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 18; Exodus 3; Romans 6; Revelation 2; Ecclesiastes 12; Psalms 90; Proverbs 23; Esther 1; Zechariah 8; Acts 16.

Luke 18

1	And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2	saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
3	And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4	And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5	Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6	And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7	And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
8	I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
9	And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10	Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11	The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12	I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13	And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14	I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
15	And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16	But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17	Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18	And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19	And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
20	Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother.
21	And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22	Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23	And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24	And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25	For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26	And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27	And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28	Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee,
29	And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
30	Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
31	Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
32	For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
33	And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34	And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35	And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36	And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37	And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
38	And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
39	And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
40	And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
41	saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42	And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
43	And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

Exodus 3

1	Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2	And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
3	And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4	And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5	And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6	Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
7	And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8	And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9	Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10	Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11	And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
12	And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13	And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14	And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15	And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
16	Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
17	And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
18	And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
19	And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
20	And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
21	And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
22	But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Romans 6

1	What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2	God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3	Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4	Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5	For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6	Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7	For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8	Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9	Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10	For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11	Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12	Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13	Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14	For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15	What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16	Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17	But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18	Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19	I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20	For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21	What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22	But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23	For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Revelation 2

1	Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2	I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3	And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.
4	Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5	Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6	But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7	He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8	And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9	I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10	Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
11	He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
12	And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
13	I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14	But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15	So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16	Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17	He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
18	And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19	I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20	Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21	And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22	Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23	And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24	But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25	But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26	And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27	And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28	And I will give him the morning star.
29	He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Ecclesiastes 12

1	Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2	While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
3	In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
4	And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
5	Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6	Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7	Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8	Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
9	And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
10	The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
11	The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12	And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13	Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14	For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Psalms 90

1	A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2	Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3	Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4	For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5	Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6	In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7	For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
8	Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9	For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10	The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11	Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
12	So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
13	Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
14	O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15	Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
16	Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
17	And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Proverbs 23

1	When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2	And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3	Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4	Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5	Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6	Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7	For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8	The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9	Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10	Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11	For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12	Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13	Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14	Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15	My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16	Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17	Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18	For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19	Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20	Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21	For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
22	Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23	Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24	The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25	Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.
26	My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27	For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28	She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29	Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30	They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31	Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32	At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33	Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34	Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35	They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Esther 1

1	Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces: )
2	That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3	In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4	When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
5	And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
6	Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble.
7	And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8	And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
9	Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10	On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11	To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12	But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13	Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14	And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15	What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16	And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17	For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18	Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19	If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20	And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
21	And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22	For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

Zechariah 8

1	Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
2	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3	Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
4	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
5	And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
7	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8	And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
9	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
10	For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.
11	But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
12	For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13	And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14	For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
15	So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
16	These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
17	And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
18	And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
19	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
21	And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
22	Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
23	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

Acts 16

1	Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2	Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3	Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4	And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5	And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6	Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7	After they were come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8	And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9	And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; there stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10	And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11	Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12	And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13	And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14	And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15	And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16	And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17	The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.
18	And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19	And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20	And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21	And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22	And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23	And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:
24	Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25	And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26	And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27	And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28	But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29	Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30	And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31	And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32	And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33	And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34	And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35	And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.
36	And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37	But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38	And the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39	And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40	And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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