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 Luke 1; Numbers 17; Ephesians 5; 1 Thessalonians4; Job 10; Psalms 134; Proverbs 10; 2 Kings 8; Ezekiel 11; Acts 22.

Luke 1

1	Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2	Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3	It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4	That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5	There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7	And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8	And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
9	According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10	And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11	And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12	And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13	But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14	And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15	For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16	And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17	And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18	And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man and my wife well stricken in years.
19	And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.
20	And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21	And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22	And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23	And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24	And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25	Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26	And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27	To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28	And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29	And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30	And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
31	And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32	He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33	And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34	Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35	And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36	And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37	For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38	And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39	And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;
40	And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41	And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42	And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43	And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44	For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45	And blessed is she that believed for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46	And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47	And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
48	For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49	For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
50	And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
51	He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52	He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53	He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54	He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55	As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
56	And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57	Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58	And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59	And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60	And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61	And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62	And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63	And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.
64	And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
65	And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66	And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67	And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68	Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69	And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70	As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71	That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72	To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73	The oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
74	That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75	In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76	And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77	To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78	Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79	To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80	And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

Numbers 17

1	And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
2	Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
3	And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4	And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5	And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6	And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7	And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8	And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9	And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10	And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11	And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12	And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13	Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

Ephesians 5

1	Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children:
2	And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor.
3	But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4	Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5	For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6	Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7	Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8	For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9	(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10	Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11	And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12	For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13	But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14	Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15	See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16	Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17	Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18	And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19	Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20	Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21	Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22	Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23	For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
24	Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25	Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26	That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27	That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28	So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29	For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30	For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31	For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32	This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33	Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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 134

1	A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
2	Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
3	The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

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.

2 Kings 8

1	Then spoke Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2	And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
3	And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
4	And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
5	And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
6	And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
7	And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
8	And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9	So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10	And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath showed me that he shall surely die.
11	And he settled his countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12	And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
13	And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
14	So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
15	And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
16	And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17	Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18	And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
19	Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him always a light, and to his children.
20	In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21	So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
22	Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
23	And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
24	And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
25	In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
26	Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
27	And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
28	And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
29	And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Ezekiel 11

1	Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
2	Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
3	Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
4	Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
5	And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
6	Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
7	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
8	Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
9	And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
10	Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
11	This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:
12	And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
13	And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
14	Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
15	Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
16	Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
17	Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
18	And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
19	And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:
20	That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
21	But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
22	Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
23	And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
24	Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
25	Then I spoke unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had showed me.

Acts 22

1	Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.
2	(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3	I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4	And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5	As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6	And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7	And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8	And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9	And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10	And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11	And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12	And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13	Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14	And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15	For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16	And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17	And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18	And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19	And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20	And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21	And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22	And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23	And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24	The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
25	And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26	When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
27	Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28	And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29	Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30	On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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