Professor Horner’s Reading Plan

Read through the Bible in one year by reading 10 chapters a day from 10 different sections of the Bible using the Professor Grant Horner Bible reading plan.

Today, we are reading Matthew 10; Genesis 10; Romans 10; 1 Timothy 2; Job 10; Psalms 10; Proverbs 10; Joshua 10; Isaiah 10; Acts 10.

Matthew 10

1	And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2	Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3	Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4	Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5	These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6	But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7	And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8	Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9	Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10	Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11	And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12	And when ye come into a house, salute it.
13	And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14	And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15	Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16	Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17	But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18	And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19	But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20	For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21	And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22	And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23	But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24	The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25	It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26	Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27	What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28	And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29	Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30	But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31	Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32	Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33	But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34	Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35	For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36	And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37	He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38	And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39	He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40	He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41	He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42	And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Genesis 10

1	Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2	The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3	And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4	And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5	By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6	And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7	And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8	And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9	He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
10	And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11	Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12	And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13	And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14	And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
15	And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16	And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17	And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18	And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19	And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
20	These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21	Unto Shem also the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
22	The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23	And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24	And Arphaxad begot Salah; and Salah begot Eber.
25	And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26	And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27	And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28	And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29	And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30	And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31	These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32	These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Romans 10

1	Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2	For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3	For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4	For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5	For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
6	But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above: )
7	Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8	But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9	That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10	For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11	For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12	For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13	For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14	How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15	And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16	But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17	So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18	But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19	But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20	But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21	But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

1 Timothy 2

1	I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2	For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3	For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
4	Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5	For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6	Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
7	Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
8	I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
9	In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.
10	But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
11	Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
12	But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
13	For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14	And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
15	Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Job 10

1	My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2	I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3	Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4	Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
5	Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,
6	That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
7	Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
8	Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
9	Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10	Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11	Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12	Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13	And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.
14	If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15	If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
16	For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvelous upon me.
17	Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.
18	Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
19	I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20	Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21	Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22	A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Psalms 10

1	Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2	The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3	For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
4	The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5	His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6	He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
7	His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8	He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
9	He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
10	He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11	He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12	Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13	Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
14	Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15	Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16	The LORD is King forever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17	LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18	To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Proverbs 10

1	The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
3	The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4	He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5	He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6	Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7	The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8	The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9	He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10	He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11	The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12	Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13	In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14	Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15	The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16	The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17	He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18	He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
19	In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
20	The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
21	The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22	The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23	It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24	The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25	As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
26	As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
27	The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28	The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29	The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30	The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31	The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32	The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Joshua 10

1	Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
2	That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3	Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4	Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5	Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
6	And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7	So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
8	And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9	Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
10	And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
11	And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12	Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
13	And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
14	And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
15	And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
16	But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
17	And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18	And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
19	And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
20	And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
21	And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22	Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
23	And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24	And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25	And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26	And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27	And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
28	And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
29	Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
30	And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
31	And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32	And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33	Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34	And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35	And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36	And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
37	And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38	And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
39	And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40	So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
41	And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42	And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
43	And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

Isaiah 10

1	Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
2	To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
3	And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
4	Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
5	O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
6	I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7	Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
8	For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
9	Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
10	As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
11	Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
12	Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
13	For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
14	And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
15	Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
16	Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
17	And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
18	And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.
19	And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
20	And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21	The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
22	For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
23	For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.
24	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
25	For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
26	And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
27	And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
28	He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
29	They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
30	Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
31	Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
32	As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
33	Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
34	And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

Acts 10

1	There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
2	A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
3	He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4	And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5	And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6	He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7	And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8	And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9	On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10	And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11	And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12	Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13	And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14	But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15	And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16	This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17	Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
18	And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19	While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20	Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
21	Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
22	And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23	Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24	And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
25	And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
26	But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
27	And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
28	And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
29	Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
30	And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31	And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32	Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33	Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34	Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35	But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36	The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all: )
37	That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38	How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39	And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
40	Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly;
41	Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
42	And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
43	To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44	While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45	And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46	For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47	Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48	And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

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