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The congregation of Countryside is encouraged to not only read ahead in the texts we will be sharing and studying together during our services, but also to personally read the Scriptures together as a congregation. Here you will find Scripture for the day (a Psalm for each morning (always at least the first Psalm) and night, and selections from the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospels), as well as weekly and daily prayers. Together we read through the New Testament once a year, and the Old Testament every two years. The Scripture selections, and the prayers, are from common sources used by most Christians throughout the world.

The historic church found expression in the same rhythms of worship and devotion that were evident in the early church, and among the Hebrews, God's people, before that.  Our hope is that the regular reminder will be of encouragement to us all to join the people of God in reading the Scriptures and praying. Both are meant to go together with our daily prayer and communion service.

Reading for Thu, Jul 23

Psalm 50

Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(A)
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(B)
2 From Zion,(C) perfect in beauty,(D)
God shines forth.(E)
3 Our God comes(F)
and will not be silent;(G)
a fire devours(H) before him,(I)
and around him a tempest(J) rages.
4 He summons the heavens above,
and the earth,(K) that he may judge his people:(L)
5 “Gather to me this consecrated people,(M)
who made a covenant(N) with me by sacrifice.”
6 And the heavens proclaim(O) his righteousness,
for he is a God of justice.[a][b](P)

7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify(Q) against you, Israel:
I am God, your God.(R)
8 I bring no charges(S) against you concerning your sacrifices
or concerning your burnt offerings,(T) which are ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull(U) from your stall
or of goats(V) from your pens,(W)
10 for every animal of the forest(X) is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.(Y)
11 I know every bird(Z) in the mountains,
and the insects in the fields(AA) are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world(AB) is mine, and all that is in it.(AC)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?

14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(AD) to God,
fulfill your vows(AE) to the Most High,(AF)
15 and call(AG) on me in the day of trouble;(AH)
I will deliver(AI) you, and you will honor(AJ) me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant(AK) on your lips?(AL)
17 You hate(AM) my instruction
and cast my words behind(AN) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(AO) with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.(AP)
19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.(AQ)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(AR)
and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(AS)
you thought I was exactly[c] like you.
But I now arraign(AT) you
and set my accusations(AU) before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(AV)
or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(AW)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
and to the blameless[d] I will show my salvation.(AX)”

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 50:6 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text for God himself is judge
  2. Psalm 50:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was
  4. Psalm 50:23 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; the meaning of the Masoretic Text for this phrase is uncertain.

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 50:1 : Jos 22:22
  2. Psalm 50:1 : Ps 113:3
  3. Psalm 50:2 : Ps 2:6
  4. Psalm 50:2 : S Ps 48:2; S La 2:15
  5. Psalm 50:2 : S Dt 33:2
  6. Psalm 50:3 : Ps 96:13
  7. Psalm 50:3 : ver 21; Isa 42:14; 64:12; 65:6
  8. Psalm 50:3 : S Lev 10:2
  9. Psalm 50:3 : S Ps 18:8
  10. Psalm 50:3 : Job 37:9; Ps 83:15; 107:25; 147:18; Isa 29:6; 30:28; Jnh 1:4; Na 1:3
  11. Psalm 50:4 : Dt 4:26; 31:28; Isa 1:2
  12. Psalm 50:4 : Heb 10:30
  13. Psalm 50:5 : S Dt 7:6; S Ps 18:25
  14. Psalm 50:5 : Ex 24:7; S 2Ch 6:11
  15. Psalm 50:6 : S Ps 19:1
  16. Psalm 50:6 : S Ge 16:5; S Job 9:15
  17. Psalm 50:7 : Heb 2:4
  18. Psalm 50:7 : Ex 20:2; Ps 48:14
  19. Psalm 50:8 : S 2Sa 22:16
  20. Psalm 50:8 : S Ps 40:6
  21. Psalm 50:9 : S Lev 1:5
  22. Psalm 50:9 : S Lev 16:5
  23. Psalm 50:9 : S Nu 32:16
  24. Psalm 50:10 : Ps 104:20; Isa 56:9; Mic 5:8
  25. Psalm 50:10 : Ps 104:24
  26. Psalm 50:11 : Mt 6:26
  27. Psalm 50:11 : Ps 8:7; 80:13
  28. Psalm 50:12 : Ex 19:5
  29. Psalm 50:12 : Dt 10:14; S Jos 3:11; Ps 24:1; 1Co 10:26
  30. Psalm 50:14 : S Ezr 1:4; S Ps 27:6
  31. Psalm 50:14 : S Nu 30:2; S Ps 66:13; 76:11
  32. Psalm 50:14 : Ps 7:8
  33. Psalm 50:15 : Ps 4:1; 81:7; Isa 55:6; 58:9; Zec 13:9
  34. Psalm 50:15 : Ps 69:17; 86:7; 107:6; 142:2; Jas 5:13
  35. Psalm 50:15 : Ps 3:7
  36. Psalm 50:15 : S Ps 22:23
  37. Psalm 50:16 : Ps 25:10
  38. Psalm 50:16 : Isa 29:13
  39. Psalm 50:17 : Pr 1:22
  40. Psalm 50:17 : S 1Ki 14:9
  41. Psalm 50:18 : Ro 1:32; 1Ti 5:22
  42. Psalm 50:18 : S Job 22:15
  43. Psalm 50:19 : Ps 10:7; 36:3; 52:2; 101:7
  44. Psalm 50:20 : Mt 10:21
  45. Psalm 50:21 : Isa 42:14; 57:11; 62:1; 64:12
  46. Psalm 50:21 : Ps 6:1; S 18:15; 76:6; 104:7; Isa 50:2
  47. Psalm 50:21 : Ps 85:5; Isa 57:16
  48. Psalm 50:22 : S Job 8:13; S Isa 17:10
  49. Psalm 50:22 : S Dt 32:39; Mic 5:8
  50. Psalm 50:23 : S Ps 9:14; 91:16; 98:3; Isa 52:10
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Psalm 59-60

Psalm 59[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house(A) in order to kill him.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;(B)
be my fortress against those who are attacking me.(C)
2 Deliver me from evildoers(D)
and save me from those who are after my blood.(E)

3 See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire(F) against me
for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
4 I have done no wrong,(G) yet they are ready to attack me.(H)
Arise to help me; look on my plight!(I)
5 You, Lord God Almighty,
you who are the God of Israel,(J)
rouse yourself(K) to punish all the nations;(L)
show no mercy to wicked traitors.[c](M)

6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,(N)
and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths(O)—
the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(P)
and they think, “Who can hear us?”(Q)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;(R)
you scoff at all those nations.(S)

9 You are my strength,(T) I watch for you;
you, God, are my fortress,(U)
10 my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[d](V)
or my people will forget.(W)
In your might uproot them
and bring them down.(X)
12 For the sins of their mouths,(Y)
for the words of their lips,(Z)
let them be caught in their pride.(AA)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13 consume them in your wrath,
consume them till they are no more.(AB)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.(AC)

14 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food(AD)
and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing(AE) of your strength,(AF)
in the morning(AG) I will sing of your love;(AH)
for you are my fortress,(AI)
my refuge in times of trouble.(AJ)

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.(AK)

Psalm 60[e](AL)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[f] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[g] and Aram Zobah,[h] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(AM)

1 You have rejected us,(AN) God, and burst upon us;
you have been angry(AO)—now restore us!(AP)
2 You have shaken the land(AQ) and torn it open;
mend its fractures,(AR) for it is quaking.
3 You have shown your people desperate times;(AS)
you have given us wine that makes us stagger.(AT)
4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner(AU)
to be unfurled against the bow.[i]

5 Save us and help us with your right hand,(AV)
that those you love(AW) may be delivered.
6 God has spoken from his sanctuary:
“In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(AX)
and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(AY)
7 Gilead(AZ) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim(BA) is my helmet,
Judah(BB) is my scepter.(BC)
8 Moab is my washbasin,
on Edom I toss my sandal;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.(BD)”

9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?(BE)
11 Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.(BF)
12 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.(BG)

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 59:1 In Hebrew texts 59:1-17 is numbered 59:2-18.
  2. Psalm 59:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.
  4. Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign
  5. Psalm 60:1 In Hebrew texts 60:1-12 is numbered 60:3-14.
  6. Psalm 60:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  7. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia
  8. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of central Syria
  9. Psalm 60:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 59:1 : 1Sa 19:11
  2. Psalm 59:1 : Ps 143:9
  3. Psalm 59:1 : S Ps 20:1
  4. Psalm 59:2 : Ps 14:4; 36:12; 53:4; 92:7; 94:16
  5. Psalm 59:2 : S Ps 26:9; 139:19; Pr 29:10
  6. Psalm 59:3 : S Ps 56:6
  7. Psalm 59:4 : Ps 119:3
  8. Psalm 59:4 : Mt 5:11
  9. Psalm 59:4 : S Ps 13:3
  10. Psalm 59:5 : Ps 69:6; 80:4; 84:8
  11. Psalm 59:5 : S Ps 44:23
  12. Psalm 59:5 : S Ps 9:5; S Isa 10:3
  13. Psalm 59:5 : Jer 18:23
  14. Psalm 59:6 : ver 14; Ps 22:16
  15. Psalm 59:7 : Ps 94:4; Pr 10:32; 12:23; 15:2, 28
  16. Psalm 59:7 : S Ps 55:21
  17. Psalm 59:7 : S Job 22:13
  18. Psalm 59:8 : Ps 37:13; Pr 1:26
  19. Psalm 59:8 : Ps 2:4
  20. Psalm 59:9 : S Ps 18:1
  21. Psalm 59:9 : Ps 9:9; 18:2; 62:2; 71:3
  22. Psalm 59:11 : Ps 3:3; 84:9
  23. Psalm 59:11 : Dt 4:9; 6:12
  24. Psalm 59:11 : Ps 89:10; 106:27; 144:6; Isa 33:3
  25. Psalm 59:12 : Ps 10:7
  26. Psalm 59:12 : Ps 64:8; Pr 10:14; 12:13
  27. Psalm 59:12 : Isa 2:12; 5:15; Zep 3:11
  28. Psalm 59:13 : Ps 104:35
  29. Psalm 59:13 : Ps 83:18
  30. Psalm 59:15 : Job 15:23
  31. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 108:1
  32. Psalm 59:16 : S 1Sa 2:10
  33. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 5:3; 88:13
  34. Psalm 59:16 : Ps 101:1
  35. Psalm 59:16 : S 2Sa 22:3
  36. Psalm 59:16 : S Dt 4:30
  37. Psalm 59:17 : ver 10
  38. Psalm 60:1 : 60:5-12pp — Ps 108:6-13
  39. Psalm 60:1 : 2Sa 8:13
  40. Psalm 60:1 : 2Sa 5:20; Ps 44:9
  41. Psalm 60:1 : Ps 79:5
  42. Psalm 60:1 : Ps 80:3
  43. Psalm 60:2 : Ps 18:7
  44. Psalm 60:2 : S 2Ch 7:14
  45. Psalm 60:3 : Ps 71:20
  46. Psalm 60:3 : Ps 75:8; Isa 29:9; 51:17; 63:6; Jer 25:16; Zec 12:2; Rev 14:10
  47. Psalm 60:4 : Isa 5:26; 11:10, 12; 18:3
  48. Psalm 60:5 : S Job 40:14
  49. Psalm 60:5 : S Dt 33:12
  50. Psalm 60:6 : S Ge 12:6
  51. Psalm 60:6 : S Ge 33:17
  52. Psalm 60:7 : Jos 13:31
  53. Psalm 60:7 : S Ge 41:52
  54. Psalm 60:7 : S Nu 34:19
  55. Psalm 60:7 : S Ge 49:10
  56. Psalm 60:8 : S 2Sa 8:1
  57. Psalm 60:10 : S Jos 7:12
  58. Psalm 60:11 : Ps 146:3; Pr 3:5
  59. Psalm 60:12 : S Job 40:12; Ps 44:5
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Psalm 66-67

Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!(A)
2 Sing the glory of his name;(B)
make his praise glorious.(C)
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(D)
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe(E) before you.
4 All the earth bows down(F) to you;
they sing praise(G) to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”[a]

5 Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds(H) for mankind!
6 He turned the sea into dry land,(I)
they passed through(J) the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice(K) in him.
7 He rules forever(L) by his power,
his eyes watch(M) the nations—
let not the rebellious(N) rise up against him.

8 Praise(O) our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives(P)
and kept our feet from slipping.(Q)
10 For you, God, tested(R) us;
you refined us like silver.(S)
11 You brought us into prison(T)
and laid burdens(U) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(V)
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.(W)

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(X)
and fulfill my vows(Y) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.(Z)

16 Come and hear,(AA) all you who fear God;
let me tell(AB) you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;(AC)
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard(AD) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected(AE) my prayer
or withheld his love from me!

Psalm 67[b]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—[c](AF)
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation(AG) among all nations.(AH)

3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.(AI)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(AJ)
for you rule the peoples with equity(AK)
and guide the nations of the earth.(AL)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.

6 The land yields its harvest;(AM)
God, our God, blesses us.(AN)
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth(AO) will fear him.(AP)

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.
  2. Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
  3. Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 66:1 : Ps 81:1; 84:8; 95:1; 98:4; 100:1
  2. Psalm 66:2 : Ps 79:9; 86:9
  3. Psalm 66:2 : Isa 42:8, 12; 43:21
  4. Psalm 66:3 : S Dt 7:21; S 10:21; Ps 65:5; 106:22; 111:6; 145:6
  5. Psalm 66:3 : S 2Sa 22:45
  6. Psalm 66:4 : Ps 22:27
  7. Psalm 66:4 : Ps 7:17; 67:3
  8. Psalm 66:5 : ver 3; Ps 106:22
  9. Psalm 66:6 : S Ge 8:1; S Ex 14:22
  10. Psalm 66:6 : 1Co 10:1
  11. Psalm 66:6 : S Lev 23:40
  12. Psalm 66:7 : S Ex 15:18; Ps 145:13
  13. Psalm 66:7 : S Ex 3:16; S Ps 11:4
  14. Psalm 66:7 : S Nu 17:10; Ps 112:10; 140:8
  15. Psalm 66:8 : S Ps 22:23
  16. Psalm 66:9 : Ps 30:3
  17. Psalm 66:9 : S Dt 32:35; S Job 12:5
  18. Psalm 66:10 : S Ex 15:25
  19. Psalm 66:10 : S Job 6:29; S 28:1; S Ps 12:6
  20. Psalm 66:11 : Ps 142:7; 146:7; Isa 42:7, 22; 61:1
  21. Psalm 66:11 : S Ge 3:17; S Ex 1:14; Ps 38:4; Isa 10:27
  22. Psalm 66:12 : Isa 51:23
  23. Psalm 66:12 : Ps 18:19
  24. Psalm 66:13 : S Ps 51:19
  25. Psalm 66:13 : Ps 22:25; 50:14; 116:14; Ecc 5:4; Jnh 2:9
  26. Psalm 66:15 : S Lev 16:5; Ps 51:19
  27. Psalm 66:16 : Ps 34:11
  28. Psalm 66:16 : Ps 71:15, 24
  29. Psalm 66:18 : S Dt 1:45; S 1Sa 8:18; Jas 4:3
  30. Psalm 66:19 : S Ps 18:6
  31. Psalm 66:20 : Ps 22:24
  32. Psalm 67:1 : Nu 6:24-26
  33. Psalm 67:2 : Isa 40:5; 52:10; 62:1
  34. Psalm 67:2 : Ps 98:2; Isa 62:2; Ac 10:35; Tit 2:11
  35. Psalm 67:3 : ver 5
  36. Psalm 67:4 : Ps 100:1-2
  37. Psalm 67:4 : S Ps 9:4; 96:10-13
  38. Psalm 67:4 : Ps 68:32
  39. Psalm 67:6 : S Ge 8:22; S Lev 26:4; Ps 85:12; Isa 55:10; Eze 34:27; Zec 8:12
  40. Psalm 67:6 : S Ge 12:2
  41. Psalm 67:7 : S Ps 2:8
  42. Psalm 67:7 : Ps 33:8
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Joshua 9:3-21

3 However, when the people of Gibeon(A) heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,(B) 4 they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded[a] with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. 5 They put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. 6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal(C) and said to him and the Israelites, “We have come from a distant country;(D) make a treaty(E) with us.”

7 The Israelites said to the Hivites,(F) “But perhaps you live near us, so how can we make a treaty(G) with you?”

8 “We are your servants,(H)” they said to Joshua.

But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

9 They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country(I) because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports(J) of him: all that he did in Egypt,(K) 10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon,(L) and Og king of Bashan,(M) who reigned in Ashtaroth.(N) 11 And our elders and all those living in our country said to us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go and meet them and say to them, “We are your servants; make a treaty with us.”’ 12 This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But now see how dry and moldy it is. 13 And these wineskins that we filled were new, but see how cracked they are. And our clothes and sandals are worn out by the very long journey.”

14 The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire(O) of the Lord. 15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace(P) with them to let them live,(Q) and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near(R) them. 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth(S) and Kiriath Jearim.(T) 18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath(U) to them by the Lord, the God of Israel.

The whole assembly grumbled(V) against the leaders, 19 but all the leaders answered, “We have given them our oath by the Lord, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now. 20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath(W) we swore to them.” 21 They continued, “Let them live,(X) but let them be woodcutters and water carriers(Y) in the service of the whole assembly.” So the leaders’ promise to them was kept.

Footnotes:

  1. Joshua 9:4 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) They prepared provisions and loaded their donkeys

Cross references:

  1. Joshua 9:3 : ver 17; Jos 10:10; 11:19; 18:25; 21:17; 2Sa 2:12; 5:25; 20:8; 1Ki 3:4; 9:2; 1Ch 8:29; 14:16; 16:39; 21:29; 2Ch 1:3; Ne 3:7; Isa 28:21; Jer 28:1; 41:12
  2. Joshua 9:3 : Ge 12:8; S Jos 8:1
  3. Joshua 9:6 : S Dt 11:30
  4. Joshua 9:6 : ver 22
  5. Joshua 9:6 : S Ge 26:28
  6. Joshua 9:7 : S ver 1
  7. Joshua 9:7 : S Ex 23:32; S 1Ki 5:12
  8. Joshua 9:8 : 2Ki 10:5
  9. Joshua 9:9 : S Dt 20:15
  10. Joshua 9:9 : ver 24
  11. Joshua 9:9 : S Nu 23:22
  12. Joshua 9:10 : S Nu 21:25
  13. Joshua 9:10 : S Nu 21:33
  14. Joshua 9:10 : S Nu 21:24, 35; Jos 2:10
  15. Joshua 9:14 : S Ex 16:28; S Nu 27:21
  16. Joshua 9:15 : S ver 3, 7; Jos 10:1, 4; 11:19; 2Sa 21:2; 24:1
  17. Joshua 9:15 : ver 21; Jdg 1:21; Ps 106:34
  18. Joshua 9:16 : ver 22
  19. Joshua 9:17 : Jos 18:25; 2Sa 4:2; 23:37
  20. Joshua 9:17 : Jos 15:9, 60; 18:14, 15; Jdg 18:12; 1Sa 6:21; 7:2; Ps 132:6; Jer 26:20
  21. Joshua 9:18 : ver 15; Jdg 21:1, 7, 18; 1Sa 20:17; Ps 15:4
  22. Joshua 9:18 : S Ex 15:24
  23. Joshua 9:20 : S Ge 24:8
  24. Joshua 9:21 : S ver 15
  25. Joshua 9:21 : S Dt 29:11
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Romans 15:1-13

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) 3 For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing the praises of your name.”[c](O)

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d](P)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
let all the peoples extol him.”[e](Q)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)

Footnotes:

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
  2. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  3. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
  4. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  5. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  6. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)

Cross references:

  1. Romans 15:1 : Ro 14:1; 1Th 5:14
  2. Romans 15:2 : S 1Co 10:24
  3. Romans 15:2 : S Ro 14:19
  4. Romans 15:3 : 2Co 8:9
  5. Romans 15:3 : Ps 69:9
  6. Romans 15:4 : S Ro 4:23, 24
  7. Romans 15:5 : Ro 12:16; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:3; Php 2:2; Col 3:14; 1Pe 3:8
  8. Romans 15:6 : Ps 34:3
  9. Romans 15:6 : Rev 1:6
  10. Romans 15:7 : Ro 14:1
  11. Romans 15:8 : Mt 15:24; Ac 3:25, 26
  12. Romans 15:8 : 2Co 1:20
  13. Romans 15:9 : S Ro 3:29
  14. Romans 15:9 : S Mt 9:8
  15. Romans 15:9 : 2Sa 22:50; Ps 18:49
  16. Romans 15:10 : Dt 32:43; Isa 66:10
  17. Romans 15:11 : Ps 117:1
  18. Romans 15:12 : S Rev 5:5
  19. Romans 15:12 : Isa 11:10; Mt 12:21
  20. Romans 15:13 : Ro 14:17
  21. Romans 15:13 : ver 19; 1Co 2:4; 4:20; 1Th 1:5
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Matthew 26:69-75

Peter Disowns Jesus(A)

69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.

70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”

73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(B) And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Cross references:

  1. Matthew 26:69 : 26:69-75pp — Mk 14:66-72; Lk 22:55-62; Jn 18:16-18, 25-27
  2. Matthew 26:75 : ver 34; Jn 13:38
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