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 John 11; Exodus 20; 1 Corinthians 7; Revelation 19; Job 9; Psalms 107; Proverbs 9; Joshua 8; Isaiah 7; Acts 5.

John 11

1	Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2	(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3	Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4	When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
5	Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6	When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
7	Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again.
8	His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
9	Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10	But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
11	These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12	Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13	Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14	Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15	And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
16	Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17	Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
18	Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19	And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20	Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21	Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22	But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23	Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24	Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25	Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26	And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27	She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
28	And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29	As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
30	Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
31	The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
32	Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33	When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
34	And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35	Jesus wept.
36	Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37	And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38	Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39	Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40	Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41	Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42	And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43	And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44	And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
45	Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
46	But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
47	Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
48	If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
49	And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50	Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51	And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52	And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53	Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
54	Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55	And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
56	Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
57	Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him.

Exodus 20

1	And God spoke all these words, saying,
2	I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3	Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4	Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5	Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6	And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7	Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8	Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9	Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work:
10	But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11	For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12	Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13	Thou shalt not kill.
14	Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15	Thou shalt not steal.
16	Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
17	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
18	And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19	And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20	And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21	And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22	And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23	Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
24	An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
25	And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
26	Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

1 Corinthians 7

1	Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2	Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3	Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4	The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5	Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6	But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7	For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8	I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
9	But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10	And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11	But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
12	But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
13	And the woman which hath a husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
14	For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
15	But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
16	For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17	But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
18	Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
19	Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
20	Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
21	Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
22	For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
23	Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
24	Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
25	Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
26	I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
27	Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28	But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
29	But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
30	And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
31	And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
32	But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33	But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
34	There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35	And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
36	But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
37	Nevertheless he that standeth steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
38	So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
39	The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
40	But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

Revelation 19

1	And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2	For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3	And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up forever and ever.
4	And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5	And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6	And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7	Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8	And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9	And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10	And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11	And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12	His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13	And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14	And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15	And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16	And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17	And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18	That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19	And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20	And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21	And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Job 9

1	Then Job answered and said,
2	I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3	If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4	He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5	Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6	Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7	Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8	Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9	Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10	Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11	Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12	Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13	If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14	How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
15	Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
16	If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17	For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18	He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19	If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
20	If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21	Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22	This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23	If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24	The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25	Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26	They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
27	If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
28	I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29	If I be wicked, why then labor I in vain?
30	If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31	Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32	For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
33	Neither is there any daysman between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
34	Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
35	Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

Psalms 107

1	O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
2	Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3	And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4	They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5	Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6	Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7	And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8	Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9	For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10	Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11	Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12	Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13	Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14	He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.
15	Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
16	For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17	Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18	Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
19	Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
20	He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21	Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
22	And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23	They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
24	These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
25	For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
26	They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
27	They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
28	Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29	He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
30	Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31	Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
32	Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33	He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
34	A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35	He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
36	And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
37	And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
38	He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39	Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40	He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
41	Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
42	The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43	Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Proverbs 9

1	Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2	She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3	She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4	Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5	Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6	Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7	He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8	Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9	Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10	The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11	For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12	If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13	A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14	For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15	To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16	Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17	Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18	But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Joshua 8

1	And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
2	And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
3	So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
4	And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
5	And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
6	(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
7	Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
8	And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
9	Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
10	And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
11	And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
12	And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
13	And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
14	And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he knew not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
15	And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16	And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
17	And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
18	And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
19	And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
20	And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
21	And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
22	And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
23	And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
24	And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
25	And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
26	For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27	Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
28	And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation unto this day.
29	And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
30	Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
31	As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
32	And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
33	And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
34	And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
35	There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

Isaiah 7

1	And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
2	And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
3	Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
4	And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
5	Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
6	Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
7	Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
8	For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
9	And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
10	Moreover the LORD spoke again unto Ahaz, saying,
11	Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
12	But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
13	And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
14	Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
15	Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16	For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
17	The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
18	And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
19	And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
20	In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
21	And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
22	And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
23	And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
24	With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
25	And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.

Acts 5

1	But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2	And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3	But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4	While it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5	And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6	And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7	And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8	And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9	Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10	Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11	And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
12	And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13	And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
14	And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15	Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16	There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17	Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
18	And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19	But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20	Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21	And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22	But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
23	saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
24	Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
25	Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
26	Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
27	And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
28	saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
29	Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30	The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31	Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32	And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
33	When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
34	Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
35	And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
36	For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to naught.
37	After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38	And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
39	But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
40	And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41	And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42	And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

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