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 Mark 1; Leviticus 19; Colossians 1; 1 John 1; Ecclesiastes 6; Psalms 146; Proverbs 17; Ruth 2; Isaiah 46; Acts 16.

Mark 1

1	The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
2	As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3	The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4	John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5	And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
6	And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
7	And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
8	I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
9	And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10	And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11	And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
12	And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
13	And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
14	Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15	And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
16	Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
17	And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
18	And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
19	And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
20	And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
21	And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
22	And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
23	And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24	saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25	And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
26	And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
27	And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
28	And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
29	And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30	But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
31	And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
32	And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
33	And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34	And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
35	And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
36	And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
37	And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
38	And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39	And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
40	And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41	And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42	And, as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43	And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44	And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
45	But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Leviticus 19

1	And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
2	Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
3	Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
4	Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
5	And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
6	It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
7	And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.
8	Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
9	And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
10	And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
11	Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
12	And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
13	Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
14	Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
15	Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
16	Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am the LORD.
17	Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
18	Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.
19	Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle engender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee.
20	And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
21	And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
22	And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
23	And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
24	But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
25	And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
26	Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
27	Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
28	Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
29	Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
30	Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
31	Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
32	Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
33	And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
34	But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
35	Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
36	Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37	Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

Colossians 1

1	Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2	To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3	We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4	Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints.
5	For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6	Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
7	As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8	Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9	For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10	That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11	Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12	Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13	Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14	In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15	Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16	For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17	And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18	And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19	For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
20	And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
21	And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22	In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight:
23	If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
24	Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
25	Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
26	Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27	To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28	Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29	Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

1 John 1

1	That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2	(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3	That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4	And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5	This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6	If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7	But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8	If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9	If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10	If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Ecclesiastes 6

1	There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
2	A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
3	If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
4	For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
5	Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
6	Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
7	All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
8	For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
9	Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
10	That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
11	Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12	For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Psalms 146

1	Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2	While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3	Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4	His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5	Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6	Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth forever:
7	Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8	The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9	The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10	The LORD shall reign forever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

Proverbs 17

1	Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
2	A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3	The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4	A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5	Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6	Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7	Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8	A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9	He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10	A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11	An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12	Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13	Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14	The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15	He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16	Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17	A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18	A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19	He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20	He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21	He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22	A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23	A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24	Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25	A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
26	Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27	He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28	Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Ruth 2

1	And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2	And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
3	And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4	And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
5	Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
6	And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
7	And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
8	Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
9	Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
10	Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
11	And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
12	The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
13	Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
14	And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
15	And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
16	And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
17	So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
18	And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
19	And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned today? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought today is Boaz.
20	And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
21	And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
22	And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
23	So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother-in-law.

Isaiah 46

1	Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
2	They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
3	Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
4	And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5	To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6	They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7	They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8	Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9	Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10	Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11	Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
12	Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
13	I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

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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