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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
March 16 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Numbers 1-2
Chapter 1
The Census of Israel's Warriors
1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on (C1)the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,2 "(C1)Take a (F1)census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head3 from (C1)twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall (F1)count them by their armies.4 "With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, (C1)each one head of his father's household.5 "These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: (C1)of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;6 of the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;7 of the tribe of Judah, (C1)Nahshon the son of Amminadab;8 of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;9 of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;10 of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of (C1)Deuel;15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.16 "These are the men who were (C1)called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the (C2)heads of (F1)divisions of Israel."
17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,18 and they assembled all the congregation on the (C1)first day of the second month. Then they registered by (C2)ancestry in their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head,19 just as (C1)the LORD had commanded Moses. So he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 (C1)Now the sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,21 their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.
22 (C1)Of the sons of Simeon, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, (C2)whoever was able to go to war,23 their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.
24 (C1)Of the sons of Gad, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,25 their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.
26 (C1)Of the sons of Judah, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,27 their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.
28 (C1)Of the sons of Issachar, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,29 their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.
30 (C1)Of the sons of Zebulun, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,31 their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.
32 (C1)Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,33 their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.
34 (C1)Of the sons of Manasseh, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,35 their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
36 (C1)Of the sons of Benjamin, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,37 their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.
38 (C1)Of the sons of Dan, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,39 their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
40 (C1)Of the sons of Asher, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,41 their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.
42 (C1)Of the sons of Naphtali, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,43 their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.
44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron counted, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father's household.45 So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war in Israel,46 all the numbered men were (C1)603,550.
Levites Exempted
47 (C1)The Levites, however, were not counted among them by their fathers' tribe.48 For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,49 "Only the tribe of Levi (C1)you shall not count, nor shall you take their (F1)census among the sons of Israel.50 "And you shall (C1)appoint the Levites over the (F1)tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over everything that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the (F1)tabernacle.51 "(C1)So when the tabernacle is to move on, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encamps, the Levites shall set it up. But (C2)the (F1)layman who comes near it shall be put to death.52 "(C1)So the sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own (F1)flag, according to their armies.53 "(C1)But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there will be (C2)no divine wrath against the congregation of the sons of Israel. (C3)So the Levites shall be responsible for service to the tabernacle of the testimony."54 And the sons of Israel did so; in accordance with all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so they did.
Chapter 2
Arrangement of the Camps
1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,2 "(C1)The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own (F1)flag, with the banners of their fathers' households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting (F2)at a distance.3 "Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Judah: (C1)Nahshon the son of Amminadab,4 and his army, their (F1)numbered men: 74,600.5 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the sons of Issachar: (C1)Nethanel the son of Zuar,6 and his army, their numbered men: 54,400.7 "Then follows the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: (C1)Eliab the son of Helon,8 and his army, his numbered men: 57,400.9 "The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186,400, by their armies. (C1)They shall set out first.
10 "On the south side shall be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Reuben: (C1)Elizur the son of Shedeur,11 and his army, their numbered men: 46,500.12 "And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the sons of Simeon: (C1)Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,13 and his army, their numbered men: 59,300.14 "Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: (C1)Eliasaph the son of (F1)Deuel,15 and his army, their numbered men: 45,650.16 "The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And (C1)they shall set out second.
17 "(C1)Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their flags.
18 "On the west side shall be the flag of the camp of (C1)Ephraim by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: (C2)Elishama the son of Ammihud,19 and his army, their numbered men: 40,500.20 "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: (C1)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,21 and his army, their numbered men, 32,200.22 "Then follows the tribe of (C1)Benjamin; and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: (C2)Abidan the son of Gideoni,23 and his army, their numbered men, 35,400.24 "The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108,100, by their armies. And (C1)they shall set out third.
25 "On the north side shall be the flag of the camp of Dan by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Dan: (C1)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,26 and his army, their numbered men: 62,700.27 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the sons of Asher: (C1)Pagiel the son of Ochran,28 and his army, their numbered men: 41,500.29 "Then follows the tribe of (C1)Naphtali; and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: (C2)Ahira the son of Enan,30 and his army, their numbered men: 53,400.31 "The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. (C1)They shall set out last by their flags."
32 These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, (C1)603,550.33 (C1)The Levites, however, were not counted among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.34 So the sons of Israel did all this; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their flags, and so they set out, everyone by his family according to his father's household.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Chapter 3
A Time for Everything
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a (C1)time for every matter under heaven—
2 A time to give birth and a (C1)time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A (C1)time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to (C1)weep and a time to (C2)laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to (C3)dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to (C1)be silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to (C1)hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.
9 (C1)What benefit is there for the worker from that in which he labors?10 I have seen the (C1)task which God has given the sons of mankind with which to (F1)occupy themselves.
God Set Eternity in the Heart of Mankind
11 He has (C1)made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind (C2)will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.12 I know that there is (C1)nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;13 moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the (C1)gift of God.14 I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it. And God has so worked, that people will (F1)(C1)fear Him.15 (C1)That which is, is what has already been, and that which will be has already been; and God (F1)seeks what has passed by.<
Matthew 16
Chapter 16
Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus
1 (C1)The (C2)Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they (C3)asked Him to show them a (F1)sign from heaven.2 But He replied to them, "(F1)(C1)When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'3 "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' (C1)You know how to discern the (F1)appearance of the sky, but are you unable to discern the signs of the times?4 "(C1)An evil and adulterous generation wants a (F1)sign; and so a (F1)sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.
5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and (C1)beware of the (F1)leaven of the (C2)Pharisees and Sadducees."7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread."8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, "(C1)You men of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?9 "Do you not yet understand nor remember (C1)the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?10 "Nor (C1)the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you picked up?11 "How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But (C1)beware of the (F1)leaven of the (C2)Pharisees and Sadducees."12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the (F1)leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the (C1)Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter's Confession of Christ
13 (C1)Now when Jesus came into the region of (C2)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that (C3)the Son of Man is?"14 And they said, "Some say (C1)John the Baptist; and others, (F1)(C2)Elijah; and still others, (F2)Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets."15 He (*)said to them, "But who do you yourselves say that I am?"16 Simon Peter answered, "You are (C1)the (F1)Christ, (C2)the Son of (C3)the living God."17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, (C1)Simon (F1)Barjona, because (C2)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.18 "And I also say to you that you are (F1)(C1)Peter, and upon this (F2)rock I will build My church; and the gates of (C2)Hades will not overpower it.19 "I will give you (C1)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and (C2)whatever you (F1)bind on earth (F2)shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you (F3)loose on earth (F2)shall have been loosed in heaven."20 (C1)Then He gave the disciples strict orders that they were to tell no one that He was (C2)the (F1)Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death
21 (C1)From that time (F1)Jesus began to (F2)point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to (C2)suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.22 And yet Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "(F1)God forbid it, Lord! This shall never (F2)happen to You!"23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, (C1)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on (F1)God's purposes, but men's."
Discipleship Is Costly
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (C1)take up his cross, and follow Me.25 "For (C1)whoever wants to save his (F1)life will lose it; but whoever loses his (F1)life for My sake will find it.26 "For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but (F1)forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?27 "For the (C1)Son of Man (C2)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and (C3)WILL THEN REPAY EVERY PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS (F1)DEEDS.
28 "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the (C1)Son of Man (C2)coming in His kingdom."
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