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 13; Genesis 4; 2 Corinthians 3; Revelation 18; Job 5; Psalms 41; Proverbs 5; 2 Chronicles 11; Hosea 8; Acts 23.

Matthew 13

1	The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2	And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3	And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4	And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5	Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6	And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7	And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8	But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9	Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10	And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11	He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12	For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13	Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14	And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15	For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16	But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17	For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18	Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19	When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20	But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21	Yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
22	He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23	But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold some sixty, some thirty.
24	Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25	But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26	But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27	So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28	He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29	But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30	Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
31	Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32	Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33	Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34	All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35	That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36	Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37	He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38	The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39	The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40	As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41	The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42	And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43	Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44	Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45	Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46	Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47	Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48	Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49	So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50	And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51	Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52	Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53	And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
54	And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55	Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56	And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57	And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58	And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Genesis 4

1	And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2	And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3	And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4	And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5	But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6	And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7	If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8	And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9	And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10	And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11	And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12	When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13	And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14	Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15	And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16	And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17	And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18	And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begot Mehujael: and Mehujael begot Methusael: and Methusael begot Lamech.
19	And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20	And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21	And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22	And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23	And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24	If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25	And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
26	And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

2 Corinthians 3

1	Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
2	Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3	Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
4	And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
5	Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
6	Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
7	But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
8	How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
9	For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
10	For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
11	For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
12	Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13	And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
14	But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ.
15	But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.
16	Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
17	Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18	But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Revelation 18

1	And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2	And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3	For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4	And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5	For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6	Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7	How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8	Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9	And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10	Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
11	And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12	The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13	And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14	And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15	The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16	And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17	For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18	And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
19	And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
20	Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21	And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22	And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23	And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24	And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Job 5

1	Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2	For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3	I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4	His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
5	Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6	Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7	Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8	I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9	Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number:
10	Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11	To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12	He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13	He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14	They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15	But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16	So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17	Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18	For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19	He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20	In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21	Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22	At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23	For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24	And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25	Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26	Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27	Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Psalms 41

1	To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
2	The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
3	The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
4	I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
5	Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
6	And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7	All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
8	An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9	Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10	But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
11	By this I know that thou favorest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12	And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face forever.
13	Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Proverbs 5

1	My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2	That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3	For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4	But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5	Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6	Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them.
7	Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8	Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9	Lest thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10	Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;
11	And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12	And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13	And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14	I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15	Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16	Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17	Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18	Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19	Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20	And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21	For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22	His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23	He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

2 Chronicles 11

1	And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2	But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3	Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4	Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5	And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6	He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7	And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8	And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9	And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10	And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
11	And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
12	And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13	And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
14	For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
15	And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16	And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
17	So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
18	And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19	Which bore him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20	And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21	And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begot twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
22	And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
23	And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

Hosea 8

1	Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2	Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
3	Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
4	They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5	Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6	For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7	For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
8	Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9	For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10	Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
11	Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
12	I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
13	They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
14	For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

Acts 23

1	And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day.
2	And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3	Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4	And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
5	Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
6	But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7	And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
8	For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9	And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10	And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
11	And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12	And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13	And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
14	And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
15	Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
16	And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
17	Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
18	So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
19	Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
20	And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
21	But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
22	So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast showed these things to me.
23	And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
24	And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
25	And he wrote a letter after this manner:
26	Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
27	This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
28	And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
29	Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
30	And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
31	Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32	On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
33	Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
34	And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
35	I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

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