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 2; Numbers 33; 1 Corinthians 9; 1 Timothy 4; Job 27; Psalms 37; Proverbs 27; 2 Samuel 8; Jeremiah 21; Acts 1.

John 2

1	And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2	And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3	And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5	His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6	And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
7	Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
8	And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
9	When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10	And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11	This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
12	After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
13	And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
14	And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
15	And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
16	And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
17	And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18	Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
19	Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20	Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
21	But he spake of the temple of his body.
22	When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
23	Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
24	But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
25	And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

Numbers 33

1	These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
2	And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
3	And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
4	For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
5	And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
6	And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
7	And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol.
8	And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
9	And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
10	And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.
11	And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
12	And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.
13	And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
14	And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
15	And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
16	And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth-hattaavah.
17	And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
18	And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
19	And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez.
20	And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
21	And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.
22	And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
23	And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
24	And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.
25	And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
26	And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.
27	And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.
28	And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
29	And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
30	And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth.
31	And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.
32	And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Horhagidgad.
33	And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.
34	And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.
35	And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.
36	And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.
37	And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
38	And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
39	And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
40	And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41	And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
42	And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
43	And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
44	And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border of Moab.
45	And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.
46	And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim.
47	And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
48	And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
49	And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
50	And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
51	Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
52	Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images and quite pluck down all their high places:
53	And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
54	And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
55	But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
56	Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

1 Corinthians 9

1	Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2	If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3	Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4	Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5	Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6	Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7	Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8	Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9	For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
10	Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11	If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
12	If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
13	Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14	Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
15	But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
16	For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
17	For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
18	What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
19	For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20	And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21	To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
22	To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23	And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24	Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25	And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26	I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27	But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

1 Timothy 4

1	Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2	Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3	Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4	For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5	For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6	If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7	But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8	For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9	This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10	For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.
11	These things command and teach.
12	Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13	Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14	Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15	Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
16	Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Job 27

1	Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2	As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3	All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4	My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5	God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6	My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
7	Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8	For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9	Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10	Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11	I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12	Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13	This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14	If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15	Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16	Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17	He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18	He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19	The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20	Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21	The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22	For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23	Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Psalms 37

1	A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2	For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3	Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4	Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5	Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6	And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7	Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8	Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9	For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10	For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11	But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12	The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13	The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14	The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15	Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16	A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17	For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18	The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever.
19	They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20	But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21	The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.
22	For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23	The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
24	Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
25	I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26	He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27	Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell forevermore.
28	For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29	The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.
30	The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31	The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32	The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33	The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34	Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35	I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36	Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37	Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38	But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39	But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40	And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Proverbs 27

1	Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2	Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3	A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4	Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5	Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6	Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7	The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8	As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9	Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10	Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11	My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12	A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13	Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14	He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15	A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16	Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayeth itself.
17	Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18	Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.
19	As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20	Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21	As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22	Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23	Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24	For riches are not forever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25	The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26	The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27	And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

2 Samuel 8

1	And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2	And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
3	David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4	And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
5	And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6	Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7	And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8	And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9	When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
10	Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
11	Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12	Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13	And David got him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
14	And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
15	And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
16	And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
17	And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
18	And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

Jeremiah 21

1	The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
2	Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
3	Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4	Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
5	And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6	And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
7	And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8	And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9	He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
10	For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
11	And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
12	O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13	Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
14	But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

Acts 1

1	The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2	Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3	To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4	And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5	For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6	When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7	And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8	But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9	And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10	And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11	Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12	Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
13	And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
14	These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15	And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about a hundred and twenty,)
16	Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17	For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18	Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19	And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20	For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishopric let another take.
21	Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22	Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23	And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24	And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25	That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
26	And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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