Bible Reading Plan

Nehemiah 3

Chapter 3

Rebuilding the Walls

¹ Eliashib the high priest^(a) and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate.^(b) They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel,^(c) they dedicated it. ² The men of Jericho^(d) built next to Eliashib,^(e) and next to them Zaccur son of Imri built.

Fish Gate

³ The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate.^(f) They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.^{(g) 4} Next to them Meremoth^(h) son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Beside them Meshullam⁽ⁱ⁾ son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok son of Baana made repairs. ⁵ Beside them the Tekoites^(j) made repairs, but their nobles did not lift a finger to help^[a] their supervisors.

Old Gate, Broad Wall, and Tower of the Ovens

⁶ Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah repaired the Old^[b] Gate.^(k) They built it with beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ⁷ Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon^(l) and Mizpah, who were under the authority^[c](m) of the governor⁽ⁿ⁾ of the region west of the Euphrates River.^{(o) 8} After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith,^(p) made repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.^(q)

⁹ Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. ¹⁰ After them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house.^(r) Next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs. ¹¹ Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab made repairs to another section, as well as to the Tower of the Ovens.^{(s) 12} Beside him Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler over half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs—he and his daughters.

Valley Gate, Dung Gate, and Fountain Gate

¹³ Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired 500 yards^[d] of the wall to the Dung Gate.^{(t) 14} Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler over the district of Beth-haccherem,^(u) repaired the Dung Gate.^(v) He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

¹⁵ Shallun^[e] son of Col-hozeh, ruler over the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate.^(w) He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah^(x) near the king's garden,^(y) as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David.^(z)

¹⁶ After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler over half the district of Beth-zur,^(aa) made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David,^(ab) as far as the artificial pool^(ac) and the House of the Warriors.^{(ad) 17} Next to him the Levites^(ae) made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler over half the district of Keilah,^(af) made repairs for his district. ¹⁸ After him their fellow Levites made repairs under Binnui^[f] son of Henadad, ruler over half the district of Keilah. ¹⁹ Next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler over Mizpah, made repairs to another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle.^(ag)

The Angle, Water Gate, and Tower on the Ophel

²⁰ After him Baruch son of Zabbai^[g] diligently repaired another section, from the Angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.^{(ah) 21} Beside him Meremoth^(ai) son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs to another section, from the door of Eliashib's^(aj) house to the end of his house. ²² And next to him the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.

²³ After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. Beside them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. ²⁴ After him Binnui^(ak) son of Henadad made repairs to another section, from the house of Azariah to the Angle and the corner. ²⁵ Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the Angle and tower that juts out from the upper palace^[h] of the king,^(al) by the courtyard of the guard.^(am) Beside him Pedaiah son of Parosh, ²⁶ and the temple servants^(an) living on Ophel^[i](ao) made repairs opposite the Water Gate^(ap) toward the east and the tower that juts out. ²⁷ Next to him the Tekoites^(aq) made repairs to another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out, as far as the wall of Ophel.^(ar)

Horse Gate, Inspection Gate, and Sheep Gate

²⁸ Each of the priests made repairs above the Horse Gate,^(as) each opposite his own house. ²⁹ After them Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. And beside him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, guard of the East Gate, made repairs. ³⁰ Next to him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph made repairs to another section.

After them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room. ³¹ Next to him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths,^(at) made repairs to the house of the temple servants^(au) and the merchants, opposite the Inspection^[j] Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. ³² The goldsmiths^(av) and merchants made repairs between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate.^(aw)

Psalms 97

Chapter 97

Psalm 97

The Majestic King

Revelation 2

Chapter 2

The Letter to Ephesus

¹  "Write to the angel^[a] of the church in Ephesus:

"The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says: ² I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars. ³ You also possess endurance and have tolerated many things because of My name and have not grown weary. ⁴ But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first. ⁵ Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you^[b] and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. ⁶ Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

⁷ "Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor^(a) the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in^[c] God's paradise. ^(b)

The Letter to Smyrna

⁸ "Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

"The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: ⁹ I know your^[d] affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown^[e] of life.

¹¹ "Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The victor will never be harmed by the second death. ^(c)

The Letter to Pergamum

¹² "Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum:

"The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword^(d) says: ¹³ I know^[f] where you live—where Satan's throne is! And you are holding on to My name and did not deny your faith in Me,^[g] even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan lives. ¹⁴ But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block^[h] in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.^{[i] 15} In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.^{[j] 16} Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

¹⁷ "Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor some of the hidden manna. ^[k](e) I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name^(f) is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

The Letter to Thyatira

¹⁸ "Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:

"The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze,^[l] says: ¹⁹ I know your works—your love, faithfulness,^[m] service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first. ²⁰ But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives My slaves to commit sexual immorality^[n] and to eat meat sacrificed to idols. ²¹ I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.^{[o] 22} Look! I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her^[p] practices. ²³ I will kill her children with the plague.^[q](g) Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds^[r] and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works. ²⁴ I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven't known the deep things^[s] of Satan—as they say—I do not put any other burden on you. ²⁵ But hold on to what you have until I come.^{(h) 26} The one who is victorious and keeps My works to the end: I will give him authority over the nations—

just as I have received this from My Father. ²⁸ I will also give him the morning star. ^(k)

²⁹ "Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.