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 4; Numbers 35; 1 Corinthians 11; 1 Timothy 6; Job 29; Psalms 39; Proverbs 29; 2 Samuel 10; Jeremiah 23; Acts 3.

John 4

1	When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2	(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
3	He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
4	And he must needs go through Samaria.
5	Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6	Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
7	There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8	(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9	Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10	Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11	The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12	Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13	Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14	But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15	The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
16	Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
17	The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
18	For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
19	The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
20	Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
21	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22	Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23	But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24	God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
25	The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26	Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
27	And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
28	The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
29	Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
30	Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
31	In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
32	But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
33	Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat?
34	Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
35	Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36	And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37	And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
38	I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors.
39	And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
40	So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
41	And many more believed because of his own word;
42	And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.
43	Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
44	For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.
45	Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
46	So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47	When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48	Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49	The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
50	Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
51	And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52	Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
53	So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
54	This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.

Numbers 35

1	And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
2	Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
3	And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
4	And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5	And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6	And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7	So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
8	And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9	And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
10	Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
11	Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
12	And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
13	And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
14	Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
15	These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
16	And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17	And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18	Or if he smite him with a hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19	The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20	But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
21	Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
22	But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23	Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24	Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
25	And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
26	But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
27	And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
28	Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
29	So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30	Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
31	Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32	And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33	So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
34	Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.

1 Corinthians 11

1	Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2	Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
3	But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4	Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
5	But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6	For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7	For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8	For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
9	Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10	For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
11	Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12	For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
13	Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
14	Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
15	But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
16	But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
17	Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
18	For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
19	For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
20	When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
21	For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
22	What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
23	For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24	And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25	After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26	For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.
27	Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28	But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29	For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
30	For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31	For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32	But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
33	Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
34	And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

1 Timothy 6

1	Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
2	And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
3	If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
4	He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings.
5	Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
6	But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7	For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8	And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9	But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10	For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11	But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12	Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13	I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
14	That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15	Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16	Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.
17	Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded; nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18	That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19	Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
20	O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
21	Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Job 29

1	Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2	Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3	When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4	As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5	When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6	When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7	When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8	The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9	The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10	The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11	When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12	Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13	The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14	I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15	I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16	I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17	And I broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18	Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19	My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20	My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21	Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22	After my words they spoke not again and my speech dropped upon them.
23	And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24	If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25	I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Psalms 39

1	To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
2	I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3	My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spoke I with my tongue,
4	LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
5	Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6	Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7	And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8	Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9	I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
10	Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
11	When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
12	Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13	O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Proverbs 29

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

2 Samuel 10

1	And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2	Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
3	And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
4	Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5	When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6	And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
7	And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8	And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
9	When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
10	And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11	And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
12	Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
13	And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
14	And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15	And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16	And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
17	And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18	And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
19	And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

Jeremiah 23

1	Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
2	Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
3	And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
4	And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
5	Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
6	In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7	Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
8	But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
9	Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.
10	For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
11	For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
12	Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
13	And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
14	I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
15	Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
16	Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17	They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
18	For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
19	Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20	The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
21	I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22	But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
23	Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
24	Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
25	I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
26	How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
27	Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
28	The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
29	Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
30	Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor.
31	Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
32	Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
33	And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
34	And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
35	Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?
36	And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
37	Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?
38	But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;
39	Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
40	And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

Acts 3

1	Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2	And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3	Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4	And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5	And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6	Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7	And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8	And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9	And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10	And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
11	And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12	And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13	The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14	But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15	And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16	And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17	And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18	But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19	Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20	And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21	Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22	For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23	And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24	Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25	Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26	Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

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