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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
February 19 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Exodus 20,21
The Ten Commandments
1 Then God spoke all these words, saying,
2 "(C1)I am the LORD your God, (C2)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of (F1)slavery.
3 "(C1)You shall have no other (C2)gods (F1)before Me.
4 "(C1)You shall not make for yourself (F1)an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth.5 "(C1)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a (C2)jealous God, (C3)inflicting the (F1)punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,6 but showing (F1)favor to (C1)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 "(C1)You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not (F1)leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8 "Remember (C1)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.9 "(C1)For six days you shall labor and do all your work,10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God; on it (C1)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your (F1)resident who (F2)stays with you.11 "(C1)For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 "(C1)Honor your father and your mother, so that your (C2)days may be prolonged on the land which the LORD your God gives you.
13 "(C1)You shall not murder.
14 "(C1)You shall not commit adultery.
15 "(C1)You shall not steal.
16 "(C1)You shall not (F1)give false testimony against your (C2)neighbor.
17 "(C1)You shall not covet your neighbor's house; (C2)you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
18 And (C1)all the people were watching and hearing the (F1)thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance.19 (C1)Then they said to Moses, "Speak (F1)to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak (F1)to us, or we will die!"20 However, Moses said to the people, "(C1)Do not be afraid; for God has come in order (C2)to test you, and in order that (C3)the fear of Him may (F1)remain with you, so that you will not sin."21 So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached (C1)the thick darkness where God was.
22 Then the LORD said to Moses, "This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen that (C1)I have spoken (F1)to you from heaven.23 '(C1)You shall not make other gods besides Me; (C2)gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.24 'You shall make (C1)an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your (C2)burnt offerings and your (C3)peace offerings, (C4)your sheep and your oxen; in every place (C5)where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.25 'And if you make an altar of stone for Me, (C1)you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your chisel on it, you will profane it.26 'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that (C1)your nakedness will not be exposed on it.'
Ordinances for the People
1 "Now these are the (C1)ordinances which you are to set before them:
2 "If you buy (C1)a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall leave as a free man without a payment to you.3 "If he comes (F1)alone, he shall leave (F1)alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall leave with him.4 "If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall leave (F1)alone.5 "But (C1)if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not leave as a free man,'6 then his master shall bring him to (F1)God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an (F2)awl; and he shall serve him permanently.
7 "Now (C1)if a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she is not to (F1)go free (C2)as the male slaves (F1)do.8 "If she is (F1)displeasing in the eyes of her master (F2)who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people, because of his (F3)unfairness to her.9 "And if he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.10 "If he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her (F1)food, her clothing, or (C1)her conjugal rights.11 "But if he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go (F1)free for nothing, without payment of money.
Personal Injuries
12 "(C1)He who strikes someone so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.13 "(C1)Yet (F1)if he did not lie in wait for him, but (C2)God caused him to fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee.14 "(C1)If, however, someone is enraged against his neighbor, so as to kill him in a cunning way, you are to take him even from My altar, to be put to death.
15 "And one who strikes his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.
16 "Now (C1)one who (F1)kidnaps someone, whether he sells him or he is found in his (F2)possession, shall certainly be put to death.
17 "And (C1)one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.
18 "Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but (F1)is confined to bed,19 if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his (F1)loss of time, and (F2)shall pay for his care until he is completely healed.
20 "And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies (F1)at his hand, he shall (F2)be punished.21 "If, however, the slave (F1)survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; (C1)for the slave is his (F2)property.
22 "Now if people struggle with each other and strike a pregnant woman so that (F1)she gives birth prematurely, but there is no injury, the guilty person shall certainly be fined as the woman's husband (F2)may demand of him, and he shall (C1)pay (F3)as the judges decide.23 "But if there is any further injury, (C1)then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,24 (C1)eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,25 burn for burn, wound for wound, (F1)bruise for bruise.
26 "And if someone strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he shall let (F1)the slave go free on account of the eye.27 "And if he (F1)knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let (F2)the slave go free on account of the tooth.
28 "Now if an ox gores a man or a woman (F1)to death, (C1)the ox shall certainly be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.29 "If, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.30 "If a ransom is (F1)demanded of him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is (F1)demanded of him.31 "Whether it gores a son or (F1)a daughter, it shall be done to him according to (F2)the same rule.32 "If the ox gores a male or female slave, (F1)the owner shall give his or her master (F2)(C1)thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Property Rights
33 "Now if someone opens a pit, or (F1)digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall (F1)give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.
35 "And if someone's ox injures another's ox so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its proceeds equally; and they shall also divide the dead ox.36 "Or if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he must make restitution of ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.
Proverbs 9
Chapter 9
Wisdom's Invitation
1 Wisdom has (C1)built her house,
She has carved out her seven pillars;
2 She has (F1)(C1)prepared her food, she has (C2)mixed her wine;
She has also (C3)set her table;
3 She has (C1)sent out her attendants, she (C2)calls out
From the (C3)tops of the heights of the city:
4 "(C1)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!"
To him who (C2)lacks (F1)understanding she says,
5 "Come, (C1)eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
6 "(F1)Abandon your foolishness and (C1)live,
And (C2)proceed in the way of understanding."
7 One who (C1)corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And one who rebukes a wicked person gets (F1)insults for himself.
8 (C1)Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;
(C2)Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser;
Teach a righteous person and he will (C1)increase his insight.
10 The (C1)fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For (C1)by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
12 If you are wise, you are wise (C1)for yourself,
And if you (C2)scoff, you alone will (F1)suffer from it.
13 (F1)A woman of foolishness is (C1)boisterous,
She has a lack of understanding and (C2)knows nothing.
14 She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by (C1)the high places of the city,
15 Calling to those who pass by,
Who are going straight on their paths:
16 "(C1)Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,"
And to him who lacks (F1)understanding she says,
17 "Stolen water is sweet;
And (C1)bread eaten in secret is pleasant."
18 But he does not know that the (F1)dead are there,
That her guests are in the (C1)depths of Sheol.
Matthew 1
Chapter 1
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 The (F1)record of the genealogy of (F2)Jesus the (F3)Messiah, (C1)the son of David, (C2)the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered (F1)Judah and his brothers.3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, (C1)Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered (F1)Ram.4 Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.
6 Jesse fathered David the king.
12 After the (C1)deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered (F1)Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.13 Zerubbabel fathered (F1)Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor.14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud.15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, (C1)who is called the (F1)Messiah.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the (C1)deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the (C1)deportation to Babylon to the (F1)Messiah, fourteen generations.
Conception and Birth of Jesus
18 Now the birth of Jesus the (F1)Messiah was as follows: when His (C1)mother Mary had been (F2)betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was (C2)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to (F1)(C1)send her away secretly.20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "(C1)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for (F1)the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.21 "She will give birth to a Son; and (C1)you shall name Him Jesus, for (F1)He (C2)will save His people from their sins."22 Now all this (F1)took place so that what was (C1)spoken by the Lord through (F2)the prophet would be fulfilled:23 "(C1)BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL (F1)(C2)CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM (F2)IMMANUEL," which translated means, "(C3)GOD WITH US."24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,25 (F1)but kept her a virgin until she (C1)gave birth to a Son; and (C2)he named Him Jesus.
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