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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
January 16 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Genesis 23
Chapter 23
Death and Burial of Sarah
1 Now (F1)Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.2 Sarah died in (C1)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham (F1)came in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.3 Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the (C1)sons of Heth, saying,4 "I am (C1)a stranger and a foreign resident among you; (C2)give me (F1)a (C3)burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight."5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,6 "Hear us, my lord: you are a (F1)(C1)mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead."7 So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.8 And he spoke with them, saying, "If (F1)you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with (C1)Ephron the son of Zohar for me,9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in (F1)your presence for (F2)a burial site."10 Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham (F1)so that the sons of Heth heard, (C1)that is, all who entered the gate of his city, saying,11 "No, my lord, listen to me; (C1)I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead."12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.13 But he spoke to Ephron (F1)so that the people of the land heard, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there."14 Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,15 "My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth (F1)four hundred (C1)shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (C1)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the (F1)presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.
17 So (C1)Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were (F1)within all the confines of its border, (F2)were deeded over18 to Abraham as a possession (C1)in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who entered the gate of his city.19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.20 So the field and the cave that was in it (F1)were (C1)deeded over to Abraham for (F2)a burial site by the sons of Heth.
Psalms 16
Chapter 16
The LORD, the Psalmist's Portion in Life and Salvation in Death.
1 (C1)Protect me, God, for (C2)I take refuge in You.
2 (F1)I said to the LORD, "You are (F2)my Lord;
I (C1)have nothing good besides You."
3 As for the (F1)(C1)saints who are on the earth,
(F2)They are the majestic ones; (C2)all my delight is in them.
4 (F1)The (C1)pains of those who have acquired another god will be multiplied;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of (C2)blood,
Nor will I (C3)take their names upon my lips.
5 The LORD is the (C1)portion of my inheritance and my (C2)cup;
You support my (C3)lot.
6 The measuring (C1)lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my inheritance is (C2)beautiful to me.
7 I will bless the LORD who has (C1)advised me;
Indeed, my (F1)(C2)mind instructs me in the night.
8 (C1)I have (C2)set the LORD continually before me;
Because He is (C3)at my right hand, (C4)I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore (C1)my heart is glad and (C2)my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will (C3)dwell securely.
10 For You (C1)will not abandon my soul to (F1)Sheol;
You will not (F2)(C2)allow Your (F3)Holy One to (F4)undergo decay.
11 You will make known to me (C1)the way of life;
In (C2)Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are (C3)pleasures forever.
Luke 13:1-17
Chapter 13
Call to Repent
1 Now on that very occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had (F1)mixed with their sacrifices.2 And Jesus responded and said to them, "(C1)Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans just because they have suffered this fate?3 "No, I tell you, but unless you (F1)repent, you will all likewise perish.4 "Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in (C1)Siloam fell and killed them were worse (F1)(C2)offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?5 "No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
6 And He began telling this parable: "A man had (C1)a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.7 "And he said to the vineyard-keeper, 'Look! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree (F1)without finding any. (C1)Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?'8 "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, leave it alone for this year too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;9 and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.'"
Healing on the Sabbath
10 Now Jesus was (C1)teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.11 And (F1)there was a woman who for eighteen years had had (C1)a (F2)sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent over double, and could not straighten up at all.12 When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your sickness."13 And He (C1)laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood up straight again, and began (C2)glorifying God.14 But (C1)the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus (C2)had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "(C3)There are six days during which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day."15 But (C1)the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites, (C2)does each of you on the Sabbath not untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to water it?16 "And this woman, (C1)a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom (C2)Satan has bound for (F1)eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this restraint on the Sabbath day?"17 And as He said this, all His opponents were being (F1)humiliated; and (C1)the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.<
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