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 3; Numbers 19; Philippians 1; 2 Thessalonians1; Job 12; Psalms 136; Proverbs 12; 2 Kings 10; Ezekiel 13; Acts 24.

Luke 3

1	Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2	Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3	And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4	As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5	Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6	And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7	Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8	Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9	And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
10	And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11	He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
12	Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13	And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14	And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15	And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
16	John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17	Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18	And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19	But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20	Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21	Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22	And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23	And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
24	Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25	Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
26	Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Judah,
27	Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Shealtiel, which was the son of Neri,
28	Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29	Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30	Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Judah, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
31	Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
32	Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Boaz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
33	Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Judah,
34	Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Terah, which was the son of Nahor,
35	Which was the son of Serug, which was the son of Reu, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36	Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Shem, which was the son of Noah, which was the son of Lamech,
37	Which was the son of Methuselah, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38	Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Numbers 19

1	And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2	This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
3	And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
4	And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:
5	And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
6	And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7	Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
8	And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
9	And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
10	And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute forever.
11	He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
12	He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
13	Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
14	This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
15	And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
16	And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
17	And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
18	And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
19	And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
20	But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
21	And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
22	And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

Philippians 1

1	Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2	Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3	I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4	Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
5	For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6	Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7	Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
8	For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
9	And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10	That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ;
11	Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
12	But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13	So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14	And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
15	Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
16	The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
17	But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.
18	What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
19	For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20	According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21	For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22	But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23	For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
24	Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
25	And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
26	That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
27	Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
28	And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
29	For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
30	Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Job 12

1	And Job answered and said,
2	No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3	But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4	I am as one mocked of his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5	He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6	The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7	But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8	Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9	Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10	In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11	Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12	With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13	With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14	Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15	Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16	With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17	He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18	He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19	He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20	He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21	He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22	He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23	He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24	He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25	They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Psalms 136

1	O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
2	O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth forever.
3	O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth forever.
4	To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth forever.
5	To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth forever.
6	To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth forever.
7	To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth forever:
8	The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth forever:
9	The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth forever.
10	To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth forever:
11	And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth forever:
12	With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth forever.
13	To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth forever:
14	And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth forever:
15	But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth forever.
16	To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth forever.
17	To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth forever:
18	And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth forever:
19	Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth forever:
20	And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth forever:
21	And gave their land for a heritage: for his mercy endureth forever:
22	Even a heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth forever.
23	Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth forever:
24	And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth forever.
25	Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth forever.
26	O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever.

Proverbs 12

1	Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2	A good man obtaineth favor of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3	A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4	A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5	The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6	The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7	The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8	A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9	He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
10	A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11	He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12	The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13	The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
14	A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
15	The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
16	A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
17	He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18	There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19	The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20	Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace is joy.
21	There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22	Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
23	A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24	The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25	Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26	The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27	The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28	In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

2 Kings 10

1	And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,
2	Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armor;
3	Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
4	But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
5	And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
6	Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
7	And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
8	And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
9	And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
10	Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.
11	So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12	And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
13	Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
14	And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
15	And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
16	And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
17	And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spoke to Elijah.
18	And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
19	Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.
20	And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
21	And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
22	And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
23	And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshipers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshipers of Baal only.
24	And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
25	And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
26	And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
27	And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
28	Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
29	Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
30	And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
31	But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
32	In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
33	From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
34	Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
35	And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
36	And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.

Ezekiel 13

1	And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2	Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
3	Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4	O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5	Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
6	They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7	Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
8	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
9	And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
10	Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar:
11	Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12	Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13	Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14	So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
15	Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
16	To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
17	Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
18	And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
19	And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20	Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
21	Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
22	Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
23	Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Acts 24

1	And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
2	And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
3	We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
4	Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
5	For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6	Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
7	But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
8	Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
9	And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10	Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
11	Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
12	And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13	Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
14	But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15	And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16	And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.
17	Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18	Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
19	Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had aught against me.
20	Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
21	Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
22	And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttmost of your matter.
23	And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
24	And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25	And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
26	He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the more often, and communed with him.
27	But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

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