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 8; Deuteronomy 33; 1 Corinthians 14; Revelation 13; Song of Solomon 8; Psalms 36; Proverbs 31; 2 Chronicles 6; Hosea 3; Acts 18.

Matthew 8

1	When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2	And, behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3	And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4	And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5	And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6	And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7	And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8	The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9	For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10	When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11	And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12	But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13	And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
14	And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15	And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16	When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
17	That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18	Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19	And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20	And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21	And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22	But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23	And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him,
24	And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25	And his disciples came to him and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26	And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27	But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28	And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29	And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30	And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31	So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32	And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33	And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
34	And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Deuteronomy 33

1	And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2	And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
3	Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
4	Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
5	And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
6	Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7	And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou a help to him from his enemies.
8	And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9	Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
10	They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11	Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
12	And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13	And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14	And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15	And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16	And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17	His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
18	And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
19	They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
20	And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21	And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
22	And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23	And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24	And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25	Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
26	There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27	The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
28	Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
29	Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

1 Corinthians 14

1	Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2	For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3	But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4	He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5	I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh, with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6	Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7	And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8	For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9	So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10	There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11	Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
12	Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13	Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14	For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15	What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16	Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17	For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18	I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
19	Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
20	Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
21	In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
22	Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
23	If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
24	But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
25	And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
26	How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27	If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28	But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
29	Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
30	If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
31	For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
32	And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
33	For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
34	Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
35	And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
36	What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
37	If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
38	But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39	Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
40	Let all things be done decently and in order.

Revelation 13

1	And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2	And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3	And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4	And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5	And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6	And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7	And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8	And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9	If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10	He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11	And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12	And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13	And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14	And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15	And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16	And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17	And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18	Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Song of Solomon 8

1	O that thou wast as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
2	I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3	His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4	I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
5	Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bore thee.
6	Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
7	Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
8	We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9	If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
10	I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favor.
11	Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
12	My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
13	Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
14	Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

Psalms 36

1	To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2	For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3	The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4	He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
5	Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6	Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
7	How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8	They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9	For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10	O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11	Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12	There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Proverbs 31

1	The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
2	What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3	Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4	It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5	Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6	Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7	Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8	Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9	Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
10	Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11	The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12	She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13	She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14	She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15	She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16	She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17	She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18	She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19	She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20	She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21	She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22	She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23	Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24	She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25	Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26	She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27	She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28	Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29	Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30	Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
31	Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

2 Chronicles 6

1	Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2	But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling forever.
3	And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
4	And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
5	Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
6	But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7	Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
8	But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
9	Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
10	The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
11	And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
12	And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
13	For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
14	And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and showest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
15	Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
16	Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
17	Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
18	But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
19	Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
20	That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
21	Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
22	If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
23	Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
24	And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
25	Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
26	When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
27	Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
28	If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
29	Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
30	Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men: )
31	That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32	Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
33	Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
34	If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
35	Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
36	If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
37	Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
38	If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
39	Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
40	Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
41	Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
42	O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

Hosea 3

1	Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2	So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley:
3	And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
4	For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5	Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

Acts 18

1	After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth;
2	And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; because that (Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome: ) and came unto them.
3	And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
4	And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5	And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
6	And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
7	And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
8	And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
9	Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
10	For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11	And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12	And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13	saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14	And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
15	But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
16	And he drove them from the judgment seat.
17	Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
18	And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
19	And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
20	When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
21	But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
22	And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
23	And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24	And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.
25	This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
26	And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
27	And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
28	For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

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