in His sight. that we should believe in the name of His Son, Je- sus Christ, and we should love one another just Whoever keeps His com- as He commanded us. mandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Testing the Spirits Spirit He has given us. If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love In this way, love abides in God, and God in him. has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in 18 this world we are just like Him. 17 4 2 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the By this you will know the Spirit of God: world. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has and every spirit come in the flesh is from God, is not from God. This that does not confess Jesus is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the 4 world at this time. 3 a 5 You, little children, are from God and have over- come them, because greater is He who is in you They are of the than he who is in the world. world. That is why they speak from the world’s We perspective, and the world listens to them. are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is n"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "| 953 26 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial So John’s disciples came to him and washing. said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you be- yond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He 27 is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.” 28 29 John replied, “A man can receive only what is You yourselves can given him from heaven. testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’ The bride belongs to the bride- groom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is He must increase; I must de- now complete. 31 crease. 30 b 32 The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One He testi- who comes from heaven is above all. 33 fies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one 34 accepts His testimony. Whoever accepts His For testimony has certified that God is truthful. the One whom God has sent speaks the words of 35 God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. 36 The Father loves the Son and has placed all Whoever believes in the things in His hands. Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on Jesus and the Samaritan Woman him.” c 4 d 2 When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more 3 (although it was not Jesus disciples than John He left Judea wh"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "The Disciples Return and Marvel 46 27 Just then His disciples returned and were sur- prised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” 28 or “Why are You talking with her?” 29 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, “Come, 30 see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” So they left the town 31 and made their way toward Jesus. Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, 32 eat something.” But He told them, “I have food to eat that you 33 know nothing about.” So the disciples asked one another, “Could 34 someone have brought Him food?” 35 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Do Him who sent Me and to finish His work. you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at 36 the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. a 37 38 Already the reaper draws his wages and gath- ers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is I sent you to reap what you have not true. worked for; others have done the hard work, and Many Samaritans Believe now you have taken up their labor.” 39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testi- mony, “He told me everything I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked 41 Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days. 40 42 And many more believe"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "–54) b 5 6 c When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centu- “Lord, my lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible rion came and pleaded with Him, servant 7 agony.” 8 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. 22 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who Many will does the will of My Father in heaven. say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive 23 out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; The House on the Rock"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "| 1099 a 14 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may And this is the know that you have eternal life. confidence that we have before Him: If we ask 15 anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what 16 we have asked of Him. If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is c b We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God 19 protects him, cannot touch and the evil one We know that we are of God, and that the him. 20 whole world is under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God 21 and eternal life. d Little children, keep yourselves from idols. a 13 tects himself BYZ and TR include or and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God b 18 the one who was born of God pro- God protects the one born of Him c 18 evil . d 21 Or Amen. Or ; similarly in verse 19 BYZ and TR include 2 John A Greeting from the Elder (3"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "–47) marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 19 20 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous 21 splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s 22 table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 23 also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham 24 from afar, with Lazarus by his side. So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his fin- ger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in 25 agony in this fire.’ But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But 26 now he is comforted here, while you are in agony. And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can any- 27 one cross from there to us.’ 28 ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end 29 up in this place of torment.’ But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and 30 the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone 31 is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’ Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not lis- ten to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be Temptations and Trespasses pers"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 47,
              "text": "| 955 But he answered, “The man who made me well 12 told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and 13 walk?” they asked. But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the 14 crowd was there. Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to 15 you.” And the man went away and told the Jews that The Father and the Son it was Jesus who had made him well. 16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on 17 the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My 18 Father is at His work, and I too am working.” Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, 19 making Himself equal with God. 20 So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Fa- ther doing it. For whatever the Father does, the The Father loves the Son and Son also does. shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, 21 He will show Him even greater works than these. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He 22 wishes. 23 Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor 24 the Father"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–15) 13 14 When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from When He stepped ashore and saw a the towns. large crowd, He had compassion on them and 15 healed their sick. When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go 16 to the villages and buy themselves some food.” “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. 17 “You give them something to eat.” “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. 876 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–21) 22 23 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by a Himself to pray. When evening came, He was from there alone, land, buffeted by the waves because the wind 25 was against it. but the boat was already far 24 b 26 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus When went out to them, walking on the sea. the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried 27 out in fear. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is 28 I. Do not be afraid.” “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me 29 to come to You on the water.” “Come,” said Jesus. 30 Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he was afraid he saw the strength of the wind, 31 and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” c Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, 32 “why did you doubt?” 33 36 surrounding region. People brought all the sick and begged Him just to let them touch to Him the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him The Tradition of the Elders"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "Or Hebrew Or 44 63 He turned their rivers to blood, Fire consumed His young men, 45 and from their streams they could not 64 and their maidens were left without"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 45,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 59,
              "text": "–66) and carried our diseases.” 18 b When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He 19 gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea. And one of the scribes came to Him and said, 20 “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no 21 place to lay His head.” 29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us be- 30 fore the appointed time?” 31 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us 32 out, send us into the herd of pigs.” “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the 33 waters. Those tending the pigs ran off into the town 34 and reported all this, including the account of the Then the whole town demon-possessed men. went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, Jesus Heals a Paralytic they begged Him to leave their region."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 67,
              "text": "–71) 28 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do 14 people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; oth- ers say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of 15 the prophets.” “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do 16 you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the 17 Son of the living God.” a 18 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh And I and blood, but by My Father in heaven. tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose 20 on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 19 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell Christ’s Passion Foretold anyone that He was the Christ."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "| 957 58 so also the one who feeds on Me will live because This is the bread that came down from of Me. heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live Many Disciples Turn Back forever.” (Matt. 8:18–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "4 For no one who wants to works You are doing. be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are 5 doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” For even His own brothers did not believe in 6 Him. Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time 7 is always at hand, My time has not yet come. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, be- Go up to going up to this cause I testify that its works are evil. the feast on your own. I am not 9 feast, because My time has not yet come.” 10 8 a Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee. But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, 11 He also went—not publicly, but in secret. So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast 12 and asking, “Where is He?” Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” 13 But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.” Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for 14 fear of the Jews. 15 up to the temple courts b About halfway through the feast, Jesus went and began to teach. The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having 16 studied?” 17 18 “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. If anyone de- sires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 53,
              "text": "through"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ". and were convicted by their conscience, g 16 where are they e 10 and ; d 9 See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–29) things so that our 5 joy may be complete. 4 a 6 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say we b 7 have fellowship with Him yet walk in the dark- ness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood 8 of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 9 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and If we to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a Jesus Our Advocate liar, and His word is not in us. 10 2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Fa- c He Him- ther—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. self is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole 3 world. 2 4 By this we can be sure that we have come to If know Him: if we keep His commandments. anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His a 4 commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not your But b 7 c 2 But if anyone keeps His word, the love of in him. 6 God has been truly perfected in him. By this we Whoever claims to know that we are in Him: A New Commandment abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked. 7 8 Beloved, I am not writing to you a new com- mandment, bu"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "| 959 But still others asked, “How can the Christ come Doesn’t the Scripture say that the from Galilee? Christ will come from the line of David and from 43 Bethlehem, the village where David lived? ” a 44 So there was division in the crowd because of Some of them wanted to seize Him, but Jesus. The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders no one laid a hand on Him. 45 Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you 46 bring Him in?” “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the 47 officers answered. 48 49 “Have you also been deceived?” replied the “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees But this crowd that does not Pharisees. believed in Him? 50 know the law—they are under a curse.” 51 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked, “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him 52 to determine what he has done?” b “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet 53 comes out of Galilee.” The Woman Caught in Adultery Then each went to his own home. 8 2 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. c 4 Early in the morning He went back into the 3 temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them. The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before and said, “Teacher, this woman was them In the Law Moses caught in the act of adultery. commanded us to stone such a woman. So what 6 do You s"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "25 “Who are You?” they asked. 26 “Just what I have been telling you from the begin- ning,” Jesus replied. “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell 27 the world.” 28 They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what The Truth Will Set You Free (2"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "–47) 4 5 6 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has com- And now I urge you, dear lady—not manded us. as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one an- And this is love, that we walk according other. to His commandments. This is the very com- mandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. 8 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the de- a Watch yourselves, so ceiver and the antichrist. that you do not lose what we have worked for, Anyone but that you may be fully rewarded. who runs ahead without remaining in the teach- ing of Christ does not have God. Whoever re- mains in His teaching has both the Father and the 10 Son. 9 11 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. Whoever greets such a person Conclusion (3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "| 961 son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it 20 that he can now see?” 21 His parents answered, “We know he is our son, But how he and we know he was born blind. can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for 22 himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ That was would be put out of the synagogue. 24 why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.” 23 So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We 25 know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, 26 but now I see!” “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did 27 He open your eyes?” He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you 28 also want to become His disciples?” Then they heaped insults on him and said, 29 “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses. We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do 30 not know where this man is from.” 31 “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will. Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, 34 He could do no such thing.” 33 32"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see 40 and those who see may become blind.” a Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind 41 too?” “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can Jesus the Good Shepherd see, your guilt remains.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–21) 1 A Psalm of David. a The LORD is my shepherd; 2 I shall not want. 3 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of 4 righteousness for the sake of His name. b Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; 5 Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; 3 4 5 d The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness 2 thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? e He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his f salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, Selah who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O gates! 8 Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! Who is this King of Glory? 9 The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates! 10 Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Psalm 25 To You I Lift Up My Soul Selah Of David. g 1 2 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul; in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to sha"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "save them from the hand of the wicked. in Joseph quarreling ; see"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "| 963 16 b Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fel- low disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary with Him.” 17 18 c 19 away, When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had Now Beth- already spent four days in the tomb. any was near Jerusalem, a little less than two and many of the Jews had come miles 20 to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss So when Martha heard that Je- of their brother. sus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but 21 Mary stayed at home. 22 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been But here, my brother would not have died. even now I know that God will give You whatever 23 You ask of Him.” 24 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her. Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again 25 in the resurrection at the last day.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even And everyone who lives and though he dies. believes in Me will never die. Do you believe 27 this?” “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come 28 into the world.” After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.” And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and 30 went to Him. 29 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but 31 was still at the place where Martha had met Him. When the Jews who were in the house consol- ing Mary saw how quickly she got up a"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "35 36 Jesus wept. 37 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Jesus Raises Lazarus Lazarus from dying?”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "–44) 36 c In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always 37 occupied with works of kindness and charity. At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an Since Lydda was near Joppa, the upper room. disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two 39 men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” 38 So Peter got up and went with them. On his ar- rival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had 40 made while she was still with them. Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her 42 to them alive. 41 43 This became known all over Joppa, and many And Peter stayed people believed in the Lord. for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Cornelius Sends for Peter Simon. 10 2 At Caesarea there was a man named Cor- nelius, a centurion in what was called the He and all his household were Italian Regiment. devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to d One day the people and prayed to God regularly. he had a clear vision of at about the ninth hour, an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cor- 4 nelius!” 3 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” 5 The angel"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 45,
              "text": "–57) 26 When Jesus had finished saying all these “You know things, He told His disciples, that the Passover is two days away, and the Son 3 of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 4 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high and they con- priest, whose name was Caiaphas, spired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be Jesus Anointed at Bethany a riot among the people.”"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) 6 5 a 7 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she 8 poured on His head as He reclined at the table. 9 When the disciples saw this, they were indig- This perfume nant and asked, “Why this waste? could have been sold at a high price, and the 10 money given to the poor.” 12 b to Me. The poor you will always have with By but you will not always have Me. you, pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus has done will also be told in memory of her.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ". b 16 Didymus He was was the one having anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and having wiped His feet ; that is, approximately 1.72 miles or 2.78 kilometers Or 964 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–19) for now I keep watch with My own eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with a 1 you.’ leader Or for the eye of the LORD is on all men and all the tribes of Israel ” righteous and endowed with salvation d 9 e 9 Jerusalem! d See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, b 4 on a colt, the foal of a donkey. strike down her power on the sea e Or Or Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": ". 19:38, and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "c 7 like a Or 854 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–33. Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the 29 Passover. So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What 30 accusation are you bringing against this man?” “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we 31 would not have handed Him over to you.” “You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. 32 “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the This was to fulfill the word that Jews replied. a Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He 33 was going to die. Pilate went back into the Praetorium, sum- moned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King 34 of the Jews?” “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, 35 “or did others tell you about Me?” “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What 36 have You done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to pre- vent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom 37 is not of this realm.” “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who be- 38 longs to the truth listens to My voice.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked. 39 And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him. But it is your custom that I release to you one"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "41 42 9 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for 43 fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. For they loved praise from men more than 44 praise from God. “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my 10 feet, but my hands and my head as well!” 11 Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be com- pletely clean. And you are clean, though not all of For He knew who would betray Him. you.” 12 That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.” 46 45 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should 47 remain in darkness. As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not 48 come to judge the world, but to save the world. There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have 49 spoken will judge him on the last day. 50 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and And I know that His command how to say it. leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet Father has told Me to say.” 13 It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "See Ps. 35:19, Ps. 38:19, and Ps. 69:4. Or or or ; Greek 4 because they have not known the Father or Me. But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things The Promise of the Holy Spirit from the beginning, because I was with you."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–30) For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day 2 of trouble. The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land 3 and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes. O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy The LORD will sustain him on his bed of 4 illness and restore him from his bed of sickness. I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; 5 heal me, for I have sinned against You.” My enemies say with malice: 6 “When will he die and be forgotten?” My visitor speaks falsehood; 7 8 he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: “A vile disease has been poured into him; 9 he will never get up from where he lies!” Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. a 10 But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise 11 me up, that I may repay them. 12 By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me. In my integrity You uphold me 13 and set me in Your presence forever. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. from me; 12 Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me. For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my 13 head, and my heart has failed within me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LOR"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–35 ; 1"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–38) 31 Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, a 32 and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you 33 into Galilee.” Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on 34 account of You, I never will.” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus declared, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me 35 three times.” Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples Jesus Prays at Gethsemane said the same thing."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–26) 5 Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; 6 yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow be- But I tell you cause I have told you these things. the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going will not away. Unless I go away, the Advocate 8 come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 7 a 10 And when He comes, He will convict the world 9 in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see and in regard to judgment, because the Me; 12 prince of this world has been condemned. 11 13 14 I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is He will glorify Me by taking from to come. Every- what is Mine and disclosing it to you. thing that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is 16 Mine and disclose it to you. 15 b In a little while you will see Me no more, and Grief Will Turn to Joy then after a little while you will see Me. 17 ” Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see 18 Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” They kept asking, “Why"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "| 967 30 telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, As soon as he or to give something to the poor. had received the morsel, Judas went out into the Love One Another night."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "25 26 All this I have spoken to you while I am still But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, with you. whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything Peace I Leave with You I have told you. 27 28 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let You your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid. heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father And now I have told you be- is greater than I. fore it happens, so that when it does happen, you 30 will believe. 29 31 I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me. But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Jesus the True Vine"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) and will no longer conceal her slain. 11 In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies 12 will consume them! 13 O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. O LORD our God, other lords besides You 14 have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess. The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed 15 them; You have wiped out all memory of them. You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; 16 You have extended all the borders of the land. O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured 17 out a quiet prayer. As a woman with child about to give birth 18 writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. 19 We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! 20 For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. 27 In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judg- —Levia- ment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent 2 than the coiling se"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": ""
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "Or Cited in Hebrews 9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; 10 behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion 11 and faithfulness from the great assembly."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) Rome.” 12 13 When daylight came, the Jews formed a con- spiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More 14 than forty of them were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn 15 oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pre- text of examining his case more carefully. We are 16 ready to kill him on the way.” b 17 the plot, But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about he went into the barracks and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he a 5 has something to tell him.” the ambush b 16 c 23 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you 20 need to tell me?” 21 He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about Do not let them persuade you, because him. more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are 22 ready now, awaiting your consent.” So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you Paul Sent to Felix have reported this to me.” 23 Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horse- men, and two hundred sp"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–16) My name, I will do it. 15 e f 16 If you love Me, you will keep My command- g And I will ask the Father, and He will ments. 17 to be with you give you another Advocate the Spirit of truth. The world cannot forever— receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides 18 with you and will be in you. h 19 20 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to In a little while the world will see Me no you. more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in 21 My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him 22 and reveal Myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the 23 world?” “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where 6 You are going, so how can we know the way?” 7 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except If God is glorified in Him a 32 through Me. If you had known Me, you would going there to prepare a place for you. d 4 Me g 16 WH does not include f 15 If you love Me, keep Or Helper b 1 Comforter BYZ, TR Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will 24 come to him and make Our home with him. Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, If it were not"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–33) on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be For done for you by My Father in heaven. where two or three gather together in My name, The Unforgiving Servant"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 17,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "| 969 22 forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the So also you have sorrow now, but I will world. see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no Ask in My Name"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "Prayer for the Disciples 24 6 8 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You 7 gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from 9 You, and they believed that You sent Me. 11 10 I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours. All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glori- fied. I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. a 12 Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as While I was with them, I protected We are one. and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture 13 would be fulfilled. 14 But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them. I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am 15 not of the world. b I am not asking that You take them out of the 16 world, but that You keep them from the evil one. 17 They are not of the world, just as I am not of 18 Sanctify them by the truth; Your the world. As You sent Me into the world, I word is truth."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": ". ; TR Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the 25 foundation of the world. 26 Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me. And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in The Betrayal of Jesus them.” (Matt. 26:47–56 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 18,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–14) 47 While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from 48 the chief priests and elders of the people. Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with 49 them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.” Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, b 50 Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 51 “Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and At this, one of Jesus’ companions arrested Him. drew his sword and struck the servant of the 52 high priest, cutting off his ear. 53 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it 55 must happen this way?” 54 At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in 56 the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has all happened so that the writings c of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Jesus before the Sanhedrin Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–18) 69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the court- yard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also 70 were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. But he denied it before them all: “I do not know 71 what you are talking about.” When Peter had gone out to the gateway, an- other servant girl saw him and said to the people 72 there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not 73 know the man!” After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they 74 said, “for your accent gives you away.” At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” 75 And immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and Jesus Delivered to Pilate"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–24) 57 58 Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the But Peter scribes and elders had gathered. followed Him at a distance, right up to the court- yard of the high priest. And he went in and sat 59 down with the guards to see the outcome. d Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhed- were seeking false testimony against Jesus rin But they did not in order to put Him to death. find any, though many false witnesses came forward. 61 60 Finally two came forward and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God the whole Council and rebuild it in three days.’ the temple d 59 ” c 55 So He left them and went away once more and a 31 prayed a third time, saying the same thing. “Friend,” Jesus replied, “for what have you come?” b 50 Zech. 13:7 Or Lit. Or 62 Judas Hangs Himself"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–40) and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.” 11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” 12 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. And when He was accused by the chief priests 13 and elders, He gave no answer. Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how 14 many charges they are bringing against You?” But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single The Crowd Chooses Barabbas charge, much to the governor’s amazement."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": "| 971 advised the Jews that it would be better if one Peter’s First Denial man died for the people. (Matt. 26:69–70 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 19,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–15) 4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; 5 He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back. 6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My 5 beard. 7 I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; let him lean on his God. Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! Salvation for Zion This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment. 51 “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were 2 hewn. Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; 3 then I blessed him and multiplied him. For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. 4 Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–30) For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. 1 a My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, 2 so far from my words of groaning? I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, 3 but I have no rest. Yet You are holy, 4 enthroned on the praises of Israel. In You our fathers trusted; 5 they trusted and You delivered them. They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed. 6 But I am a worm and not a man, 7 scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; a 1 they sneer and shake their heads: b 8 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": ". Or failed"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "; see ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–30) 45 e 46 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour ness came over all the land. hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My 47 God, why have You forsaken Me?” g dark- f About the ninth 48 When some of those standing there heard this, One of them they said, “He is calling Elijah.” h quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it i put it on a reed, and held it up with sour wine, 49 for Jesus to drink. j But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us 50 see if Elijah comes to save Him.” 51 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, At that moment the He yielded up His spirit. veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were And when they came to a place called Golgo- they this righteous blood a 24 tha, which means The Place of the Skull, through the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” f 46 ; BYZ and TR e 45 this blood Literally d 43 b 35 See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "–37) 10 b d Then I will pour out on the house of David and c on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they They will mourn for Him as one have pierced. mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for 11 Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as 12 in great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of Da- 13 vid and their wives, the clan of the house of Na- than and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, and all the remaining clans and their An End to Idolatry wives. 14 13 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Je- 2 rusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impu- 3 rity from the land. e And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce 4 him through. And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put d 10 a 8 on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. He will say, farmer, for the land has been my li"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": ". to fulfill what was said insurrectionists c 38 Eloi, Eloi And another took a spear Or ; also 52 2"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "LXX Cited in Psalm 35 Contend with My Opponents, O LORD Of David. 1 Contend with my opponents, O LORD; 2 fight against those who fight against me. 3 Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. a Draw the spear and javelin pursuers; against my 4 say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me 5 be driven back and confounded. May they be like chaff in the wind, 6 as the angel of the LORD drives them away. May their path be dark and slick, 7 as the angel of the LORD pursues. 8 For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. May ruin befall them by surprise; 9 may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD 10 and exult in His salvation. All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?” 11 Hostile witnesses come forward; 12 they make charges I know nothing about. They repay me evil for good, 13 to the bereavement of my soul. Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; b I humbled myself with fasting, 14 but my prayers returned unanswered. I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, 15"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": "between your hands Or h 7 Or 8 a b And on that day living water will flow out from and Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea 9 the other half toward the Western Sea, in sum- On that day the LORD will mer and winter alike. become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, 10 and His name alone. All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Je- rusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of People will Hananel to the royal winepresses. live there, and never again will there be an utter 12 destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely. 11 And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their 13 mouths. 14 On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, the other. and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great And a similar plague will strike the abundance. 15"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "–42) 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, b although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. 10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him c and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, 11 and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. d After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. 54 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate h woman than of her who has a husband,” 2 says the LORD. “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes i 3 and drive your stakes in deep. For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the 4 nations and inhabit the desolate cities. Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach 5 of your widowhood. For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. 6 For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” 7 says your God. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": ""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 20,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–9) 28 a After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first Mary Magdalene and day of the week, 3 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled His appearance away the stone, and sat on it. was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards trembled in fear of him and 5 became like dead men. 4 b 7 6 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He lay. has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have 8 told you.” c So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and 9 Suddenly great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came 10 to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My The Report of the Guards brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.” 11 12 13 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum and instructed them: “You are to say, of money 14 ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away If this report reaches while we were asleep.’ the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you 15 out of trouble.” So the guards"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–18) e 9 f Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, 10 from whom He had driven out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with And Him, who were mourning and weeping. when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had Jesus Appears to Two Disciples seen Him, they did not believe it."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 973 31 It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sab- bath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs bro- So the soldiers ken and the bodies removed. came and broke the legs of the first man who had 33 been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other. 32 35 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He 34 was already dead, they did not break His legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water The one who saw it has testified to flowed out. this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he 36 is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. a 37 Now these things happened so that the Scrip- ture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” And, as another Scripture says: The Burial of Jesus"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–23 ; 1"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 21,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "| 975 “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” 16 Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Jesus and the Beloved Disciple Me.” 20 Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” 17 Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” 18 Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch will dress out your hands, and someone else 19 you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by a which Peter would glorify God. Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus b loved following them. He was the one who had 21 leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?” When Pe- 22 ter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until 23 I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!” Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. How- ever, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what 24 is that to you?” This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Acts",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) 1 3 2 Many have undertaken to compose an ac- count of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the Therefore, having carefully investigated word. everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, so that you may most excellent Theophilus, know the certainty of the things you have been Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth taught. 5 4 6 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Eliza- Both of them beth was a descendant of Aaron. were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and de- But they had no children, crees of the Lord. because Elizabeth was barren, and they were 8 both well along in years. 7 9 10 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and And at the hour of the incense burn incense. offering, the whole congregation was praying 11 outside. 12 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar When Zechariah saw him, he was of incense. 13 startled and gripped with fear. 15 14 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you He will be a joy are to"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "Or James Killed, Peter Imprisoned 15"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–11) well.” h 19 18 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the 20 right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming Joseph His word by the signs that accompanied it. b 40 Joses e 8 6 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Je- a 39 sus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has c 47 saw how, having cried out, He had breathed His last d 2 And very early on the first of the Sabbaths, Joses BYZ, TR Or ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "4 15"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–13) d 15 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Phil- e And Ca- istines came), and the Caphtorites. 16 naan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and 17 of the Hittites, the Jebusites, the Amorites, 18 the Hivites, the Arkites, the the Girgashites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Sinites, Hamathites. 19 and Later the Canaanite clans were scattered, the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as 20 Lasha. These are the sons of Ham according to their The Semites clans, languages, lands, and nations. 21 f And sons were also born to Shem, the older Shem was the forefather of brother of Japheth; 22 all the sons of Eber. The sons of Shem: 23 Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: 24 Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. g Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, 25 Shelah was the father of Eber. i h and Two sons were born to Eber: One was named because in his days the earth was divided, Peleg, 26 and his brother was named Joktan. 11 2 Now the whole world had one language j And as and a common form of speech. they found a plain k people journeyed eastward, 3 in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of 4 mortar. “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–36) A Miktam d of David. 1 Preserve me, O God, 2 for in You I take refuge. I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; 3 apart from You I have no good thing.” As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides. 4 they have together become corrupt; c Sorrows will multiply there is no one who does good, 4 not even one. Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; 5 they refuse to call upon the LORD. There they are, overwhelmed with dread, 6 for God is in the company of the righteous. You sinners frustrate the plans of the 7 oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter. 8 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, Psalm 15 Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain? let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad! A Psalm of David. 1 O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? fool d 1 Miktam a 1 c 3 e 7 h 10 to those who chase other gods. 5 I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; 6 You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in 7 pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful. I will bless the LORD who counsels me; e even at night my conscience instructs me. f I have set the LORD always before me. 9 Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue g 10 rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. h 11 F"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–21 and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–28 Psalm 17 Hear My Righteous Plea A prayer of David. 1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— 2 it comes from lips free of deceit. May my vindication come from Your 3 presence; may Your eyes see what is right. You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; 4 I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. As for the deeds of men— 5 by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent. 6 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. 7 Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, 8 You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes. a Keep me as the apple of 9 Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who assail me, 10 from my mortal enemies who surround me. 11 They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance. They have tracked us down, and now 12 surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground, like a lion greedy for prey, 13 like a young lion lurking in ambush. Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; 14 deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world b whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "; see also LXX; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "| 977 18 Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above 20 and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name e of the Lord will be saved.’ 21 22 23 Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves He was delivered up by God’s set plan know. and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him But God raised Him from the dead, to the cross. releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its 25 grip. 24 f David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; 26 because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue 27 rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope, because You will not abandon my soul 28 to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; g You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’ 29 30 Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on h oath that He would place one of his"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "32 A Lame Man Walks decay. 33 which we are all witnesses. God has raised this Jesus to life, to 34 Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and For David did not ascend into heaven, but hear. he himself says: 35 36 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” a ’ Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you cruci- Three Thousand Believe fied, both Lord and Christ!” 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, 38 “Brothers, what shall we do?” 39 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the for- giveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift This promise belongs to you of the Holy Spirit. and your children and to all who are far off—to 40 all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 41 With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt genera- Those who embraced his message were tion.” b baptized, and about three thousand were added The Fellowship of Believers to the believers that day."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "–35, and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–47) Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. 32 33 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his posses- sions was his own, but they shared everything With great power the apostles they owned. continued to give their testimony about the res- urrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace 34 was upon them all. 35 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the and lay them at the apostles’ feet for dis- sales, 36 tribution to anyone as he had need. 37 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apos- tles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encourage- sold a field he owned, brought the ment), Ananias and Sapphira money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 5 2 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of prop- erty. With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but 3 brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and 4 withhold some of the proceeds from the land? Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And a 26 after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How His Messiah His Christ b 20 could you conceive such a deed in your heart? 5 You have not lied to men, but to God!” On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and 6 died. And great fear came over all who heard Then the young men what had"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–26) LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. 15 c b 16 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You This is what you asked of must listen to him. on the day of the the LORD your God at Horeb assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire 17 anymore, so that we will not die!” 18 19 Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. And I will hold accountable an- d yone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name. But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet c 16 must be put to death.” b 15 20 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: a 10 the priests are to be given the shoulder, the makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire d 19 Literally Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": ". 182 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "Or Or Heth and Syriac 24 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–31) 1 a Why do the nations rage 2 and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, b against the LORD 3 and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: c “You are My Son; 8 today I have become Your Father. Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your d inheritance, 9 the ends of the earth Your possession. e You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery. ” 10 11 Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth. 12 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Psalm 3 Deliver Me, O LORD! (2 Samuel 15:13–29) Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. 1 2 O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me! Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” 3 Selah f But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. today I have begotten You c 7 a 1 and cast away Their cords.” noisily assemble b 2 Or d 9 ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–26 f 2 Selah or Literally Interlude ; cited in Cited in or is probably a musical or literary 498 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "26 ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together a against the Lord 27 and against His Anointed One.’ 28 29 In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Je- They carried out sus, whom You anointed. what Your hand and will had decided beforehand And now, Lord, consider their would happen. 30 threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your as You stretch word with complete boldness, out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant 31 Jesus.” After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Sharing among Believers"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–37) 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ 43 teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of came bread and to prayer. over everyone, and the apostles performed many 44 wonders and signs. 45 A sense of awe c All the believers were together and had every- Selling their possessions and thing in common. 46 goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. d 47 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with glad- praising God and ness and sincerity of heart, enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were be- a 35 ing saved. e 1 of Nazareth, walk!"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) 8 9 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double- tongued or given to much wine or greedy for They must hold to the mystery of the money. Additionally, faith with a clear conscience. they must first be tested. Then, if they are above 11 reproach, let them serve as deacons. 10 e In the same way, the women must be digni- fied, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in 12 all things. 13 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own For those who have served well as household. deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ a 11 Jesus. wife ; also in verse 12 Or in spirit h 10 Or ; also in verse 12 over her husband f 16 b 12 their wives Or and suffer reproach Literally e 11 wife SBL, BYZ, and TR The Mystery of Godliness 14 15 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and 16 foundation of the truth. By common confession, the mystery of godli- ness is great: f g He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, A Warning against Apostasy was taken up in glory. 4 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow 2 deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced b"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": ". Tischendorf our Lord Jesus with the blood of His own Son. e 8 1000 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "| 981 37 somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dis- After him, persed, and it all came to nothing. Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too 38 perished, and all his followers were scattered. So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or But if endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against 40 God.” 39 At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, 41 and released them. 42 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering dis- grace for the Name. Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Je- The Choosing of the Seven (1 Timothy 3:8–13) sus is the Christ. 6 In those days when the disciples were in- creasing in number, the Grecian Jews among d them began to grumble against the Hebraic because their widows were being over- Jews 2 looked in the daily distribution of food. 3 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. There- fore, brothers, select from among you seven men 4 confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We and will will assign t"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "The Arrest of Stephen 8 9 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among But resistance arose from what was the people. called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the prov- inces of They disputed with but they could not stand up to his Stephen, 11 wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. 10 Cilicia and Asia. a Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against 12 Moses and against God.” b 13 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to 15 us.” 14 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abraham was like the face of an angel."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) lived 205 years, and he died in Haran. 12 b Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your fa- ther’s household, and go to the land I will show 2 you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, 3 so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you c and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you. and curse those who curse you; ” 4 5 So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy- five years old when he left Haran. And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in 6 Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. d Abram When they came to the land of Canaan, traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the 7 Canaanites were in the land. e Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I ” So Abram will give this land to your offspring. built an altar there to the LORD, who had ap- 8 peared to him. From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the 9 LORD. Abram and Sarai in Egypt And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev. 10 30 11 And Abram and Nahor took wives for them- selves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both B"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–7 well of the Living One who sees me responding pronouns may also be capitalized. father of many means Or g 1 j 5 . Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "nachash c 14 e 3 Or Hebrew g 6 , in contrast to Aaron’s staff, which became a ; twice in this verse and twice in verse 7 various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13. 58 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–14) said. 12 13 Some time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to Is- pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem. rael said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” 42 41 These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, accord- ing to their families and regions, by their names: Oholibamah, Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Magdiel, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Elah, Pinon, before an Israelite king reigned over them: b 31 Dishon a 26 d 39 Hebrew Or with long sleeves Some MT manuscripts, SP, and Syriac (see also 1 Chronicles 1:50); other MT manuscripts “I am ready,” Joseph replied. c 37 Hadar , a variant of Dishan 43 ; also in verses 23 and 32 the River e 3 a robe Hebrew Possibly 40 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": ") Hebrew ; twice in this verse food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not 20 die, and that the land may not become desolate.” 22 21 a So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. and Joseph re- The land became Pharaoh’s, from one end of duced the people to servitude However, he did not ac- Egypt to the other. quire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not 23 sell their land. 24 Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this At day, here is seed for you to sow in the land. harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Phar- aoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your house- 25 holds and children.” 26 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be So Joseph established a Pharaoh’s servants.” law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Phar- aoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priests’ land does not belong to The Israelites Prosper in Goshen Pharaoh. 27 28 Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt in number. seventeen years,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–19) filled with them. 8 10 9 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numer- Come, let us deal ous and too powerful for us. shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the 11 country. ” b 12 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as But the more they store cities for Pharaoh. were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Is- 13 raelites. 14 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the 15 fields. Every service they imposed was harsh. Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew mid- wives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, a 5 d 3 to the Hebrews MT (see also Gen. 46:27); DSS and LXX (see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–29) 11 b One day, after Moses had grown up, he went and observed their hard out to his own people 12 labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one After looking this way and of his own people. that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyp- 13 tian and hid his body in the sand. The next day Moses went out and saw two He- brews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, 14 “Why are you attacking your companion?” c But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and d Are you planning to kill me as judge over us? you killed the Egyptian? ” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I 15 have done has surely become known.” When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Phar- aoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he 16 sat down beside a well. 17 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs And when some to water their father’s flock. shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their 18 flock. e When the daughters returned to their father he asked them, “Why have you returned Reuel, 19 so early today?” f 22 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in mar- And she gave birth to a son, and Moses riage. named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a God Hears the Cry of the Israelites foreigner in a foreign land.” 23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their bur- den of slav"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "Or foreigner g 1 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "–38) cob. God saw the Israelites and took notice. 3 g i h There the angel Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the 2 wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not con- So Moses thought, “I must go over and sumed. see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not 4 burning up?” 3 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” 5 “Here I am,” he answered. j 6 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are stand- Then He said, “I am the God ing is holy ground.” of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” k At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to 7 look at God. The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the afflic- tion of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and b 11 to bring them up out of that land to a good and his brothers c 14 8 e 18 Reuel “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and wa- to lift out a 10 Moses tered the flock.” d 14 Jethro sounds like a Hebrew term that means f 22 Gershom Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterd"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "i 2 called Or d 20"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "Jethro was also called was also . That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai sounds like the Hebrew for k 6 Moses’ father-in-law Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "–43) by the finger of God. 32 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to 2 him!” b So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, a 7 and bring them to me.” the ark of the covenant b 1 That is, Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 40,
              "text": ""
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–43 means . d 12 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan means , a symbol of strength. LXX Literally 826 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 44,
              "text": "–47 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 46,
              "text": ". Literally 8 9 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. May Your priests be clothed with 10 righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy. For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one. 11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: a 12 “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne 13 forever and ever.” 14 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this 15 home. 16 17 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy. There I will make a horn grow for David; 18 I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one. I will clothe his enemies with shame, Psalm 133 but the crown upon him will gleam.” How Pleasant to Live in Harmony! (1 Corinthians 1:10–17 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 49,
              "text": "–50 676 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 50,
              "text": "| 983 The Rebellion of Israel"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 51,
              "text": "51 52 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Which of the Spirit, just as your fathers did. prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers you who received the law or- and murderers— The Stoning of Stephen dained by angels, yet have not kept it.” 54 53 a 55 On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and “Look,” Jesus standing at the right hand of God. he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man 57 standing at the right hand of God.” 56 58 At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their gar- 59 ments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 60 While they were stoning him, Stephen ap- Falling pealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he Saul Persecutes the Church had said this, he fell asleep. 8 And Saul was there, giving approval to Ste- phen’s death. 3 2 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and God-fearing men buried Stephen and Samaria. But Saul began to de- mourned deep"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–25) his father’s estate. 9 a 10 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, inter- casts spells, prets omens, practices sorcery, 12 consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these de- testable things, the LORD your God is driving out 13 the nations before you. 11 14 You must be blameless before the LORD your Though these nations, which you will dis- God. possess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the A Prophet Like Moses"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "–40 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 32,
              "text": "–33. h 1 waters of Noah 22:37 DSS (see also LXX); MT does not include Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–19 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "| 985 so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to 3 Jerusalem. 4 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say 5 to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. d 6 “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and 7 you will be told what you must do.” 8 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when 9 he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So For they led him by the hand into Damascus. three days he was without sight, and he did not Ananias Baptizes Saul eat or drink anything. 10 e In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” 11 “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vi- sion he has seen a man named Ananias come and 13 place his hands on him to restore his sight.” 12 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to 15 arrest all who call on Your name.” 14 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen in- strument to carry My name before the Gentiles 16 and th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "he regained his strength. And he spent several Saul Preaches at Damascus days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the 21 synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusa- lem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the 22 chief priests?” But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by prov- The Escape from Damascus ing that Jesus is the Christ. 23 24 25 After many days had passed, the Jews con- spired to kill him, but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. One night, however, his disci- ples took him and lowered him in a basket Saul in Jerusalem through a window in the wall. 26 a 27 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. Then Bar- nabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had 28 spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus. 29 b So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Gre- cian Jews, When the but they tried to kill him. brothers learned of this, they took him down to The Healing of Aeneas Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. 31 30 T"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–43) 38 the nation, but also for the scattered children of 53 God, to gather them together into one. 54 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. 55 And He stayed there with the disciples. 39 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister 40 of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you be- 41 lieved, you would see the glory of God?” 42 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. I knew that You al- ways hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that 43 You sent Me.” After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud 44 voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The man who had been dead came out with his a hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. The Plot to Kill Jesus “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–16) 11 2 3 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aa- “Say to the Israelites, ron, telling them, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof 4 completely divided and that chews the cud. a But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: 5 b The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is 6 unclean for you. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for 7 you. And the pig, though it has a split hoof 8 completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their car- 9 casses; they are unclean for you. Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may 10 eat anything with fins and scales. 11 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not They shall be an abomina- have fins and scales. tion to you; you must not eat their meat, and you Everything in the must detest their carcasses. water that does not have fins and scales shall be 13 detestable to you. 12 Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black 14 vulture, 15 the kite, any kind of falcon, 16 any kind of raven, c the ostrich, 17 kind of hawk, the screech owl, the gull, a"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "| 987 25 called together his relatives and close friends. As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him But Peter and fell at his feet to worship him. helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a 27 man myself.” 26 28 As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together. He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man im- pure or unclean. So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent 30 for me?” 29 e Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Sud- 31 denly a man in radiant clothing stood before me and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God. Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest 33 in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’ 32 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Good News for the Gentiles Lord has instructed you to tell us.” 34 35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly under- but stand that God does not show favoritism, 36 welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of 37 peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 38 You yourselves know what has happened througho"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 43,
              "text": "43 appointed by God to judge the living and the All the prophets testify about Him that dead. everyone who believes in Him receives for- The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit giveness of sins through His name.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 44,
              "text": "–48) 19 a While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul 2 and came passed through the interior and to Ephesus. There he found some disciples asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard 3 that there is a Holy Spirit.” “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. 4 “The baptism of John,” they replied. Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the 5 One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 6 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, 7 and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. Paul Ministers in Ephesus"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "69:25"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "| 989 12 b a About that time, King Herod 2 out to harm reached some who belonged to the He had James, the brother of John, put church. 3 to death with the sword. c 4 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Un- leavened Bread. He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod in- tended to bring him out to the people after the The Rescue of Peter Passover. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was 6 fervently praying to God for him. 7 On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the an- gel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and 9 follow me.” 8 10 So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel sud- 11 denly left him. “You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "On Cyprus 4 So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy 5 Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed When they arrived at from there to Cyprus. Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as 6 their helper. 7 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, an at- tendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Bar- nabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the But Elymas the sorcerer (for that word of God. is what his name means) opposed them and tried 9 to turn the proconsul from the faith. 8 10 11 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all right- eousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the Now look, the hand straight ways of the Lord? of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead 12 him by the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teach- In Pisidian Antioch ing about the Lord. 13 14 After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where And John left them to return to Jerusalem. from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian An- 15 tioch, w"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "); MT A few late LXX manuscripts; MT Or 260 | 1 Samuel 13:3 3 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, 4 saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has at- tacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Is- rael has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at 5 Gilgal. a Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thou- sand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped 6 at Michmash, east of Beth-aven. Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid 7 in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns. Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gil- ead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice troops were quaking in fear. 8 And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul. So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt 10 offering. 9 Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, 11 Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. “What have you done?” Samuel asked. 12 And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Ph"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "BYZ and TR . Or ; others BYZ and TR ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "Or or or Salvation for Foreigners 10"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 41,
              "text": "c 6 and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. That is, the Babylonians d 15 Literally He 842 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 42,
              "text": "–52) “for the wicked.” c 49 Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; 2 from the body of My mother He named Me. He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; 3 He hid Me in His quiver. He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.” 4 But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, 5 and My reward is with My God.” And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, 18 who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, 6 If only you had paid attention to My commandments, and My God is My strength— He says: “It is not enough for You to be My your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of b 19 the sea. coastlands a 14 c 1 Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, like the sand, and your offspring like its grains and to restore the protected ones of Israel. That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 20 Literally Or I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the a 7 earth.” Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes wil"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 47,
              "text": "g 22 Your sons Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "| 991 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay. But the from the dead did not see One whom God raised 38 decay. 37 39 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is pro- claimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which 40 you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the 41 prophets does not happen to you: ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, A Light for the Gentiles"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "not left Himself without testimony to His good- ness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and glad- 18 ness.” Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to 19 them. 20 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Ico- nium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead. But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Strengthening the Disciples Derbe. 21 22 They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lys- tra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they 23 said. Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they en- trusted them to the Lord, in whom they had be- 24 lieved. 25 After passing through Pisidia, they came to And when they had spoken the Pamphylia. 26 word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. 27 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed. When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. And they spent a long time The Dispute over Circumcision there with the"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–21) us.’ ” 11 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. 12 I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, a that they may possess the remnant of Edom declares the LORD, who will do this. and all the nations that bear My name,” 13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. 14 The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. b I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their 15 wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. snake c 7 Or That is, Crete Hebrew ; translated in most cases as That is, people from the upper Nile region Obadiah The Destruction of Edom"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "–41 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–15) 18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are 19 like polished bronze. I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your 20 latest deeds are greater than your first. But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat Even though I have food sacrificed to idols. given her time to repent of her immorality, 22 she is unwilling. 21 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sick- ness, and those who commit adultery with 23 her will suffer great tribulation unless they Then I will strike her repent of her deeds. children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according 24 to your deeds. 26 But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I 25 will place no further burden upon you than to hold fast to what you have until I And to the one who overcomes and come. continues in My work until the end, I will He will give authority over the nations. rule them with an iron scepter and shatter —just as I have received them like pottery And I will give authority from My Father. 29 him the morning star. 28 27 a He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the Church i"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "| 993 Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Begins"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "a there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. 13 And we stayed there several days. On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to 14 the women who had gathered there. Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord 15 opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a be- liever in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” Paul and Silas Imprisoned And she persuaded us. 16 b 17 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her This girl followed masters by fortune-telling. Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaim- 18 ing to you the way of salvation!” She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I com- mand you to come out of her!” And the spirit left 19 her at that very moment. 20 When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in They brought them to the the marketplace. 21 magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and by promot- are throwing our"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 17,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) is a modern English translation of the Holy Bible, effective for public reading, study, memorization, and evangelism. Based on the best available manuscripts and sources, each word is connected back to the Greek or Hebrew text to produce a transparent text that can be studied for its root meanings. The BSB represents a single tier of the Berean Bible. This printing contains the full BSB text, footnotes, section headings, and cross references. Additional components, including translation tables, lexicons, outlines, and summaries, are free online and in a variety of apps. The Berean Bible Translation Committee has employed an open process where translation tables are freely available and all comments are welcomed and considered. These sources may also be downloaded and shared freely. Please see the Berean Bible website for a full description of the translation committee and process. We pray that this text will enable readers to connect with God’s Word to study it, memorize it, After this letter has been read among you, share it, and proclaim it. We are inspired by the model of the early Christian church: make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. –"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "| 995 synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gen- tiles, and in the marketplace with those he met 18 each day. Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good 19 news of Jesus and the resurrection. b So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we 20 know what this new teaching is that you are pre- senting? For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what 21 they mean.” Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more Paul’s Address in the Areopagus than hearing and articulating new ideas. 22 c Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Are- 23 opagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscrip- tion: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something un- 24 known, I now proclaim to you. 25 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed any- d thing, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. He made every nation of men, that they should in- habit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "30 31 Although God overlooked the ignorance of ear- lier times, He now commands all people every- For He has set a day when where to repent. He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to 32 everyone by raising Him from the dead.” 34 33 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.” At that, Paul left the Areopagus. joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areop- agite, a woman named Damaris, and others who Paul Ministers in Corinth were with them. (1 Corinthians 1:1–3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2) But some a 18 2 After this, Paul left Athens and went to There he found a Jew named Corinth. Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. and he stayed and Paul went to visit them, worked with them because they were tentmak- 4 ers by trade, just as he was. 3 5 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, And trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike. when Silas and Timothy came down from Mace- 6 donia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, But testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now 7 on I will go to the Gentiles.” b 8 to the house of Titus Justus, So Paul left the synagogue and went next door a worship"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 18,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11 ; 2 Corinthians 1:1–2) 1 2 nes, Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthe- To the church of God in Corinth, to those sancti- fied in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name 3 of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: Grace and peace to you from God our Father Thanksgiving"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": ". Priscilla"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–28) Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were antici- 12 pating.” 13 13 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying. He knocked at the outer 14 gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to an- swer it. When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing a 1 at the gate!” the days of the Unleavened returned to Jerusalem That is, King Herod Agrippa Literally d 20 b 1 2 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Sim- eon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), While they were worshiping the Lord and Saul. and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have And after they had fasted and called them.” prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. put forth the hands to mistreat c 3 3 seize Peter—now these were had fulfilled their mission, they ; see"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 19,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the 45 Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. All the circumcised believers who had accom- panied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gen- tiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues 47 and exalting God. 46 Then Peter said, “Can anyone withhold the wa- 48 ter to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!” So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Peter’s Report at Jerusalem Then they asked him to stay for a few days. 11 2 The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also a So when Peter had received the word of God. went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him 4 circumcised men and ate with them.” and said, “You visited un- 3 5 6 But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events: “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me. I looked at it closely and saw four- footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. Then I heard a voice saying 8 to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ 7 b ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure 9 clean has ever entered my mouth.’ or un- But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made 10 clean.’ This happened three times,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "| 997 14 Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul pro- Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief claims.” 15 priest, were doing this. But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I 16 know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked 17 and wounded. 18 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high Many who had believed now came for- honor. 19 ward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand So the word of the Lord powerfully drachmas. The Riot in Ephesus continued to spread and prevail. 21 20 d e After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have 22 been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.” He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time 23 in the province of Asia. f 24 about the Way. About that time there arose a great disturb- ance It began with a silver- smith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the 25 craftsmen. g 26 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, alon"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "28 29 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Soon the whole city was in disar- ray. They rushed together into the theatre, drag- ging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s 30 traveling companions from Macedonia. 31 a Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the Even some of disciples would not allow him. Paul’s friends who were officials of the province sent word to him, begging him not to of Asia 32 venture into the theatre. 33 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexan- there. der forward to explain himself, and he motioned 34 for silence so he could make his defense to the But when they realized that he was a people. Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two 35 hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 36 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and de- clared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell Since these things are undenia- from heaven? 37 ble, you ought to be calm and not do anything For you have brought these men here, rash. though they have neither robbed our temple nor 38 blasphemed our goddess. 39 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring But if you charges against one an"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 20,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–12) 18 And the child grew, and one day he went out to 19 his father, who was with the harvesters. “My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his 20 mother.” 21 After the servant had picked him up and car- ried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap un- til noon, and then he died. And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she 22 shut the door and went out. And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.” 23 “Why would you go to him today?” he replied. 37 Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.” 2 Kings 5:2 | 343 “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” 24 “Everything is all right,” she said. 25 Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.” So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he 26 said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman. Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your hus- band all right? Is your child all right?’ 27 And she answered, “Everything is all right.” ” When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told 28 me.” Then she said, “Did I ask y"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–26 c 9 Likely reading of the original Heb.; MT 776 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 21,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "| 999 19 20 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from I the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me I did not shrink through the plots of the Jews. back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to testifying to Jews and Greeks alike house, a about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Je- 22 sus Christ. 21 24 23 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will hap- I only know that in town after pen to me there. town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and But I consider my life of afflictions await me. no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good 25 news of God’s grace. 26 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face Therefore I testify to you this day that I again. am innocent of the blood of all men. For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole 28 will of God. 27 b c d Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you over- 29 which seers. Be shepherds of the church of God, I know He purchased with His own blood. 30 that after my departure, savage wolves will come Even in among you and will not spare the flock. from your own number, men will rise up and dis- 3"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "15 16 After these days, we packed up and went on to Some of the disciples from Caesa- Jerusalem. rea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disci- ple. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem 17 18 19 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully. The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were Paul greeted them and recounted one present. by one the things that God had done among the 20 Gentiles through his ministry. When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many 21 thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them But they are under the are zealous for the law. impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe What then should we do? They our customs. 23 will certainly hear that you have come. 22 24 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you 25 also live in obedience to the law. As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual im- 26 morality.” So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself al"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 22,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–21 , 26:1–23) the towns until he came to Caesarea. 9"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 23,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "| 1001 there giving my approval and watching over the 21 garments of those who killed him.’ Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far Paul the Roman Citizen away to the Gentiles.’” 22 The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to 23 live!” 24 As they were shouting and throwing off their the com- cloaks and tossing dust into the air, mander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this 25 outcry against him. But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen with- 26 out a trial?” On hearing this, the centurion went and re- ported it to the commander. “What are you going 27 to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” 28 “Yes,” he answered. “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. 29 “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied. At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a 30 Roman citizen in chains. The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, re- leased him and ordered the chief priests and the to assemble. Then he brought whole Sanhedrin Paul before the Sanhedrin Paul down and had"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "3 18 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me ac- cording to the law, yet you yourself violate the 4 law by commanding that I be struck.” So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something 19 to tell you.” But those standing nearby said, “How dare you 5 insult the high priest of God!” “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not 6 speak evil about the ruler of your people.’ ” a Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the res- 7 urrection of the dead that I am on trial.” As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out 8 between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them 9 all. A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. 10 What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” The dispute grew so violent that the com- mander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove 11 him by force and bring him into the barracks. The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take cour"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "That is, the seven-day period after the Passover b 15 d 16 LXX during which no leaven may be eaten; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–22) have been with Me from the beginning. 16 2 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering Comforter c 26 They will do these things a service to God. Counselor Paraclete Helper 3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 25,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "| 1003 he said, “I will hear your case from Cilicia, when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praeto- Tertullus Prosecutes Paul rium. 24 Five days later the high priest Ananias a came down with some elders and a named Tertullus, who presented to the lawyer 2 governor their case against Paul. 3 When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have en- joyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation. In every 4 way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your 5 indulgence to hear us briefly. 6 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stir- ring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Naza- 8 renes, and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about 9 all our charges against him.” b The Jews concurred, asserting that these Paul’s Defense to Felix charges were true. 10 11 When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense. You can verify 12 for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. Yet my ac- cusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. Nor c"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "7 22 When Paul arrived, the that Paul be brought in. Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that 8 they could not prove. Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” Paul before Agrippa and Bernice “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared. 23 Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against 9 the temple or against Caesar.” But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to Paul Appeals to Caesar stand trial before me on these charges?” 10 11 Paul replied, “I am standing before the judg- ment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their ac- cusations against me, no one has the right to 12 hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” Then Festus conferred with his council and re- plied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar Festus Consults Agrippa you will go!” 13 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the 24 city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in. Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he But"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 26,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–23) 22 2 d “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my When they heard defense before you.” him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. the commander of the in Aramaic d 2 in the Hebrew language b 31 ; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. Literally Or ; literally Or ; literally 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus Then Paul declared, of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any 4 of you are today. 5 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detain- ing both men and women and throwing them into prison, as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained let- ters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people 6 and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. 7 About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice 8 say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. 9 ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecut- My companions saw the light, ing,’ He replied. but they could not understand the voice of the 10 One speaking to me. Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed 11 to do.’ 12 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 27,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "| 1005 matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am con- fident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you 28 do.” 27 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade 29 me in such a short time to become a Christian?” “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these 30 chains.” 31 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them. On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or impris- 32 onment.” And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Cae- Paul Sails for Rome sar.” 27 c When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial We d boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for and we put out to ports along the coast of Asia, sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalo- 3 nica, was with us. Regiment. 2 4 The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care. After 5 putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cy- prus because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexan- 7 drian"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "11 28 12 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship. Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to win- ter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing The Storm at Sea"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–26) 4 5 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the The sail- ship was in danger of breaking apart. ors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down 6 and fell into a deep sleep. The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Per- haps this God will consider us, so that we may not 7 perish.” “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” 8 So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your oc- cupation, and where have you come from? What 9 is your country, and who are your people?” “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea 10 and the dry land.” Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. the men dug in a 13 Hebrew Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to 12 calm this sea for us?” “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has 13 come upon you.” a Nevertheless, the men"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": ""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 28,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–31) 6 a 2 and the train of His robe In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; filled the temple. Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two And they were calling out to they were flying. one another: 3 4 “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with 5 smoke. Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; 6 for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” 7 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, 8 your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never b 10 understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, c understand with their hearts, 11 and turn and be healed. ” Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, 12 until the houses are left unoccupied 13 and the land is desol"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them. the hem of His robe b 9 “Here am I. Send me!” Or Hebrew; LXX Hebrew; LXX d 1 e 2 had set up camp in Ephraim f 3 Shear-jashub"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "a remnant shall return That is, Syria Or means . Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 31,
              "text": "| 1007 18 against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. They examined me and 19 wanted to release me, because there was no ba- sis for a death sentence against me. But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring So for this reason I have against my nation. called to see you and speak with you. It is be- cause of the hope of Israel that I am bound with 21 this chain.” 20 The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the 22 brothers from there reported or even mentioned But we consider your anything bad about you. views worth hearing, because we know that peo- 23 ple everywhere are speaking against this sect.” So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He ex- pounded to them from morning to evening, testi- fying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the 24 Prophets. 25 Some of them were convinced by what he said, They disagreed but others refused to believe. among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through 26 Isaiah the prophet: ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; 27 you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears,"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Romans",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–16) For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. 1 We give thanks to You, O God; 2 we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will 10 3 “When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. last. 11 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? Why do You withdraw Your strong right a 12 hand? Stretch it out to destroy them! 13 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth. You divided the sea by Your strength; When the earth and all its dwellers quake, Selah 4 it is I who bear up its pillars. I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ 5 and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. 6 Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’ ” For exaltation comes neither from east nor 14 You smashed the heads of the dragons of 7 west, the sea; 15 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. 16 You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers. b 17 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun. 18 You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter. Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, 19 how a foolish people has spurned Your name. Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; 20 do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. Consider Your covenant, 2"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. 6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are 7 mysterious. 8 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against 9 them. All who see will shake their heads. Then all mankind will fear 10 and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult. Psalm 65 Praise Awaits God in Zion For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "Or DSS and Vulgate; MT h 15 g 15 b 5 in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "13 7"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "“So that You may be proved right when You speak a and victorious when You judge.” 5 6 But if our unrighteousness highlights the right- eousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in 7 human terms. Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may There Is No One Righteous result”? Their condemnation is deserved!"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–20) For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath.b A Maskil c of David. 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, 3 if any seek God. All have turned away, d they have together become corrupt; e there is no one who does good, 4 not even one. Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; 5 they refuse to call upon God. There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, 6 for God has despised them. Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come f from Zion! The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, a 1 Maskil b 1 Mahalath When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad! c 1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. worthless e 3 d 3 f 6 term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–12 i 11 ; Hebrew Or throughout the Psalms denote one who is morally deficient. my kidneys instruct me LXX will dwell in hope I foresaw g 9 f 8 is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalm 16 and Psalms 56–60. LXX LXX Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": ", Psalm 6 Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "Probable reading; MT d 6 Or Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified is probably a musical term; b 10 He crouches and lies low c 1 Sheminith 502 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–17 your lips have spoken lies, 4 and your tongue mutters injustice. No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; 5 they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; 6 crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, 7 and acts of violence are in their hands. Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. a Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; 8 b ruin and destruction lie in their wake. The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know 9 peace. Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. 10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; 11 among the vigorous we are like the dead. We all growl like bears and moan like doves. 12 We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us. For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, 13 and we know our iniquities: rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, 670 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "Literally man: e There is no fear of God 2 before his eyes. For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin. Like a godless circle of mockers, c 16 d 19 Or See John 514 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–31) 3 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to 2 you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 3 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, For it is we who those mutilators of the flesh! are the circumcision, we who worship by the 4 Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who though I myself put no confidence in the flesh— could have such confidence. 5 If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confi- dence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, as to zeal, persecuting the church; as a Pharisee; to righteousness in the law, faultless. 6 7 8 2 3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "LXX 7 and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "Or 512 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–25) d 19 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High and he blessed Abram and said: — 20 “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of 21 everything. The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the a 8 people, but take the goods for yourself.” b 13 Terebinths 8 But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know 9 that I will possess it?” And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with 10 a turtledove and a young pigeon.” 11 So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves op- posite each other. The birds, however, he did not And the birds of prey descended on cut in half. the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. As Great Trees the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, c 13 berit 12 That is, the Valley of the Dead Sea e 5 f 6 translated in most passages as Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ". Hebrew d 11 Ishmael El-Shaddai means 18 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "covenant. d 18 Or El-Elyon or Hebrew Forms of the Hebrew ; also in verses 19, 20, and 22; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": ","
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–11) 25 3 2 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing 3 if God were not with him.” c Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can ” 4 see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nico- demus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a 5 second time to be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one a 14 can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of the temple b 17 you Literally nal life in Him. for is plural; also in verse 12. g 16 ; also in verse 15 only begotten"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–21) and they were not ashamed. c 3 was more crafty than any Now the serpent beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the 2 garden?’ ” 3 The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you 4 will die.’ ” 5 “You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman. “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like 6 God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her hus- 7 band who was with her, and he ate it. And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for God Arraigns Adam and Eve themselves. 8 d Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of 9 the garden. But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where b 24 a 21 are you?” Or took part of the man’s side nachash unto the Ruach snake at the breezy (time) 10:7–8, 1 Cor. 6:16, and Eph. 5:31 crush bruise d 8 c 1 ; similarly in v. 22 Hebrew strike ; Hebrew , or . Or The same Heb. root f"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "| 1011 10 25 Abraham’s faith was credited to him as right- In what context was it credited? Was eousness. it after his circumcision, or before? It was not 11 after, but before. a who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord He was delivered over to death from the dead. for our trespasses and was raised to life for our The Triumph of Faith justification. 12 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circum- cised, in order that righteousness might be cred- And he is also the father of the ited to them. circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was Abraham Receives the Promise circumcised."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "15 16 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound Again, the gift is not like the result to the many! of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that 17 followed many trespasses brought justification. For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life 18 through the one man, Jesus Christ! So then, just as one trespass brought condem- nation for all men, so also one act of righteous- 19 ness brought justification and life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many 20 will be made righteous. 21 The law came in so that the trespass would in- crease; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through right- eousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Dead to Sin, Alive to God (2 Cor. 4:7–18) Christ our Lord. 6 2 4 3 What then shall we say? Shall we continue in Certainly sin so that grace may increase? not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized We were therefore buried with into Hi"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–14) b 7 8 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from We are hard pressed on all God and not from us. sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in des- persecuted, but not forsaken; struck pair; 10 down, but not destroyed. 9 11 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be re- For we who are alive are vealed in our body. always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mor- tal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life 13 is at work in you. 12 c 14 And in keeping with what is written, “I be- lieved, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore d knowing that the One who raised the speak, will also raise us with Jesus and pre- Lord Jesus sent us with you in His presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiv- 16 ing to overflow, to the glory of God. 15 18 17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is For our light and being renewed day by day. momentary affliction is producing for us an eter- nal weight of glory that is far beyond compari- son. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, Our Eternal Dwelling"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6) ceive the promise of the Spirit. 15 Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even 16 a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be The promises were spo- canceled or amended. ken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but 17 “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. j 18 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previ- ously established by God, so as to nullify the For if the inheritance depends on the promise. law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise. 2 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was I would like to clearly portrayed as crucified. a 9 learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the c 6 f 11 i 14 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14 g 12"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–11 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "| 1013 20 And if I do what I do evil I do not want to do. not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin 21 living in me that does it. 22 23 So this is the principle I have discovered: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law. But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding b me captive to the law of sin that dwells within 24 me. 25 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue Thanks be to God, me from this body of death? through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but Walking by the Spirit with my flesh I serve the law of sin."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "Heirs with Christ 12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, 13 but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will 14 die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds For all who are led by of the body, you will live. 15 the Spirit of God are sons of God. 16 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! The Spirit Himself testifies with our Father!” And if we are spirit that we are God’s children. children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co- heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, Future Glory (2 Corinthians 5:1–10) so that we may also be glorified with Him. 18 17 20 I consider that our present sufferings are not 19 comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for For the crea- the revelation of the sons of God. tion was subjected to futility, not by its own will, 21 but because of the One who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious 22 freedom of the children of God. 23 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Not only that, but we our- selves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adop- For tion as sons, the redemption of our bodies. in this hope we were saved; but hope"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–27) but what is unseen is eternal. 5 2 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by hu- For in this tent we groan, longing to man hands. because be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, 4 when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be un- a 6 clothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be e 17 b 6 a new creature in the face of Christ a sin offering f 21 3 2 Corinthians 5:21 | 1037 5 And it is God who has pre- swallowed up by life. pared us for this very purpose and has given us 6 the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come. 8 7 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, For we walk by we are away from the Lord. faith, not by sight. We are confident, then, and 9 would prefer to be away from the body and at So we aspire to please Him, home with the Lord. whether we are at home in this body or away For we must all appear before the judg- from it. ment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether Ambassadors for Christ good or bad. 11 10 12 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your We are not commending conscience as well. ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "–34) 3 4 5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every For He spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. He predestined us for adoption as His In love sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good to the praise of His glorious pleasure of His will, grace, which He has freely given us in the Be- 7 loved One. 6 In Him we have redemption through His blood, 8 the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to 9 that He lavished on us the riches of His grace with all wisdom and understanding. And He has made known to us the mystery of His will accord- ing to His good pleasure, which He purposed in as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring Christ all things in heaven and on earth together in 11 Christ. 10 12 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, hav- ing been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of in order that we, who were the first to His will, hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His 13 glory. And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation— 14 you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, a 1 to the praise of His glory. in Ephesus b 18 Some manuscripts do not include . TR 16 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and yo"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "–39) For the choirmaster. A Maskil c of the sons of Korah. I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? 10 Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?” Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, a 1 “Where is your God?” We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, 2 in the days of old. With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. and see the face of God? Maskil b 2 c 1 Maskil In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm. used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. Or is probably a musical or liturgical term; is probably a 3 20 For it was not by their sword that they took 21 If we had forgotten the name of our God the land; or spread out our hands to a foreign god, their arm did not bring them victory. 22 would not God have discovered,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 36,
              "text": "and 142. Or ; similarly in verse 7 Cited is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, Literally g 7 or Or ; here and throughout Psalm 45 Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–29) 1 2 a This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi: “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” 3 b “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the but Esau I have LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, and I have made his mountains a waste- hated, c land and left his inheritance to the desert jack- 4 als. ” 5 Though Edom may say, “We have been devas- tated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD You will see this with your is indignant forever. own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of The Polluted Offerings Israel.’ 6 ” “A son honors his father, and a servant his mas- ter. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. 7 “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ By presenting defiled food on My altar. d But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You ?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contempt- 8 ible. When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or 9 show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. “But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gra- cious? Since this has come from your hands, will My messenger a"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "Far be it from You to do ones who are there? such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the 26 Judge of all the earth do what is right?” So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I 27 will spare the whole place.” 28 Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but suppose the fifty righteous dust and ashes— ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not de- 29 stroy it.” Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Sup- pose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not 30 do it.” Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be an- gry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” 31 He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.” And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will 32 not destroy it.” Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will 33 not destroy it.” When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned Lot Welcomes the Angels"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "sounds like a Hebrew term a out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Ja- cob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the 27 twins were born. 28 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet Because Isaac had a man who stayed at home. taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah Esau Sells His Birthright loved Jacob. 29 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, 30 Esau came in from the field and was famished. He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also 31 called Edom. 32 “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied. ) b “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what 33 good is a birthright to me?” “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. 34 So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birth- Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil right. stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birth- God’s Promise to Isaac"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "Or 10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering 11 from your hands. For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of “But you profane it when you say, ‘The Hosts. table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its 13 food is contemptible.’ 12 You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the 14 LORD. “But cursed is the deceiver who has an ac- ceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My A Warning to the Priests name is to be feared among the nations. 2 2 “And now this decree is for you, O priests: If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to 3 heart. e Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from 4 your feasts, and you will be carried off with it. Then you wil"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "Hebrew Forms of the Hebrew are translated in most passages as . 88 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "18 19 Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from So give the day it was founded until now. orders now to shelter your livestock and every- thing you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside 20 ” will die when the hail comes down upon them.’ Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter, but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their 22 servants and livestock in the field. 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of 23 Egypt.” 24 So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained The hail fell down hail upon the land of Egypt. and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the 25 time it became a nation. 26 Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and The only place where it stripped every tree. did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the 27 Israelites lived. Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is 28 righteous, and I and my people"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "642 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "Hebrew your path 10 19 And then I will expose her lewdness So I will betroth you to Me forever;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "Or 618 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–21) and afflict us beyond measure? 65 “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; b This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; 9 I will not destroy them all. And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; d 10 My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there. Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for 11 herds, for My people who seek Me. I was found by those who did not seek But you who forsake the LORD, e Me. To a nation that did not call My name, 2 I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ All day long I have held out My hands c to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, 3 who follow their own imaginations, to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, 4 sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick, sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs 5 and polluted broth from their bowls. They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, 6 a fire that burns all day long. Behold, it is written before Me: who forget My holy mountain, f 12 who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I sp"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "f 12 Or g 13 restore your fortunes d 4 to the extremity of the heavens h 14 Or See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": ". Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "31 God may bless you in the land that you are enter- 17 ing to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not lis- 18 ten, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the 19 Jordan to possess. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose 20 life, so that you and your descendants may live, and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abra- Joshua to Succeed Moses"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "their strength billows the LORD judges c 22 e 30 glorious ; LXX or Or j 5 means ; also in verse 12. Or Or 820 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "i 1 LXX at You"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "LXX k 5 j 4 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "Or their measuring b 4 You cheer him with joy in Your presence. LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew 506 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "Hebrew; LXX LXX; Hebrew ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "LXX Meni f 11 have made us melt in the hand Hebrew ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": ", the Babylonian god of fortune Or Hebrew , the Babylonian god of fate and the Lord GOD will slay you; but the food of the serpent will be dust."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "; here and in verse 14 Or ; see 2 Kings 9:14. Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "Some texts break verse 2 and begin verse 3 at this point. 334 | 1 Kings 20:11 severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for 11 each of my men to have a handful.” And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like 12 one taking it off.’ ” a Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad they stationed themselves against the city. 13 Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you 14 will know that I am the LORD.’ ” “By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district gover- nors.’ ” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. 15 “You will,” answered the prophet. So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite 16 troops, 7,000 in all. 17 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk. And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of 18 Samaria.” “If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out 19 for war, take them alive."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "Cited in Rom. 11:27 Literally Or Or Or or or to adorn the place of My sanctuary, 14 The and I will glorify the place of My feet. sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15 Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, 16 a joy from age to age. You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior 17 and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. 18 I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation 19 and your gates Praise. No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on a your night; b 20 for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; 21 for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease. Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, 22 the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified. The least of you will become a t"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "11 8"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": "–36) but the word of our God stands forever.” 9 Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, f O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! A voice of one calling in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the LORD But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of a 3 the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he c 4 shall be brought low. All the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains. cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 34,
              "text": "and 1 Corinthians 2:16 from the east, whom victory meets at every step righteousness Or f 2 652 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 35,
              "text": "Hebrew Or His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone! 25 When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are 26 terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing. The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow. poplars d 22 c 21 ways bramble bushes Who can come within his double mail? Or ; also in verse 22 Or 496 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8 ; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20) 15 16 f 17 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that 18 temple. you? Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so d 16 c 13 For the wisdom of that he may become wise."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "| 1017 30 c Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have 31 now received mercy through their disobedience, so they too have now disobeyed, in order that 32 they too may now receive mercy through the For God has consigned mercy shown to you. everyone to disobedience so that He may have A Hymn of Praise mercy on everyone."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–13 ; 1"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–21) there am I with them.” 21 20 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who 22 sins against me? Up to seven times?” a Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven 23 times, but seventy-seven times! b 24 25 As he began Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his the settlements, servants. a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought Since the man was unable to pay, the to him. master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything 26 he owned. Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will 27 pay back everything.’ His master had compassion on him, forgave his 28 debt, and released him. c But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke 29 him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you 30 back.’ But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his 31 debt. 33 Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because Shouldn’t you have had mercy you begged me. In on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’ anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he 35 owed. 34 That is how My heavenly Father will treat"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us. 13 14 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the su- preme authority, or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the igno- a 6 rance of foolish men. f 18 in all fear h 24 g 22 b 7 c 8 15 16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom 17 as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. e Treat everyone with high regard: Love the fear God, honor the brotherhood of believers, 18 king. f 19 20 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreason- able. For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is How is it to your credit if to be commended. you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you en- Christ’s Example of Suffering"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–10) must be cut off from his people. 9 10 When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the for- 11 eigner. I am the LORD your God. You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive 12 one another. You must not swear falsely by My name and so 13 profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages 14 due a hired hand. But you are to keep My statutes and ordi- nances, and you must not commit any of these to make them pass through (the fire) a 21 abominations—neither your native-born nor the b 2 You must not curse the deaf or place a stum- bling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD. Hebrew Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": ", and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) 36 Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: 37 21 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, 22 for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject 23 your name as evil because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. 38 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Give, and it Forgive, and you will be forgiven. will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you 39 use, it will be measured back to you.” 40 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. 924 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "That is, the 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. 14 your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–23 ; 1 Corinthians 8:1–13) 14 2 Then some of the elders of Israel came 3 And the word and sat down before me. “Son of man, of the LORD came to me, saying, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. 4 Should I consult with them in any way? Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stum- bling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according so that I may take hold of to his great idolatry, the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of 6 their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’ 5 7 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all For when any Israelite or your abominations. any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates him- self from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the I will set My face LORD will answer him Myself. against that man and make him a sign and a prov- erb; I will cut him off from among My people. 9 Then you will know that I am the LORD. 8 10 But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the in- 11 qu"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "or 1 Corinthians Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "retreat because of their shame. d 23 and may their loins A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, LXX; Hebrew ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "is probably a variant of a 46 c 1 Hachmonite the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: the hero of the songs of Israel Some LXX manuscripts and Vulgate (see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "Praise the LORD Psalm 118 The LORD Is on My Side 1 2 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. a Let Israel 3 say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say, 4 “His loving devotion endures forever.” Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” 5 In my distress I called to the LORD, b 6 and He answered and set me free. c The LORD is on my side; 7 I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. 8 Therefore I will look in triumph on those 26 who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LORD 9 than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD 10 than to trust in princes. 11 All the nations surrounded me,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": ". the River LXX j 15 That is, the That is, the northern kingdom of Israel The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the a 6 who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope the young calf and bull and lion will feed together viper’s nest. d 11 Hebrew; LXX e 11 coastlands hostility g 13 upper Nile region h 15 will completely dry up That is, Babylonia i 15 Or Or Or Hebrew Hebrew 628 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Paul the Minister to the Gentiles Spirit. 14 16 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with 15 knowledge, and able to instruct one another. However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the given me Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offer- ing acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy 17 Spirit. 18 Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service I will not presume to speak of anything to God. except what Christ has accomplished through me 19 in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and by the power of signs and wonders, and deed, by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jeru- salem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully 20 proclaimed the gospel of Christ. a In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not Ra- be building on someone else’s foundation. ther, as it is written: 21 “Those who were not told about Him will see, b and those who have not heard will 22 understand.” That is why I have often been hindered from Paul’s Travel Plans coming to you. (1 Corinthians 16:5–9) 23 24 But now that there are no further opportuni- ties for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to vis"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": ""
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "–33) go also, they can travel with me. 5 6 After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedo- Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even nia. 7 spend the winter, so that you can help me on my For I do not want to see journey, wherever I go. you now only in passing; I hope to spend some But I will stay time with you, if the Lord permits. because a great in Ephesus until Pentecost, door for effective work has opened to me, even Timothy and Apollos"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 33,
              "text": ". SBL, BYZ, and TR include Some manuscripts place the text of verses 25–27 after"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 16,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–20) 9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, ar- guments, and quarrels about the law, because 10 these things are pointless and worthless. 11 Reject a divisive man after a first and second knowing that such a man is cor- admonition, Final Remarks and Greetings rupt and sinful; he is self-condemned. 12 13 As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, Do because I have decided to winter there. your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, 14 so that they will have everything they need. And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be 15 unfruitful. All who are with me send you greetings. b Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you. God’s Grace Brings Salvation 11 12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to re- nounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to 13 live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the pre- as we await the blessed hope and sent age, 14 glorious appearance of our great God and Savior He gave Himself for us to redeem Jesus Christ. us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for 15 good deeds. Speak these things as you encourage and Heirs of Grace rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. 3 2 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for to malign no one, a"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–23) 7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He 8 is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fel- I have sent him to you low servant in the Lord. for this very purpose, that you may know about 9 us, and that he may encourage your hearts. With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will 10 tell you about everything here. 11 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about Jesus, him: If he comes to you, welcome him. who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a com- 12 fort to me. 13 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of For I testify about him that he goes to God. great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and 14 Hierapolis. Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send Signature and Final Instructions you greetings. (1 Cor. 16:19–24 ; 2 Thess. 3:16–18) 15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nym- 16 pha and the church that meets at her house. After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter 17 from Laodicea. Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the 18 ministry you have received in the Lo"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "–27 here."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "| 1021 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very 13 hard in the Lord. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his 14 mother, who has been a mother to me as well. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, 15 Hermas, and the brothers with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sis- 16 ter, and Olympas and all the saints with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. Avoid Divisions All the churches of Christ send you greetings."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Galatians",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 5 6 But some believers from the party of the Phari- sees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.” So the apostles and elders met to look 7 into this matter. 8 After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gos- And God, who knows the heart, pel and believe. showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to He made no distinc- them, just as He did to us. tion between us and them, for He cleansed their 10 hearts by faith. 9 Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they 12 are.” 11 a 14 13 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gen- When they had finished tiles through them. speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to has told us how God first visited me! the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His The words of the prophets agree with own. 16 this, as it is written: Simon 15 ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. 17 Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called 18 by My name, b 19 says the Lord w"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "9 a And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, They only asked and they to the circumcised. us to remember the poor, the very thing I was ea- Paul Confronts Cephas ger to do. 11 10 12 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I op- posed him to his face, because he stood con- demned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypoc- risy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas 14 was led astray. 13 When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you 15 compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?” b 16 We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sin- know that a man is not justified by works ners” of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be jus- tified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be 17 justified. But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not! If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove 19 myself to be a lawbreaker. 1"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–9) judgment. 14 15 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such 16 Suppose a brother or sister is faith save him? If one of you without clothes and daily food. tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what e So too, faith by itself, if it does not good is that? 18 result in action, is dead. 17 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, f You and I will show you my faith by my deeds. Good for you! Even the believe that God is one. 20 demons believe that—and shudder. 19 g 21 22 O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? Was not our fa- ther Abraham justified by what he did when he You see that offered his son Isaac on the altar? his faith was working with his actions, and his And the faith was perfected by what he did. the noble name invoked upon you a 7 Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham d 11 23 Or there is one God 20:14;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "Or or Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": ", and h 3 Selah and stagger Interlude DSS, LXX, and Syriac is probably a musical term indicating the setting for the prayer. or is probably a musical or literary term; also in verses 9 and 13. His glory covered the heavens, 4 and His praise filled the earth. His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. 5 Plague went before Him, 6 and fever followed in His steps. He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; 8 the curtains of Midian were trembling. Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Selah Did You rage against the sea 9 when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. 10 You split the earth with rivers. The mountains saw You and quaked; 11 torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high. Sun and moon stood still in their places 12 at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. 13 You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "; see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–25) Lord. 7 3 Do you not know, brothers (for I am speak- ing to those who know the law), that the law 2 has authority over a man only as long as he lives? For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of So then, if she is joined to another marriage. man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she mar- ries another man. 4 5 Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, For in order that we might bear fruit to God. when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our But now, having bodies, bearing fruit for death. died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written God’s Law Is Holy code. 7 6 a 8 What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is 9 dead. 10 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I So I discovered that"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "14 15 16 So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians When saw that the woman was very beautiful. Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of He treated Abram well on her ac- Pharaoh. count, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and 17 maidservants, and camels. 18 The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of So Pharaoh summoned Abram’s wife Sarai. Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her 20 and go!” 19 Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and Abram and Lot Part Ways all his possessions. 13 So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his pos- And Abram sessions—and Lot was with him. had become extremely wealthy in livestock and 3 silver and gold. 2 4 From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had for- to the site where he had merly been pitched, built the altar. And there Abram called on the 5 name of the LORD. 6 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also But the land was had flocks and herds and tents. unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that And there was dis- they were unable to coexist. c"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "Or the light of life Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 28,
              "text": "28 a 29 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the 30 Spirit. It is the same now. b 31 But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the Freedom in Christ free woman. 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered 2 once more by a yoke of slavery. 3 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let your- selves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from 5 Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 4 6 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself 7 through love. 8 9 10 You were running so well. Who has obstructed Such persuasion you from obeying the truth? A lit- does not come from the One who calls you. tle leaven works through the whole batch of I am confident in the Lord that you will dough. take no other view. The one who is troubling you 11 will bear the judgment, whoever he may be. Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumci- sion, w"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "Hebrew; LXX Hebrew means or . 7 Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but 8 where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the 9 two walked on together. When they arrived at the place God had desig- nated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and Then placed him on the altar, atop the wood. Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife The LORD Provides the Sacrifice to slaughter his son. 11 10 a Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” 12 “Here I am,” he replied. “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only 13 son from me. c ” b 14 Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt d And Abraham offering in place of his son. called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD 15 it will be provided.” 16 17 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your e I will surely bless you, and I will mul- only son, tiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–26) 16 17 Again the word of the LORD came to me, say- ing, “Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was 18 33"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 1047 15 the world has been crucified to me, and I to the For neither circumcision nor uncircum- world. cision means anything. What counts is a new 16 creation. Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, 17 even to the Israel of God. From now on let no one cause me trouble, for 18 I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which Amen. a 14 through whom Or Ephesians Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ephesians",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–14) according to the will of God. 28 those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He 31 also glorified. 33 34 What then shall we say in response to these 32 things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Who will bring Him, freely give us all things? any charge against God’s elect? It is God who jus- tifies. Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is More than Conquerors"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–23) power. 6 5 7 Among the mature, however, we speak a mes- sage of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to a No, we speak of the mysterious and nothing. 8 which He destined for hidden wisdom of God, None of the rulers our glory before time began. of this age understood it. For if they had, they Ra- would not have crucified the Lord of glory. ther, as it is written: 9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, b what God has prepared for those who 10 love Him.” But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. 11 12 The Spirit searches all things, even the deep For who among men knows the things of God. thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God We have not received except the Spirit of God. the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has And this is what we speak, not freely given us. in words taught us by human wisdom, but in c words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual 14 truths in spiritual words. 13 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand 15 them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man judges all things, but he 16 himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so But we have the mind of d we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery f 16 among b 9 as to instruct Him?” a 7 Chri"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) faith in Christ. 6 7 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Je- rooted and sus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, built up in Him, established in the faith as you 8 were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual For forces of the world rather than on Christ. in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in And you have been made com- bodily form. plete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler 11 and authority. 10 9 b 12 In Him you were also circumcised, in the put- ting off of your sinful nature, with the circumci- sion performed by Christ and not by human And having been buried with Him in hands. baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from 13 the dead. 14 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our having canceled the debt ascribed trespasses, 15 to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! And having dis- armed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them a 2 by the cross. Christ but the body is of the Christ the mystery of God: Christ b 11 d 4 c 17 Literally on the sons of disobedience Literally include . Do not lie to one another, since you have taken and have put off the old self with its practices, 11"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–18) 17 2 2 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and then make my joy complete by be- compassion, ing like-minded, having the same love, being 3 united in spirit and purpose. 4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more im- portant than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to The Mind of Christ"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–22 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–16) A song of ascents. Of David. 1"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "2 have received: with all humility and gentleness, 3 with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the 4 Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you 5 were called to one hope when you were called; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and 7 in all. one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 8 a Now to each one of us grace has been given ac- This cording to the measure of the gift of Christ. is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” c b 9 10 also descended What does “He ascended” mean, except that He to the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the very One who as- cended above all the heavens, in order to fill all 11 things. 13 12 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and to equip the some to be pastors and teachers, saints for works of ministry and to build up until we all reach unity in the body of Christ, the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of 14 Christ. 15 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in Instead, speaking the their deceitful scheming. truth in love, we will in all things grow up into From Him the Christ Himself, who is the head. whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "That is, the upper Nile region See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–32) against the indulgence of the flesh. 3 3 2 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly d For you died, and your life is now hidden things. with Christ in God. life, appears, then you also will appear with Him 5 in glory. When Christ, who is your 4 6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Be- e 7 cause of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. When you lived among But them, you also used to walk in these ways. now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language 9 from your lips. 8 10 1058 | Colossians 2: 1 16 also labor, striving with all His energy working Absent in Body, Present in Spirit powerfully within me."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "d 9 a 2 false gods chesed love Or Hebrew includes"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–33 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) to God the Father through Him. 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in 19 the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh 20 with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for 21 this is pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they Serving with Honor will not become discouraged."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "–3 f 15 Cited in Matt. 5:21, Matt. 19:18,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–9 ; 1 Timothy 6:1–2) 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every- thing, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of 23 the Lord. 24 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole because being, as for the Lord and not for men, you know that you will receive an inheritance 25 from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Whoever does wrong Christ you are serving. will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no Prayerful Speech and Actions favoritism. 4 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also 2 have a Master in heaven. 3 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful as you pray also for us, that God and thankful, may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I a 18 Amen. BYZ and TR include am in chains. 5 as I should. 6 Pray that I may declare it clearly, Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be gracious, sea- soned with salt, so that you may know how to Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers answer everyone."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "| 1051 31 d 32 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will This mystery is profound, become one flesh.” 33 but I am speaking about Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must re- Children and Parents"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "16 17 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flam- And take the helmet ing arrows of the evil one. of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is 18 the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with 19 all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will 20 boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray Final Greetings"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–24 ; 2 Timothy 4:19–22) 20 21 The brothers who are with me send you greet- 22 ings. All the saints send you greetings, especially 23 those from the household of Caesar. a Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus. spirit. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your a 23 Amen. BYZ and TR include Colossians Greetings from Paul and Timothy"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Philippians",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–11 ; Col. 1:3–14) and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 5 I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus. For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all because our testi- speech and all knowledge, 7 mony about Christ was confirmed in you. 6 8 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord He will sustain you to the end, so Jesus Christ. 9 that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord God, who has called you into fel- Jesus Christ. lowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is Unity in the Church (Ps. 133:1–3 ; Eph. 4:1–16) faithful. 10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and 11 that you may be united in mind and conviction. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among What I mean is this: Individuals among you. you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” 13 “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 12 a 14 15 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul? I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, so no one can say that you Yes, I also bap- were baptized into my name. tized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I c 23 a 12 do not remember if I baptized anyone else. For b 19 16 17 e 31 Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wi"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–20) Greetings. 2 3 4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you en- counter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops persever- ance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lack- 5 ing anything. 6 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who 7 doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed 8 by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double- 9 minded man, unstable in all his ways. 10 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. But the one who is 11 rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his 12 pursuits. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will re- ceive the crown of life that God has promised to Good and Perfect Gifts those who love Him. 13 15 14 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, But each one is nor does He tempt anyone. tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has con- ceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full- To th"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) pared in advance as our way of life. 11 a 12 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircum- cised by the so-called circumcision (that done in remember that the body by human hands)— at that time you were separate from Christ, alien- ated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, with- But out hope and without God in the world. now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of 14 Christ. 13 15 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of by abolishing in His flesh the law of hostility commandments and decrees. He did this to cre- ate in Himself one new man out of the two, thus and reconciling both of them to making peace God in one body through the cross, by which He 17 put to death their hostility. 16 He came and preached peace to you who were 18 far away and peace to those who were near. For through Him we both have access to the Christ Our Cornerstone"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–11) and the God of Israel is your rear guard. 13 e Behold, My Servant will prosper; 14 He will be raised and lifted up and highly f exalted. Just as many were appalled at Him — His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, 15 and His form was marred beyond human g likeness— so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, h and they will understand what they have The Suffering Servant"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–18) 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown c 14 out and trampled by men. 15 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill 16 cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine be- fore men, that they may see your good deeds and The Fulfillment of the Law glorify your Father in heaven. 17 18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abol- ish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law 19 until everything is accomplished. So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them 20 will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you Anger and Reconciliation"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "b 8 the pupil DSS; LXX the upright one Literally d 11 Pinions 5 His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, a but of a perverse and crooked 6 generation. Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? 7 Has He not made you and established you? Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, 8 your elders, and they will inform you. When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples 9 according to the number of the sons of b God. 10 But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance. He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, c 11 He guarded him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest 12 and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions. d 13 The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him. He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock 14 and oil from the flinty crag, with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes 15 e you drank the wine. But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He aband"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "–30) though many oppose me. 10 8 9 f 11 If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the No one, then, work of the Lord, just as I am. should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am 12 expecting him along with the brothers. Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11) 21 22 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law a 4 And this righteousness from and the Prophets. c 13 d 13 h 25 when You are judged ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–20) 16 15 8 3 2 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of In the terrible ordeal they suffered, Macedonia. their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed For I testify that they gave into rich generosity. 4 according to their ability and even beyond it. Of they earnestly pleaded with their own accord, us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And not only did they do as we ex- pected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord 6 and then to us, through the will of God. 5 7 So we urged Titus to help complete your act of But just as you grace, just as he had started it. excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in a knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the 8 —see that you also excel love we inspired in you I am not giving a com- in this grace of giving. mand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love 9 through the earnestness of others. 10 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He be- came poor, so that you through His poverty And this is my opinion might become rich. about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last 11 year you were the first not only to give, but even Now finish the work, so to have such a desire. that you may complete it with the same eager de- For if the eager- sire, according to your means. ness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not 13 have. 12 14 It is not our intention that"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 1055 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for More than that, I count all the sake of Christ. things as loss compared to the surpassing excel- lence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, and be found in Him, not that I may gain Christ having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the right- 10 eousness from God on the basis of faith. 9 a 11 I want to know Christ and the power of His res- urrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, and so, being conformed to Him in His death, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the Pressing on toward the Goal dead. 12 13 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to of me. have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forget- ting what is behind and straining toward what is I press on toward the goal to win the ahead, 15 prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. 14 All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about 16 some issue, God will reveal this to you as well. Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have Citizenship in Heaven already attained. 17 18 Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you. For as I have often told you before, and now say again even wi"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 19,
              "text": "19 And my God will supply all your needs accord- To our ing to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Final Greetings God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–23 ; 2 Timothy 4:19–22) 21 22 Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am I have sent him to you for this very pur- doing. pose, that you may know about us, and that he 23 may encourage your hearts. Peace to the brothers and love with faith from 24 God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should. with an undying love. Philippians Greetings from Paul and Timothy"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Colossians",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–14) 3 4 I thank my God every time I remember you. In 5 every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy, 6 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry 7 it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, God is my you are all partners in grace with me. witness how I long for all of you with the affec- 9 tion of Christ Jesus. 8 10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth so that you may be able to test and of insight, prove what is best and may be pure and blame- filled with the fruit of less for the day of Christ, righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel to the glory and praise of God."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–23) 1 2 On many past occasions and in many differ- ent ways, God spoke to our fathers through a But in these last days He has the prophets. spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the 3 universe. b The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had pro- vided purification for sins, He sat down at the So He became right hand of the Majesty on high. 5 as far superior to the angels as the name He has For to inherited is excellent beyond theirs. which of the angels did God ever say: 4 c “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father” ? Or again: d “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son” ? 6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into e the world, He says: 7 “Let all God’s angels worship Him.” Now about the angels He says: f “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.” 8 But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, 9 and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; g therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil the ages the world in His Son b 2 c 5 a 2 of joy.” e 6 10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of 11 Your hands. 12 They will perish, but You remain; h You will roll them up like a robe; they will all wear out like a garment. like a garment they will"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–29) 15 16 19 17 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too In this confident boasting of may boast a little. 18 mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as Since many are boasting according to a fool. the flesh, I too will boast. For you gladly put up In fact, you with fools, since you are so wise. even put up with anyone who enslaves you or ex- ploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts To my shame himself or strikes you in the face. I concede that we were too weak for that! 20 21 22 In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea in labor and toil and and among false brothers, often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and of- 28 ten without food, in cold and exposure. 27 Apart from these external trials, I face daily the 29 pressure of my concern for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led 30 into sin, and I do not burn with grief? 31 32 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that a The God and Father of the show my weakness. Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, In Damascus, the knows that I am not lying. governor under King Aretas secured the city of But I the Damascenes in order to arrest me. was lowered in a basket through a window in the Paul’s Revelation wall and escaped his grasp. 33 12 I must go on boasting. Although there is 2"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–5) Spirit says to the churches. 14 To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: e These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s 15 creation. 16 I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! So because you are lukewarm— neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit 17 you out of My mouth! 18 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Those I love I rebuke and 20 discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. 19 21 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on 22 His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the The Throne in Heaven Spirit says to the churches.” 4 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previ- ously heard speak to me like a trumpet was say- ing, “Come up here, and I will show you what 2 must happen after these things.” At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne 3 standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. The One seat"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–23) all in all. 2 2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now All of us at work in the sons of disobedience. also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature 4 children of wrath. 3 5 6 But because of His great love for us, God, who is made us alive with Christ even rich in mercy, when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kind- ness to us in Christ Jesus. 7 the eyes of your understanding 8"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–17) in love through the work of each individual part. 17 16 18 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, They are dark- in the futility of their thinking. ened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in Hav- them due to the hardness of their hearts. ing lost all sense of shame, they have given them- selves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more. a 8 d 26 “In your anger do not sin.” He says b 8 e 2 c 9 19 Or Or"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–21) spect her husband. 6 2 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and 3 mother” (which is the first commandment with a “that it may go well with you and that promise), 4 you may have a long life on the earth.” e Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and in- Serving with Honor struction of the Lord."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–25 ; 1 Timothy 6:1–2) 5 6 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would And do this not only to please them obey Christ. while they are watching, but as servants of 7 Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to because you know that the Lord will men, reward each one for whatever good he does, 9 whether he is slave or free. 8 And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, The Full Armor of God and there is no favoritism with Him. 10 11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you 12 can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly 13 realms. 14 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, Stand firm then, with the belt of truth to stand. buckled around your waist, with the breastplate and with your feet of righteousness arrayed, fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. —of His flesh and of His c 30 15 29 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–14) a 21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greet- ings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow 22 countrymen. I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet 23 you in the Lord. Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. b Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, Doxology as does our brother Quartus."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "–18 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18) 19 a The churches in the province of Asia send you b greetings. greet you warmly in the Lord, Aquila and Prisca 20 and so does the church that meets at their house. All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet 21 one another with a holy kiss. 22 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. c If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be un- 23 der a curse. Come, O Lord! 24 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. d My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen. a 19 in Asia c 22 Marana Tha! b 19 Prisca Priscilla Literally d 24"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "The Scriptures belonged to the churches and were meant to be examined, copied, and distrib- uted. The committee hopes to follow this example by sharing all the resources with which we have been entrusted. Just as Paul encouraged the churches to pass on his letters, the Berean Bible is intended to be offered freely in websites, apps, software, and various text and audio formats. Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic Sources and Abbreviations NA SBL ECM NE WH BYZ GOC TR DSS MT LXX SP Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece Nestle Society of Biblical Literature, Greek New Testament Editio Critica Maior, Novum Testamentum Graecum Eberhard Nestle Novum Testamentum Graece Westcott and Hort, New Testament in the Original Greek The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform Greek Orthodox Church, New Testament Scrivener’s Textus Receptus Stephanus Textus Receptus Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew Masoretic Text: Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew Masoretic Text: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia Greek OT Septuagint: Rahlfs-Hanhart Septuaginta Greek OT Septuagint: Swete's Septuagint Samaritan Pentateuch Genesis The Creation"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 1059 13 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of com- passion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and pa- Bear with one another and forgive any tience. complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all 15 these virtues put on love, which is the bond of Let the peace of Christ rule in perfect unity. your hearts, for to this you were called as mem- 16 bers of one body. And be thankful. 14 17 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to And whatever you do, in word or deed, do God. it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks Christian Households"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Titus",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) shortfall.” 16 17 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you. For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly 18 coming to you of his own volition. 19 Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in More than that, this brother was the gospel. chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the 20 Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help. c 21 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we For we are tak- administer this generous gift. ing great care to do what is right, not only in the 22 eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men. 23 And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you. As for d Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting God Loves a Cheerful Giver (1 Cor. 16:1–4) about you. 24 9 2 Now about the service to the saints, there is For I know no need for me to write to you. your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has 3 stirred most of them to do likewise. 4 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "–9 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–16) Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 4 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain or devote men not to teach false doctrines themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stew- 5 ardship of God’s work, which is by faith. a 6 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. Some have strayed from these They want ways and turned aside to empty talk. to be teachers of the law, but they do not under- stand what they are saying or that which they so 8 confidently assert. 7 9 10 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it We realize that law is not enacted legitimately. for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebel- lious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for b for the sexually immoral, for murderers, homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and 11 perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to that agrees with the glorious sound teaching gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been God’s Grace to Paul entrusted. 12 13 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful I was formerly a and appointed me to service. blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I And the grace of our Lord was shown mercy. overflowed to me, along with the faith and love a 4 that are in Christ Jesus. rat"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "–11) 17 18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn For such people are not serv- away from them. ing our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts 19 of the naive. Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under be your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers with you."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "| 1073 7 through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having 8 been justified by His grace, we would become This saying is heirs with the hope of eternal life. trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the Avoid Divisions people."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Philemon",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, 2 together with the overseers and deacons: Grace and peace to you from God our Father Thanksgiving and Prayer and the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:4–9 ;"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Hebrews",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–14) 15 16 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things 17 were created through Him and for Him. 18 19 He is before all things, and in Him all things And He is the head of the body, hold together. the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may 20 For God was pleased to have preeminence. and through have all His fullness dwell in Him, Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making 21 peace through the blood of His cross. Once you were alienated from God and were 22 hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds. But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, 23 unblemished, and blameless in His presence— if indeed you continue in your faith, estab- lished and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to under heaven, and of which I, every creature Paul’s Suffering for the Church Paul, have become a servant. (2 Corinthians 11:16–33) e 24 26 25 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which I became its servant by the com- is the church. mission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, the mystery that was h"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "b 14 c 16 Or Or 26 9 e 2 Samuel 9:3 | 287 10 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David f he had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with and him articles of silver and gold and bronze, King David dedicated these to the LORD, along g with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer 13 son of Rehob, king of Zobah. from Edom 11 12 h 14 in the Valley of Salt. And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand He placed gar- Edomites risons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David David’s Officers (1 Chronicles 18:14–17) victorious wherever he went. 15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and admin- istered justice and righteousness for all his 16 people: Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; 17 Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of i Abiathar were priests; 18 Seraiah was the scribe; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the j Cherethites and Pelethites; David and Mephibosheth and David’s sons were priestly leaders. 9 Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kind- 2 ness for the sake of Jonathan?” And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "Praise the LORD Or or or or Or Or , meaning LXX Or Psalm 105 Tell of His Wonders (1 Chronicles 16:7–22) 1"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–9 520 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–12 who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, 13 so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those 14 who fear Him. For He knows our frame; 15 He is mindful that we are dust. 16 As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. 17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, 18 and His righteousness to their children’s children— 19 to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts. The LORD has established His throne in 20 heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength 21 who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. 22 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul! 552 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "Praise the LORD c 1 Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–8 d 16 Higgaion Selah ; see also LXX. quiet interlude or alphabet. In the LXX they form one psalm. or is probably a musical or liturgical term. 6 3"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 9,
              "text": "9 When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we But we see do not see everything subject to him. Jesus, who was made a little lower than the an- gels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He 10 might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting a for God, for whom and through whom all things 11 exist, to make the author of their salvation per- fect through suffering. For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. He says: 12 “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; b I will sing Your praises in the 13 assembly.” And again: c “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: d “Here am I, and the children God has 14 given Me.” Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the and free those power of death, that is, the devil, who all their lives were held in slavery by their 16 fear of death. 15 17 For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the For this reason He descendants of Abraham. had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make Because for the sins of the people. atonement He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest able to help those who are being"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": ". He has not hidden His face from him, 25 but has attended to his cry for help. all the days of my life, c"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "was used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13. Literally is approximately 62.4 bush- according to the mouth The Hebrew word 138 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–11) 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; 2 let us shout to the Rock of our salvation! Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song. 3 For the LORD is a great God, 4 a great King above all gods. In His hand are the depths of the earth, 5 and the mountain peaks belong to Him. 6 The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down; 7 let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. 8 Today, if you hear His voice, b do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, 9 and they have not known My ways.” e So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.” Psalm 96 Sing to the LORD, All the Earth (1 Chronicles 16:23–36) 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; 2 sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, bless His name; 3 proclaim His salvation day after day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. 4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be 5 praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, 6 but it is the LORD who made the heavens. 7 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary. Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the 8 nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts. 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of His 10 holiness; trem"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "mist Or Or f 7 , as in verses 19 and 21 a 10"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "means ; see"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": ". LXX They always go astray in the heart LXX LXX ; Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "–16) 10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my 11 conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my my persecutions, and love, my perseverance, the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Ico- nium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! In- Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. deed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ while evil men and Jesus will be persecuted, imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and 14 being deceived. 12 13 15 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know From from whom you have learned them. infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation All Scripture is through faith in Christ Jesus. God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for 17 conviction, for correction, and for training in so that the man of God may be righteousness, complete, fully equipped for every good work. cleanses himself of these c 21 16 SBL, BYZ, and TR See Jasher 79:27. the Book of the Upright One"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) A Psalm of David. 1 The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a 2 a footstool for Your feet.” The LORD extends Your mighty scepter 3 from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of 4 the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth. The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: b “You are a priest forever 5 in the order of Melchizedek.” The Lord is at Your right hand; 6 He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. He will judge the nations, heaping up the 7 dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. He will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head. Psalm 111 Majestic Is His Work 1 c Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart When they rise up, they will be put to 2 in the council of the upright and in the 29 shame, but Your servant will rejoice. 30 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe. With my mouth I will thank the LORD 31 profusely; assembly. Great are the works of the LORD; 3 they are pondered by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work; 4 His righteousness endures forever. I will praise Him in the presence of many. He has caused His wonders to be For He stands at the right hand of the 5 remembered; needy one, to save him from the condemners of his a 1 soul. the LORD is gracious and compassionate. He provides food for those who fear H"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": ""
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": ","
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "–14) 1 Corinthians 3:19 | 1023 2 2 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed For I resolved to you the testimony about God. 3 to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I came to you in 4 weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demon- so that your faith stration of the Spirit’s power, would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s Spiritual Wisdom"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "| 1077 16 to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, Let us then approach the yet was without sin. throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our The Perfect High Priest time of need."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 6,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "A Call to Maturity 6 b a Therefore let us leave the elementary teach- ings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, instruction and of faith in God, about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the res- 3 urrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 4 And this we will do, if God permits. 2 5 6 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have who have shared in the Holy Spirit, tasted the goodness of the word of God and the and then have powers of the coming age— fallen away—to be restored to repentance, be- cause they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open 7 shame. For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for 8 whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it 9 will be burned. 10 Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things For God is not un- that accompany salvation. just. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have minis- 11 tered to the saints and continue to do so. 12 We want each of you to show this same dili- gence to the very end, in order to make your Then you will not be sluggish, but hope sure. will imitate those who through faith and patience God’s Unchangeable Promise inherit what h"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "is approximately 10.1 pounds or 4.6 kg of silver; also in v. 16. Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 17 23 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, I will accept nothing ‘I have made Abram rich.’ but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and God’s Covenant with Abram Mamre. They may take their portion.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ", and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. , meaning Or . This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line 6 He has shown His people the power of His works 7 by giving them the inheritance of the nations. The works of His hands are truth and justice; 8 all His precepts are trustworthy. They are upheld forever and ever, 9 enacted in truth and uprightness. He has sent redemption to His people; 10 He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 8,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "curtains was approximately 42 feet long and 6 feet wide (12.8 meters long and 1.8 meters wide). f 14 curtains was approximately 45 feet long and 6 feet wide (13.7 meters long and 1.8 meters wide). h 17 approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals approximately 15 feet long and 2.25 feet wide (4.6 meters long and 68.6 centimeters wide). pieces of wood made for insertion into another piece; similarly in verse 19. c 2 d 8 e 13 A cubit g 16 Each of the ten Each of the eleven is Each frame was That is, projecting 80 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "–13) weary soul and replenish all who are weak.” 26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep 27 had been most pleasant to me. “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the 28 house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” 29 declares the LORD. “In those days, it will no longer be said:"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–12 and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "| 1079 And this point is even more clear if another one who has priest like Melchizedek appears, become a priest not by a law of succession, but For it is by the power of an indestructible life. testified: 17 a “You are a priest forever 18 in the order of Melchizedek.” 19 So the former commandment is set aside be- (for the law cause it was weak and useless made nothing perfect), and a better hope is intro- 20 duced, by which we draw near to God. 21 And none of this happened without an oath. but For others became priests without an oath, Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change b 22 His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’ ” Because of this oath, Jesus has become the 23 guarantee of a better covenant. 25 Now there have been many other priests, since 24 death prevented them from continuing in office. But because Jesus lives forever, He has a per- manent priesthood. Therefore He is able to those who draw near to God save completely through Him, since He always lives to intercede 26 for them. c 27 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, Unlike the and exalted above the heavens. other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for For the law ap- all when He offered up Himself. points as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 9,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 2 d 4 “On the Then the LORD said to Moses, 3 first day of the first month you are to set Put the up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark Then bring in the table and set out with the veil. its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, 5 and set up its lamps. Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark 6 of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the en- Place the altar of burnt trance to the tabernacle. 7 offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, And place the basin be- the Tent of Meeting. tween the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put 8 water in it. Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the 9 curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. 10 Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all Anoint the its furnishings, and it shall be holy. altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; conse- Anoint crate the altar, and it shall be most holy. 12 the basin and its stand and consecrate them. 11 13 14 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with wa- And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy ter. garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so Bring his sons that he may serve Me as a priest. Anoint forward and clothe them with tunics. them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anoint- ing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood 16 throughout their generations.” 15"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "the River d 8 78 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–18) For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; 2 He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, 3 and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear 4 and put their trust in the LORD. Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, c who has not turned to the proud, 5 nor to those who lapse into falsehood. Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, 6 they are more than I can count. d Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings 7 You did not require. 8 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll: e I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” b 19 c 4 but a body You prepared for me who turn aside to false e 8 See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–17 712 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 30,
              "text": "Or ; see also LXX; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 37,
              "text": ". f 16 ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 38,
              "text": "d 5 wine e 10 sinning against your soul Or DSS; MT Literally ; see also LXX; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 39,
              "text": "| 1081 us draw near with a sincere heart in full assur- ance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bod- 23 ies washed with pure water. 24 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. And let us con- 25 sider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting to- gether, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you 26 see the Day approaching. 27 28 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful ex- pectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the tes- timony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sancti- 30 fied him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? f 29 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is 31 and again, “The Lord will It is a fearful thing to fall g Mine; I will repay,” judge His people.” 32 into the hands of the living God. h Remember the early days that you were in the 33 light. In those days, you endured a great conflict Sometimes you were in the face of suffering. publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who You sympathized with those were so treated. in prison and j"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) The Fourth Day 1 2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, and dark- ness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the The First Day waters. 3 4 a And God said, “Let there be light,” and And God saw that the light there was light. 5 was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” b The Second Day And there was evening, and there was morn- ing—the first day. 6 c 7 And God said, “Let there be an expanse be- tween the waters, to separate the waters So God made the expanse from the waters.” and separated the waters beneath it from the God called the waters above. And it was so. expanse “sky.” 8 The Third Day And there was evening, and there was morn- ing—the second day. 9 10 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry God land may appear.” And it was so. called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that 11 it was good. 12 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according The earth to its kind.” And it was so. produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And 13 God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was b 5 day one c 6 a canopy a 3 morning—the t"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": ") of flame to guard the way to the tree of life. 4 And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. b “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth 2 a man,” she said. Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. 3 4 Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil. So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering while Abel brought the best por- to the LORD, tions of the firstborn of his flock. 5 And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and but He had no regard for Cain and his offering, his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his 6 countenance fell. 7 “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, If you “and why has your countenance fallen? do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master 8 it.” c d 11 “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. Now you are cursed and ban- ished from the ground, which has opened its 12 mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a 13 fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” e 14 But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is Behold, this day You greater than I can bear. have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": ") lived a total of 895 years, and then he died. 18 17 19"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": ") ways. 13 Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I b 14 will destroy both them and the earth. d 15 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. You are to make a e for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the roof top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build 17 lower, middle, and upper decks. 16 c 18 And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heav- ens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. But I will establish My cove- nant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ 19 wives with you. And you are to bring two of every living crea- 20 ture into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of 21 bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the 22 animals.” So Noah did everything precisely as God had The Great Flood"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "–19) 24 15 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” 2 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of Abram con- my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” tinued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, 4 so a servant in my household will be my heir.” 3 Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, say- ing, “This one will not be your heir, but one who 5 comes from your own body will be your heir.” And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring 6 be.” f Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited e 7 to him as righteousness. After Abram returned from defeating Chedor- laomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of 18 Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give God Confirms His Promise you this land to possess.”"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "well of the oath e 31 Beersheba Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": ") they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. 35 27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” 2 “Here I am,” Esau replied. 3 “Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do Take your weap- not know the day of my death. 4 ons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the Then prepare a field to hunt some game for me. tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so a 33 Shibah that I may bless you before I die.” b 33 Beersheba seven oath can mean or . means 6 Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to Rebekah said to hunt game and bring it back, 7 her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau, ‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD be- 8 fore I die.’ 9 Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly Go out to the flock and bring me as I tell you. two choice young goats, so that I can make them 10 into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he Then take it to your father to eat, so that loves. 11 he may bless you before he dies.” 12 Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am smooth- What if my father touches me? Then skinned. I would be revealed to him as a deceiver, and I would bring upon myself a curse rather than a 13 blessing.” His mother replied, “Your curse be on me, my 14 son. Just obey my voice and go get t"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": ". Hebrew That is, northwest Mesopotamia 52 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": ") 2 2 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Le- vite woman, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beau- 3 tiful child, she hid him for three months. d But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and 4 set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. And his sister stood at a distance to see what 5 would happen to him. 6 Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walk- ing along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidser- When she opened it, she saw vant to retrieve it. the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.” and take the country b 10 seventy-five c 22 ark Or SP, LXX, and ; also in verse 5; see Gen. 6:14. Targum Yonaton; Heb. does not include . The Hebrew can also mean 56 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) istered to me in Ephesus. 2 2 You therefore, my child, be strong in the And the things grace that is in Christ Jesus. that you have heard me say among many wit- nesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be 3 qualified to teach others as well. 4 A soldier refrains Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ from entangling Jesus. 5 himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the Likewise, a competitor one who enlisted him. 6 does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer Con- should be the first to partake of the crops. sider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you 8 insight into all things. 7 9 10 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gos- for which I suffer to the extent of being pel, chained like a criminal. But the word of God can- For this reason I endure all not be chained! things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. f 15 what He has entrusted to me in Asia c 12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have be- lieved, and I am convinced that He is able to for that day. guard what I have entrusted to Him b 9 before times eternal cowardice a 7 the good deposit entrusted to you e 14 d 13 timidity c sound words or Or Literally province in what is now western Turkey. Literally Or Or Literally ; Asia was a Roman 1070 | 2 Timothy 2:11 11 26"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "LXX ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "19 5 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom Get wisdom, get understanding; 20 and established the heavens by 6 do not forget my words or turn from understanding. them. By His knowledge the watery depths were Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "I speak military officer; here and throughout chapters 36 and 37, as well as 2 Kings 18 and 19 and 2 Kings 18:20; MT . Literally ; see DSS Or or Hebrew is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian 8 22"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "a foreign woman of the hunter Or b 3 the adulteress another and may you rejoice in the wife of your Ponder the path for your feet d 5 youth: her palate e 19 lay hold of Sheol ; LXX makes level Make straight paths for your feet be led astray a 26 c 3 Or man’s wife Or g 21 ponders Or Or or h 3 hasten Or Or i 5 ; also in verse 20 Or Hebrew does not include or . 14 31 15 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; 32 he must give up all the wealth of his Therefore calamity will come upon him house."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–17) these things. 13 c Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to 14 be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to the But just as passions of your former ignorance. d 16 He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, 17 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 15 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in 18 reverent fear during your stay as foreigners. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you but with the inherited from your forefathers, precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish He was known before the foundation or spot. of the world, but was revealed in the last times 21 for your sake. 19 20 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so The Enduring Word"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–29) 18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they “Speak to us trembled and stood at a distance. yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” 19 e 14 Or Or Cited in Matt. 15:4, Matt. 19:19,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 20,
              "text": "Or 15 5"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "174 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "22 9 23 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made to Jesus the mediator of a new cove- perfect, nant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a 25 better word than the blood of Abel. 24 26 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him At that time His who warns us from heaven? voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but The words “Once more” heaven as well.” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may 28 remain. 27 a 29 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshaka- ble kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and Brotherly Love awe. “For our God is a consuming fire.” b 2 Continue in brotherly love. Do not ne- glect to show hospitality to strangers, for 3 by so doing some people have entertained angels Remember those in prison without knowing it. as if you were bound with them, and those who 4 are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. Marriage should be honored by all and the mar- riage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the Christ’s Unchanging Nature sexual"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 26,
              "text": "Or ; also in verse 18 Literally Literally Zechariah A Call to Repentance"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 29,
              "text": "Or his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your 35 eyes? You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no 36 other besides Him. He let you hear His voice from heaven to disci- pline you, and on earth He showed you His great 37 fire, and you heard His words out of the fire. Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, to drive out before you nations greater and might- ier than you, and to bring you into their land and 39 give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day. 38 40 Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the Keep His stat- earth below; there is no other. utes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all Cities of Refuge time. (Num. 35:9–34 ; De. 19:1–14 ; Josh. 20:1–9) 41 42 Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. 43 To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of Bezer in the wilderness on the these cities: plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "; here and in verse 8 c 10 21 the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; also translated as called (see"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "James",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": ") 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, 2 and kept in Jesus Christ: God’s Judgment on the Ungodly (2 Pet. 3:1–7) Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 3 4 Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it nec- essary to write and urge you to contend ear- nestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the For certain men have crept in among you saints. unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they 5 deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. a Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His 6 people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed And the angels who those who did not believe. did not stay within their own domain but aban- doned their proper dwelling—these He has kept 7 in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judg- In like manner, Sodom ment on that great day. and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of 8 those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. 9 Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious be- But even the archangel Michael, when he ings. disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, b did not presume to bring a slanderous charge 10 against him, but said, “T"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "–12) 11 12 a 13 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my cir- cumstances have actually served to advance the As a result, it has become clear through- gospel. out the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word with- 15 out fear. 14 b 16 c 17 latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the 18 distress of my chains. d 19 20 What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will con- because I know that through tinue to rejoice, your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my de- I eagerly expect and hope that I will liverance. in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be ex- To Live Is Christ alted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 22 23 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do I am torn between the two. I desire not know. 24 to depart and be with Christ, which is far better But it is more necessary for you that I indeed. 25 remain in the body. 26 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continu"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "4 have you not must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” discriminated among yourselves and become 5 judges with evil thoughts? 6 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God cho- sen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who But you have dishonored the poor. Is love Him? it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into a court? Are they not the ones who blaspheme 8 the noble name by which you have been called? 7 b 9 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scrip- you are But if you show favoritism, you sin ture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” doing well. 10 and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 11 Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at c For just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also If you do not commit said, “Do not murder.” adultery, but do commit murder, you have be- 12 come a lawbreaker. d 13 Speak and act as those who are going to be For judg- judged by the law that gives freedom. ment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over Faith and Works"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "approximately 20 dry quarts or 22 liters. Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "Cited in Matt. 5:27, h 17 g 16 Matt. 19:18,"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–26) Christ died for nothing. 3 Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with 3 faith? 4 5 Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, Have you suf- are you now finishing in the flesh? fered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing? Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice 6 the law, or because you hear and believe? c 7 8 So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was Understand, credited to him as righteousness.” then, that those who have faith are sons of Abra- The Scripture foresaw that God would jus- ham. tify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel d 9 to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who have faith are blessed Christ Has Redeemed Us along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 e 11 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.” The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man 13 who does these things will live by them.” 12 g f Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law h by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: 14 “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” i He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gen- tiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might re- The Purpose of the Law"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 23,
              "text": "and suddenly great terror and darkness over- 13 whelmed him. a 14 15 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for cer- tain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be en- slaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many posses- You, however, will go to your fathers in sions. peace and be buried at a ripe old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet 17 complete.” 16 18 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the On that day the LORD made a cove- carcasses. nant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I 19 have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the land of the the great River Euphrates— 21 Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Hagar and Ishmael Girgashites, and Jebusites.” 20 16 2 Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian So Sarai said to maidservant named Hagar. Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidser- 3 vant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” So af- And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. ter he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and And he slept gave her to Abram to be his wife. with Hagar, and sh"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–12) For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; 2 preserve my life from dread of the enemy. Hide me from the scheming of the 3 wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like 4 arrows, A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. 5 1 O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You 2 in a dry and weary land without water. So I have seen You in the sanctuary 3 and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your loving devotion is better than 4 life, my lips will glorify You. 5 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. My soul is satisfied as with the richest of 6 foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of a 12 the night. Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "and The Lord opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble 580 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–6) he will not stand before obscure men. Saying 7 23 When you sit down to dine with a d 2 ruler, Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or consider carefully what is set before you, giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. a 8 He whose eye is good LXX includes God blesses a cheerful and generous man, but foolish works will come to an end c 20 written for you excellent sayings and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite. written for you three times d 1 b 9 who is before you Or or ; see also 2 Cor. 9:7. Lit. Or a 22 3 Saying 8 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; 5 be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, Saying 9 for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 6 7 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies; b for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, 8 but his heart is not with you. You will vomit up what little you have eaten Saying 10 and waste your pleasant words. 9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your Saying 11 words. 10 11 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Redeemer is strong; Saying 12 He will take up their case against you. 12 Apply your heart to instruction Saying 13 and your ears to words of knowledge. 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; 14 although you strike hi"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "–12) 1 3 2 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. He and he had seven sons and three daughters, owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large num- ber of servants. Job was the greatest man of all 4 the people of the East. Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three 5 sisters to eat and drink with them. And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my chil- dren have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Satan’s First Attack This was Job’s regular practice. 6 a One day the sons of God came to present them- also came selves before the LORD, and Satan 7 with them. “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, 8 “and walking back and forth in it.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you consid- ered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, 9 who fears God and shuns evil.” 10 11 Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God Have You not placed a hedge on for nothing? every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the But stretch out Your hand and strike all land. that he has, and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "| 1087 Do Not Boast about Tomorrow"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "12 16 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you The Prayer of Faith will not fall under judgment. 13 14 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is Is any anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. one of you sick? He should call the elders of the 15 church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 17 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power Elijah was a man just like us. He to prevail. prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did 18 not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, Restoring a Sinner and the earth yielded its crops. 19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from 20 the truth and someone should bring him back, consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter A Greeting from Peter"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "1 Peter",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2) 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith 2 as precious as ours: Grace and peace be multiplied to you through Partakers of the Divine Nature the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 a 4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowl- edge of Him who called us by His own glory and Through these He has given us His excellence. precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the 5 corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 8 7 For this very reason, make every effort to add 6 to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self- control, perseverance; and to perseverance, god- and to godliness, brotherly kindness; liness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord But whoever lacks these traits is Jesus Christ. nearsighted to the point of blindness, having for- gotten that he has been cleansed from his past 10 sins. 9 11 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your call- ing and election sure. For if you practice these and you will re- things you will never stumble, ceive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom 12 of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 13 There"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–21) rather healed. 14 g Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holi- 15 ness, without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of 16 God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many. See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to in- herit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the An Unshakable Kingdom blessing with tears."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "–25) 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, 7 and all its glory like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows 8 on them; indeed, the people are grass. e The grass withers and the flowers fall, Here Is Your God!"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–25 Or 10 Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. 11 His reward is with Him, 23 He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell d in. and His recompense accompanies Him. He brings the princes to nothing"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) captured. 14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, 15 O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, f because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.” So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be g 17 shaken. I will make justice the measuring line c 10 and righteousness the level. sav lasav sav lasav kav lakav kav lakav Or or e 11 For He says For it is ; literally d 10 Hebrew Or false gods That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 3 will never be put to shame f 15 meaningless sounds to demonstrate an inability to understand); also in verse 13 g 16 ; Hebrew Cited in 1 Corinthians 14:21 (possibly Or LXX ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "640 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": "; also in verse 7; LXX save, we pray save now hosia-na f 25 g 26 h 27 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "h 2 Or Or ; cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ", Hebrew k 2 15 shekels are translated goodness Lo- , a homer of barley and a wineskin full of wine ; that is, a total of approximately 9.36 bushels or 330 is approximately 6 ounces or 171 grams of silver. liters (probably about 436 pounds or 198 kilograms of barley); LXX Or 810 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "–20) with good. 13 does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrong- 5 doer. 6 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a mat- This is also why you pay taxes. ter of conscience. 7 For the authorities are God’s servants, who de- vote themselves to their work. Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is Love Fulfills the Law"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "–25) not heard. 53 2 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the i LORD been revealed? He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract 3 us, no beauty that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him 4 not. j Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, 5 struck down by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was k 6 l and by His stripes we are healed. upon Him, 12 come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; a 5 For you will not leave in a hurry wail nor flee in haste, c 7 startle Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "i 2 and strengthen your stakes Or . e 12 Or many j 9 f 12 numerous g 12 For this is like the Or Some manuscripts Cited in Luke 666 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "Cited in 2 Corinthians 6:17 l 6 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 25,
              "text": "and the LORD has laid upon Him —on account of you My name is blasphemed continually among the Gentiles the iniquity of us all. e 13 will act wisely f 14 d 11 LXX For those who were not told will see, and those who have not heard will understand. This One bears our sins and is pained for us Or ; cited in Syriac; Hebrew Cited ; cited in 7 Future Blessings for Zion"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) 10 a The Friends 1 The Bride This is Solomon’s Song of Songs. 2 3 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you. 4 Take me away with you—let us hurry! The Friends May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; The Bride we will praise your love more than wine. 5 It is only right that they adore you. I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, 6 like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; 7 they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected. Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman The Friends beside the flocks of your companions? 8 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. 11 The Bride We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver. 12 13 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh 14 resting between my breasts. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blos- soms The Bridegroom in the vineyards of En-gedi. 15 How beautiful you are, my darling! The Bride Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. 16 How handsome you are, my beloved! The Bridegroom Oh, ho"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": "–12 Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "do not be shaken or Raise the war cry Be broken d 12 b 10 or e 14 Hebrew 22 They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become en- raged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God. Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into ut- Unto Us a Child Is Born ter darkness. (Matt. 4:12–17 ;"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11) 23 d “Everything is permissible,” but not every- 24 thing is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” No one should but not everything is edifying. 25 seek his own good, but the good of others. 26 Eat anything sold in the meat market without for, “The earth raising questions of conscience, 27 is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” e 28 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without But if some- raising questions of conscience. one tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” f then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience— the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone If I partake in the meal with else’s conscience? thankfulness, why am I denounced because of 31 that for which I give thanks? 30 29 32 test the Lord So whether you eat or drink or whatever you d 23 the destroyer Do not become do, do it all to the glory of God. and for the sake of conscience—for the earth is the “All things c 10 Literally Or BYZ and TR 33 a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or as I also try to please eve- the church of God— ryone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be Roles in Worship saved. 11 2 You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 3 Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, But I want you just as I passed them on to you. to understan"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "down. 12 28"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": "| 1091 f 21 In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were And this water symbol- saved through water. izes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge a clear conscience toward God—through the of who has gone into resurrection of Jesus Christ, heaven and is at the right hand of God, with an- Living for God’s Glory gels, authorities, and powers subject to Him. (1 Corinthians 10:23–33) 22 g 2 in His Therefore, since Christ suffered body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is Consequently, he does not live done with sin. out his remaining time on earth for human pas- For you have spent sions, but for the will of God. enough time in the past carrying out the same de- sires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable 4 idolatry. 3 5 Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on But they will have to give an account to you. 6 Him who is ready to judge the living and the h That is why the gospel was preached even dead. to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according 7 to God in the spirit. 8 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear- minded and sober, so that you can pray. Above i all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to 10 one another wit"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His 14 glory. a 15 16 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you Spirit of glory and of are blessed, because the God rests on you. Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or But if you suffer as a Chris- even as a meddler. 17 tian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with 18 us, what will the outcome be for those who diso- bey the gospel of God? And, b “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, c 19 what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Instructions to Elders Creator and continue to do good. (1 Timothy 3:1–7 ;"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "586 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 5,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) c 3 2 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone as- pires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. An overseer, then, must be above re- proach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, 3 self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to not dependent on wine, not violent but teach, 4 gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. d 6 5 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with For if someone does not know complete dignity. how to manage his own household, how can he He must not be a re- care for the church of God? cent convert, or he may become conceited and 7 fall under the same condemnation as the devil. Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into dis- Qualifications for Deacons grace and into the snare of the devil."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "Or LXX 7 you; love her, and she will guard you. c Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. gain And whatever you may acquire, 8 understanding. Prize her, and she will exalt you; 9 if you embrace her, she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of 10 beauty.” 11 Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. 12 I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be 13 impeded; when you run, you will not stumble. 14 Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life. 15 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. 16 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; 17 they are deprived of slumber 18 until they make someone fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, 19 shining brighter and brighter until midday. But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; 20 they do not know what makes them stumble. 21 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 22 Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. 23 For they are life to those who find them, 24 and health to the whole body. Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speec"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "2 Peter",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2) 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, a To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion 2 throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, according to the fore- and Bithynia, chosen knowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprin- kling by His blood: A Living Hope Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 3 b 4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us into a living hope through the resur- new birth and into rection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 5 an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, who and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last 6 time. 7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a lit- tle while you may have had to suffer grief in var- so that the proven character of your ious trials faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus 8 Christ. 9 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glo- now that you are receiving the goal of rious joy, 10 your faith, the salvation of your souls. Concerning this salvation, the prophets who 11 foretold the grace to come to you searched and trying to determine the investigated carefully, time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "–21) 17 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, 2 and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became 3 as white as the light. 4 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, c “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I —one for You, one for will put up three shelters 5 Moses, and one for Elijah.” d While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well When the disciples pleased. 7 heard this, they fell facedown in terror. Listen to Him!” 6 8 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get And when they up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.” 9 looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from 10 the dead.” The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the 11 scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he But I tell you that Elijah will restore all things. has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at 13 their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He was The Boy with a Demon speaking to them about John the Baptist."
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "17 2 3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "5 a 6 if He did not spare the ancient world judgment; when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, if He condemned the cities of among the eight; Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing b 7 them to ashes as an example of what is coming and if He rescued Lot, a right- on the ungodly; 8 eous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and if all this is so, then the Lord knows heard)— how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of 10 judgment. 9 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the c flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, 11 they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous 12 charges against them before the Lord. These men are like irrational animals, crea- tures of instinct, born to be captured and de- stroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will The harm they will suffer is the be destroyed. wages of their wickedness. 13 14 They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling Their in their deception as they feast with you. eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce th"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 22,
              "text": "b 23 smooth and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; 11 better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. 12 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the 13 penalty. Take the garment of him who posts security a 14 for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) commanded him. 7 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have You are found you righteous in this generation. a 12 c 15 all flesh 2 f 3 to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male 4 and female, to preserve their offspring on the For seven days from now I face of all the earth. will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the 5 earth every living thing I have made.” And Noah did all that the LORD had com- 6 manded him. 7 Now Noah was 600 years old when the flood- And Noah and his waters came upon the earth. wife, with his sons and their wives, entered 8 the ark to escape the waters of the flood. The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and came everything that crawls along the ground to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and 10 female, as God had commanded Noah. 9 11 And after seven days the floodwaters came In the six hundredth year of upon the earth. Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were And the rain fell upon the earth for opened. 13 forty days and forty nights. 12 14 On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons— they and every kind of wi"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": ". Revelation Prologue"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": ". Or Hebrew Cited in"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "| 1095 16 b He wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his let- c ters are hard to understand, which ignorant and as they do the rest of unstable people distort, 17 the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Sav- ior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. 18 d Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also Amen. a 14 d 18 to be found by Him in peace, without spot and without blemish. Amen. b 16 in all the letters c 16 will distort Or NE, WH, and NA do not include Or NA 1 John 5 The Word of Life"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jude",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–2) 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, a To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Rejoicing in Trials"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "–16) 21 2 2 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teach- ers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction Many will follow in their de- on themselves. pravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in 4 force, and their destruction does not sleep. 3 d For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing c 17 them in chains of darkness to be held for"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "–23) ing for sin is no longer needed. 19 d 20 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence by the blood of Je- by the new and living way opened for us and since we c 17 let to enter the Most Holy Place sus, through the curtain of His body, b 16 a 7 have a great priest over the house of God, f 30 the veil that is His flesh"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": ". NA Bosor . i 8 Or SBL and WH See"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 24,
              "text": "–25) 25 Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus 26 Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery but now revealed and concealed for ages past made known through the writings of the proph- ets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes d to the only wise God be glory for- from faith ever through Jesus Christ! Amen. — 27 c a 20 Amen. c 26 Lord Jesus the obedience of faith b 23 d 27 24 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. NA, NE, and WH Literally after"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Revelation",
      "chapters": [
        {
          "chapterNum": 1,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–3) his end with no one to help him. 12 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the begin- ning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found for a reward written in the book—will be delivered. Hebrew refer to the giving over of things or will thrust at him c 40 cherem Or or That is, people from the upper Nile region Or Forms of the Hebrew persons, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering. 2 b a 3 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heav- and those who lead many to righteousness ens, 4 will shine like the stars forever and ever. c But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will 5 roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.” 6 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the wa- ters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment 7 of these wonders?” And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 13,
              "text": ", and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 2,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–7) There were about twelve men in all. 8 9 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persua- sively about the kingdom of God. But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disci- ples and left the synagogue to conduct daily dis- cussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks 11 alike, heard the word of the Lord. 10 b c 12 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, and aprons that had touched him were taken to the Seven Sons of Sceva sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them. 13 so that even handkerchiefs"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "4 16 5 But I have this against you: You have aban- Therefore, keep in doned your first love. mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove 6 your lampstand from its place. But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also 7 hate. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. To the Church in Smyrna 8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, 9 who died and returned to life. I know your affliction and your poverty— though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, 10 but are in fact a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suf- fer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of 11 life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death. To the Church in Pergamum 12 To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds 13 the sharp, double-edged sword. I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "–29) 11 12 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, From and the following day on to Neapolis. 34 Silas, however, decided to b 33 33 Judas and Silas, who themselves were proph- ets, said much to encourage and strengthen the After spending some time there, they brothers. 35 were sent off by the brothers in peace to return But Paul and Bar- to those who had sent them. nabas remained at Antioch, along with many oth- ers, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord. a 24 in Asia remain there. b by saying that you must be circumcised and keep the law. c 6 BYZ and TR TR includes Literally ; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. 994 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 27,
              "text": "; see also"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 3,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 7,
              "text": ". DSS and LXX; MT Or that the strongholds of Canaan be Wail, O fleet of trading ships c 1 whom the seafarers have enriched destroyed. f 10 ; also in verse 14 DSS and some LXX 636 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": "–22) 2 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, 2 and for all who have not met me face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit to- gether in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and 4 knowledge. 3 a 5 I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm Alive with Christ"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 4,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "| 1105 the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), 13 and My new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the To the Church in Laodicea"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "Worship of the Creator 5 a 6 of God. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rum- blings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living 7 creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. The first living creature was like a lion, the sec- ond like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and And each the fourth was like an eagle in flight. of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: 8 “Holy, Holy, Holy, 9 is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 10 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty- four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives for- ever and ever. They cast their crowns before the 11 throne, saying: “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were The Lamb Takes the Scroll created.” 5 Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on And both sides and was sealed with seven seals. I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the 3 scroll?” 2 4 But no one in heaven or on earth or unde"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 7,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 11,
              "text": "| 1107 3 And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I 4 heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay The Third Seal: Famine one another. And he was given a great sword. 5 And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” 6 a Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a and three quarts of barley for a denar- denarius, The Fourth Seal: Death ius, and do not harm the oil and wine.” 7 And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, 8 “Come!” Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. 9 10 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony And they cried out in a loud they had upheld. voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and 11 avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full num- ber of their"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 12,
              "text": "12 7 And they fell facedown before the throne and saying, “Amen! Blessing worshiped God, and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever 13 and ever! Amen.” Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the 8 green grass. Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and 14 where have they come from?” “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, 15 they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; 16 and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; a 17 nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ b For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. c ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ d and ‘God will wipe away every tear The Seventh Seal from their eyes.’ ” 8 2 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an And I saw the seven angels who stand be- hour. 3 fore God, and they were given seven trumpets. Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "DSS; MT Or Hebrew In the time of favor I heard You, and in the day of salvation I helped You; and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; from the sea in their bosom e 12 h 24 the land of Sinim cited in 2 Cor. 6:2 of the righteous That is, a region in southern Egypt (from DSS); MT DSS, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also verse 25); MT 662 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": ". Or This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. LXX, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; MT Literally or Or Cited in 1 Cor. 10:26 508 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 10,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–11) woe. 3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 11,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": ". their eye appearance 4.6 meters wide). Or them Or g 6 h 6 their The flying scroll was approximately 30 feet long and 15 feet wide (9.1 meters long and the one with the white horses after k 6 One Hebrew manuscript, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts winds i 11 j 5 Hebrew Hebrew or (literally) That is, Babylonia Or Or 852 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "| 1109 3 Then he cried out in a loud voice on the land. like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the 4 seven thunders sounded their voices. When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders 5 have said, and do not write it down.” Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea 6 and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven. And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and 7 everything in it: “There will be no more delay! But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mys- tery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed 8 to His servants the prophets.” Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel 9 standing on the sea and on the land.” And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as 10 sweet as honey.” c So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach 11 turned bitter. And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues The Two Witnesses and kings.” 11 2 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “G"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 6,
              "text": "6 enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm These witnesses have them must be killed. power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall dur- ing the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with The Witnesses Killed and Raised every kind of plague as often as they wish. 7 8 When the two witnesses have finished their tes- timony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower Their bodies will lie in the street and kill them. of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and 9 Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies 10 and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb. And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented 11 them. 12 But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon And the witnesses heard those who saw them. a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their 13 enemies watched them. And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terri- 14 fied and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe has passed. Behold, the third The Seventh Trumpet woe is coming shortly. 15 T"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 12,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 5,
              "text": "and"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 13,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–10) 7 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and vi- sions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the 2 summary of his account. Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one dif- ferent from the others: 4 3 a The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a 5 man and given the mind of a man. Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and 6 gorge yourself on flesh!’ Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was 7 given authority to rule. After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all 8 the beasts before it, and it had ten horns. While I was contemplating the horns, sud- denly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted befor"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 10,
              "text": ". Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "| 1111 5 6 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell 7 in heaven. Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it 8 was given authority over every tribe and people And all who dwell on the and tongue and nation. earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb 9 who was slain. 10 b He who has an ear, let him hear: “If anyone is destined for captivity, c d into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the The Beast from the Earth saints. 11 12 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but And this beast exercised spoke like a dragon. all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been 13 healed. 14 And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had The second"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 18,
              "text": "18 13 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is The Lamb and the 144,000 the number of a man, and that number is 666. a And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” 14 Then I looked and saw the Lamb stand- ing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s And I heard a name written on their foreheads. sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound 3 I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. 2 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 4 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been re- deemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And no lie was found in their The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall mouths; they are blameless. 6 5 b 7 Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and 8 the springs of waters.” c Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen,"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 14,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 8,
              "text": "and"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 14,
              "text": ". 802 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 15,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–4) ning to end: 32 2 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, 3 like showers on tender plants. For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. 4 Ascribe greatness to our God! He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, a 5 sons of Israel e 15 Jeshurun righteous and upright is He. c 10 Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 17,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": "| 1113 by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they 10 did not repent and give Him glory. 11 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their and curse the God of heaven tongues in anguish for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent 12 of their deeds. And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up 13 to prepare the way for the kings of the East. 14 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the These are de- beast, and the false prophet. monic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle 15 on the great day of God the Almighty. “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he 16 will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” And they assembled the kings in the place that The Seventh Bowl of Wrath in Hebrew is called Armageddon. 17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the 18 throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!” And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon The the earth—so mighty was the great quake. great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. An"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "3 15 4 And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous The names and had seven heads and ten horns. woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual And on her forehead a mysterious immorality. name was written: 5 BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES The Mystery Explained AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I 7 was utterly amazed at the sight of her. “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads 8 and ten horns. The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is 9 not, and yet will be. 10 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a 11 little while. 12 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seve"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 18,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) escape?’ ” 21 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, 2 an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! 3 I will put an end to all her groaning.” Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in City of labor. That is, the upper Nile region; similarly in verses 4 and 5 Some MT manuscripts, DSS, and Vulgate; most MT manuscripts 634 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 2,
              "text": ". is a wordplay on , meaning . is another name for Edom. 12 The Burden against Tyre"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": ". 736 |"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 19,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 3,
              "text": "| 1115 9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sex- ual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising In fear of her from the fire that consumes her. torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: 10 a “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour 11 your judgment has come.” 12 13 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to cargo of gold, silver, pre- buy their cargo— cious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, marble; and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; And they will of bodies and souls of slaves. say: 14 b “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, 15 never to be seen again.” The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a dis- tance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, saying: 16 “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, 17 adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you The Doom of Babylon His judgment against her. 21 Then"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "4 c And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: 5 “Amen, Hallelujah!” Then a voice came from the throne, saying: 16 will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the And He has a name written on His Almighty. robe and on His thigh: Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, The Marriage of the Lamb small and great alike!” 6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great mul- titude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! 7 For the Lord our God a the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, 8 and His bride has made herself ready. She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts 9 of the saints. Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true 10 words of God.” So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus The Rider on the White Horse is the spirit of prophecy.” 11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 15,
              "text": ". term; here and throughout the Psalms. LXX You will rule them You will shepherd them e 9 Cited in"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 21,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 1,
              "text": "–8) and hidden from My sight. 17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. a 18 The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; 19 for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her. 20 No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. 21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their 22 fruit. No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy 23 the work of their hands. They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the 24 LORD— they and their descendants with them. Even before they call, I will answer, 25 and while they are still speaking, I will hear. a 17 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, a new heaven and a new earth c 2 snake They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD. Heaven Is My Throne 66 This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will y"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 4,
              "text": "638 |"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 16,
              "text": "| 1117 Blessed and holy are the first resurrection. those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign Satan Cast into the Lake of Fire with Him for a thousand years. 7 8 When the thousand years are complete, Satan and will go out will be released from his prison, to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea- 9 shore. a 10 and consumed them. And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from And the devil heaven who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and Judgment before the Great White Throne ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His pres- And I ence, and no place was found for them. saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. 12 And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according The to their deeds, as recorded in the books. sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged accord- 14 ing to his deeds. 13 15 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of And if anyo"
            },
            {
              "verseNum": 17,
              "text": "a 17 width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and b height. And he measured its wall to be 144 cu- 18 by the human measure the angel was using. bits, 19 The wall was made of jasper, and the city The foun- itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. dations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, 20 the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, 21 and the twelfth amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main 22 street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. 24 But I saw no temple in the city, because the 23 Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates By its light the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. 25 the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the Its gates will earth will bring their glory. never be shut at the end of the day, because there 26 will be no night there. 27 c And into the city will be brought the glory and But nothing unclean will honor of the nations. ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abom- ination or a lie, but only those whose names are The River of Life written in the Lamb’s Book o"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "chapterNum": 22,
          "verses": [
            {
              "verseNum": 21,
              "text": "| 1119 the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, 20 which are described in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am 21 coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! a b The grace of the Lord Jesus c saints. be with all the Amen. a 21 c 21 the Lord Jesus Christ our Lord Jesus Christ b 21 the saints Amen. WH and BYZ SBL, WH, NE, and NA do not include ; TR SBL, WH, NE, and TR do not include . Lengths Table of Weights and Measures Finger Handbreadth (4 fingers) Span Cubit Long Cubit Rod (6 long cubits) Fathom Weights Stadion 0.73 inches 2.92 inches 9 inches 18 inches 21 inches 10.5 feet 6 feet 607 feet 1.85 centimeters 7.42 centimeters 22.86 centimeters 45.72 centimeters 53.34 centimeters 3.20 meters 1.83 meters 185 meters Gerah (1/20 shekel) Beka (1/2 shekel) Pim (2/3 shekel) Shekel (20 gerahs) Mina (50 shekels) Talent (60 minas) Liquid Measures Litra (Roman Pound) 0.0201 ounces 0.201 ounces 0.268 ounces 0.402 ounces 1.256 pounds 75.4 pounds 12 ounces 0.57 grams 5.70 grams 7.60 grams 11.4 grams 0.57 kilograms 34.2 kilograms 340 grams Log Hin (12 logs) Bath (6 hins) Homer (10 baths) Cor (10 baths) Bath (NT) Dry Measures Metretes (NT) Cab (1/18 ephah) Omer (1/10 ephah) Seah (1/3 ephah) Ephah (10 omers) Lethech (5 ephahs) Homer (10 ephahs) Cor (10 ephahs) Cor (NT) 0.33 quarts 0.98 gallons 5.8 gallons 58 gallons 58 gallons 8.7 gallons 10.4 gallons 1.1 dry quarts 2.0 dry quarts 6.7 dry quarts 0.624 bushels 3.12"
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