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; Exodus 20; Hebrews 5; 1 Thessalonians5; Job 8; Psalms 70; Proverbs 8; 1 Samuel 21; Jeremiah 4; Acts 14.

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.

Exodus 20

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

Hebrews 5

1	For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2	Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
3	And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
4	And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
5	So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee.
6	As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
7	Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8	Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9	And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
10	Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
11	Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12	For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13	For every one that useth milk is unskillfull in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14	But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Job 8

1	Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2	How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3	Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4	If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5	If thou wouldest seek unto God quickly, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6	If thou wast pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7	Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8	For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9	(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow: )
10	Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11	Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12	Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
13	So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
14	Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
15	He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16	He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17	His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
18	If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
19	Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20	Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evildoers:
21	Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22	They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.

Psalms 70

1	To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
2	Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
3	Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
4	Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
5	But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

Proverbs 8

1	Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2	She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3	She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4	Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5	O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6	Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7	For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8	All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9	They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10	Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11	For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12	I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13	The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14	Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15	By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16	By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17	I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18	Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19	My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20	I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21	That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22	The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23	I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24	When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25	Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26	While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27	When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28	When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29	When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30	Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31	Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32	Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33	Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34	Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35	For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.
36	But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

1 Samuel 21

1	Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2	And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
3	Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
4	And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
5	And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
6	So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
7	Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.
8	And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
9	And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10	And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11	And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12	And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13	And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14	Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15	Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Jeremiah 4

1	If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
2	And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
3	For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
4	Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
5	Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defensed cities.
6	Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7	The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8	For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
9	And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10	Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11	At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12	Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13	Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14	O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15	For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16	Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17	As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
18	Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
19	My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20	Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21	How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22	For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23	I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24	I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25	I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26	I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
27	For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
28	For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
29	The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30	And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31	For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

Acts 14

1	And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
2	But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
3	Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4	But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5	And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
6	They were aware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and into the region that lieth round about:
7	And there they preached the gospel.
8	And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9	The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10	Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11	And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12	And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13	Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14	Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15	And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16	Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17	Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18	And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19	And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20	Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21	And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22	Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23	And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
24	And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25	And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26	And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
27	And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
28	And there they abode long time with the disciples.

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