Wednesday, April 7, 2027

^10:1“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. ²But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.” ⁶Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them. ⁷Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door. ⁸All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. ⁹I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.

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^26:21For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from his holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain. ^27:1In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon. ²In that day there shall be a fair vineyard, and a desire to commence a song concerning it. ³I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall. ⁴There is no woman that has not taken hold of it; who will set me to watch stubble in the field? because of this enemy I have set her aside; therefore on this account the Lord has done all that he appointed. ⁵I am burnt up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace, ⁶they that are coming are the children of Jacob. Israel shall bud and blossom, and the world shall be filled with his fruit. ⁷Shall he himself be thus smitten, even as he smote? and as he slew, shall he be thus slain? ⁸Fighting and reproaching he will dismiss them; didst thou not meditate with a harsh spirit, to slay them with a wrathful spirit? ⁹Therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be taken away; and this is his blessing, when I shall have taken away his sin; when they shall have broken to pieces all the stones of the altars as fine dust, and their trees shall not remain, and their idols shall be cut off, as a thicket afar off.

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^9:18Now the sons of Noe which came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, Japheth. And Cham was father of Chanaan. ¹⁹These three are the sons of Noe, of these were men scattered over all the earth. ²⁰And Noe began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard. ²¹And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was naked in his house. ²²And Cham the father of Chanaan saw the nakedness of his father, and he went out and told his two brothers without. ²³And Sem and Japheth having taken a garment, put it on both their backs and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their face was backward, and they saw not the nakedness of their father. ²⁴And Noe recovered from the wine, and knew all that his younger son had done to him. ²⁵And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a slave shall he be to his brethren. ²⁶And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant. ²⁷May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant. ²⁸And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. ²⁹And all the days of Noe were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died. ^10:1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.

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^12:23An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses. ²⁴The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey. ²⁵A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him. ²⁶A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray. ²⁷A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a blameless man is a precious possession. ²⁸In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death. ^13:1A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed. ²A good man shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time. ³He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself. ⁴Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent. ⁵A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence. ⁷There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth. ⁸A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening. ⁹The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched.

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^7:26For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; ²⁷who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself. ²⁸For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son forever who has been perfected. ^8:1Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this: we have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, ²a servant of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, not man.

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^10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. ¹⁰The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. ¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. ¹³The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own; ¹⁵even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

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^1:39Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! ⁴³Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! ⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” ⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord. ⁴⁷My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, ⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. ⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. ⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

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^26:21For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from his holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain. ^27:1In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon. ²In that day there shall be a fair vineyard, and a desire to commence a song concerning it. ³I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall. ⁴There is no woman that has not taken hold of it; who will set me to watch stubble in the field? because of this enemy I have set her aside; therefore on this account the Lord has done all that he appointed. ⁵I am burnt up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace, ⁶they that are coming are the children of Jacob. Israel shall bud and blossom, and the world shall be filled with his fruit. ⁷Shall he himself be thus smitten, even as he smote? and as he slew, shall he be thus slain? ⁸Fighting and reproaching he will dismiss them; didst thou not meditate with a harsh spirit, to slay them with a wrathful spirit? ⁹Therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be taken away; and this is his blessing, when I shall have taken away his sin; when they shall have broken to pieces all the stones of the altars as fine dust, and their trees shall not remain, and their idols shall be cut off, as a thicket afar off.

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^9:18Now the sons of Noe which came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, Japheth. And Cham was father of Chanaan. ¹⁹These three are the sons of Noe, of these were men scattered over all the earth. ²⁰And Noe began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard. ²¹And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was naked in his house. ²²And Cham the father of Chanaan saw the nakedness of his father, and he went out and told his two brothers without. ²³And Sem and Japheth having taken a garment, put it on both their backs and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their face was backward, and they saw not the nakedness of their father. ²⁴And Noe recovered from the wine, and knew all that his younger son had done to him. ²⁵And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a slave shall he be to his brethren. ²⁶And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant. ²⁷May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant. ²⁸And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. ²⁹And all the days of Noe were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died. ^10:1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.

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^12:23An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses. ²⁴The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey. ²⁵A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him. ²⁶A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray. ²⁷A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a blameless man is a precious possession. ²⁸In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death. ^13:1A wise son is obedient to his father: but a disobedient son will be destroyed. ²A good man shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time. ³He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life: but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself. ⁴Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent. ⁵A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence. ⁷There are some who, having nothing, enrich themselves: and there are some who bring themselves down in the midst of much wealth. ⁸A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening. ⁹The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched.

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^3:1And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep nigh to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb. ²And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire,—but the bush was not consumed. ³And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed. ⁴And when the Lord saw that he drew nigh to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it? ⁵And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. ⁶And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God. ⁷And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their task-masters; for I know their affliction. ⁸And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites.

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^8:22The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works. ²³He established me before time was in the beginning, before he made the earth: ²⁴even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth: ²⁵before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me. ²⁶The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracts, and the highest inhabited parts of the world. ²⁷When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds: ²⁸and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth: ²⁹and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth: ³⁰I was by him, suiting myself to him, I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.

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^2:11For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers, ¹²saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the congregation I will sing your praise.” ¹³Again, “I will put my trust in him.” Again, “Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me.” ¹⁴Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶For most certainly, he doesn’t give help to angels, but he gives help to the offspring of Abraham. ¹⁷Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. ¹⁸For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

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^1:24After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying, ²⁵“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.” ²⁶Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!” ²⁹But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be. ³⁰The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’ ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.” ³⁴Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?” ³⁵The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God. ³⁶Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. ³⁷For nothing spoken by God is impossible.” ³⁸Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

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