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 24; Exodus 9; Romans 12; Revelation 8; Song of Solomon 6; Psalms 96; Proverbs 29; Esther 7; Zechariah 14; Acts 22.

Luke 24

1	Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
2	And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher.
3	And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4	And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5	And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6	He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7	saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8	And they remembered his words,
9	And returned from the sepulcher, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10	It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11	And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12	Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
13	And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14	And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15	And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16	But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17	And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18	And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
19	And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
20	And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
21	But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
22	Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulcher;
23	And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
24	And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
25	Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
26	Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
27	And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28	And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29	But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30	And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.
31	And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
32	And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?
33	And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34	saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35	And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
36	And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37	But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38	And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39	Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
40	And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet.
41	And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
42	And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb.
43	And he took it, and did eat before them.
44	And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45	Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures,
46	And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47	And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48	And ye are witnesses of these things.
49	And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50	And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
51	And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
52	And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
53	And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Exodus 9

1	Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2	For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3	Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
4	And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
5	And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.
6	And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7	And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8	And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9	And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
10	And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
11	And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
12	And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
13	And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14	For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
15	For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16	And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17	As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18	Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19	Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
20	He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
21	And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22	And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23	And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24	So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25	And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.
26	Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27	And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
28	Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29	And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.
30	But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
31	And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
32	But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
33	And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34	And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35	And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

Romans 12

1	I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2	And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3	For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4	For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5	So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6	Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7	Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8	Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9	Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10	Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
11	Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12	Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13	Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14	Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15	Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16	Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17	Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18	If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19	Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20	Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21	Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Revelation 8

1	And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2	And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3	And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4	And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
5	And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6	And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7	The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8	And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9	And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10	And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11	And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12	And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13	And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Song of Solomon 6

1	Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
2	My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
3	I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
4	Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
5	Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
6	Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
7	As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
8	There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
9	My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
10	Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
11	I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
12	Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Ammi-nadib.
13	Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

Psalms 96

1	O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2	Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day.
3	Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
4	For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5	For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
6	Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7	Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
8	Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9	O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
10	Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
11	Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.
12	Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
13	Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Proverbs 29

1	He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2	When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3	Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4	The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5	A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
6	In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7	The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8	Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9	If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10	The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11	A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12	If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13	The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14	The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
15	The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16	When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17	Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18	Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19	A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20	Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21	He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22	An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23	A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24	Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and betrayeth it not.
25	The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26	Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
27	An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Esther 7

1	So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2	And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3	Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4	For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
5	Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6	And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7	And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8	Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
9	And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
10	So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Zechariah 14

1	Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2	For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3	Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4	And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
5	And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6	And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7	But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8	And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9	And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
10	All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
11	And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
12	And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13	And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
14	And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
15	And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
16	And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17	And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
18	And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19	This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
20	In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
21	Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Acts 22

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

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