Bible Reading
March 31
The World English Bible
Mar.
31
Leviticus
17, 18
Lev
17:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Lev
17:2 "Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children
of Israel, and say to them: 'This is the thing which Yahweh has
commanded,
Lev
17:3 Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills a bull,
or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
Lev
17:4 and hasn't brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to
offer it as an offering to Yahweh before the tabernacle of Yahweh:
blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man
shall be cut off from among his people.
Lev
17:5 This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their
sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may
bring them to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the
priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to
Yahweh.
Lev
17:6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of Yahweh at
the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant
aroma to Yahweh.
Lev
17:7 They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat
idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute
forever to them throughout their generations.'
Lev
17:8 "You shall say to them, 'Any man there is of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who
offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
Lev
17:9 and doesn't bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to
sacrifice it to Yahweh; that man shall be cut off from his people.
Lev
17:10 " 'Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will
set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
Lev
17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it
to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the
blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
Lev
17:12 Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, "No
person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who
lives as a foreigner among you eat blood."
Lev
17:13 " 'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of
the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting
any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood,
and cover it with dust.
Lev
17:14 For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life:
therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat
the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its
blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off."
Lev
17:15 " 'Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that
which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner,
he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the evening: then he shall be clean.
Lev
17:16 But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall
bear his iniquity.' "
Lev
18:1 Yahweh said to Moses,
Lev
18:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'I am
Yahweh your God.
Lev
18:3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you
lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I
am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.
Lev
18:4 You shall do my ordinances, and you shall keep my statutes, and
walk in them: I am Yahweh your God.
Lev
18:5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which
if a man does, he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.
Lev
18:6 " 'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close
relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.
Lev
18:7 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor
the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not
uncover her nakedness.
Lev
18:8 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's
wife: it is your father's nakedness.
Lev
18:9 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the
daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born
at home, or born abroad.
Lev
18:10 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's
daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for
theirs is your own nakedness.
Lev
18:11 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's
wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.
Lev
18:12 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's
sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.
Lev
18:13 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's
sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.
Lev
18:14 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's
brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt.
Lev
18:15 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her
nakedness.
Lev
18:16 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's
wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
Lev
18:17 " 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her
daughter. You shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's
daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is
wickedness.
Lev
18:18 " 'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a
rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
Lev
18:19 " 'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her
nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
Lev
18:20 " 'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife,
and defile yourself with her.
Lev
18:21 " 'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice
to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am
Yahweh.
Lev
18:22 " 'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is
detestable.
Lev
18:23 " 'You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself
with it; neither shall any woman give herself to an animal, to lie
down with it: it is a perversion.
Lev
18:24 " 'Don't defile yourselves in any of these things: for in
all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
Lev
18:25 The land was defiled: therefore I punished its iniquity, and
the land vomited out her inhabitants.
Lev
18:26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and
shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor
the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you;
Lev
18:27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done,
that were before you, and the land became defiled);
Lev
18:28 that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as
it vomited out the nation that was before you.
Lev
18:29 " 'For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even
the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
Lev
18:30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not
practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before
you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them: I am Yahweh
your God.' "
Mar. 31, Apr. 1
Luke 2
Luk 2:1 Now it happened
in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all
the world should be enrolled.
Luk 2:2 This was the
first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Luk 2:3 All went to
enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
Luk 2:4 Joseph also
went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the
city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house
and family of David;
Luk 2:5 to enroll
himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife,
being pregnant.
Luk 2:6 It happened,
while they were there, that the day had come that she should give
birth.
Luk 2:7 She brought
forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and
laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in
the inn.
Luk 2:8 There were
shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch
by night over their flock.
Luk 2:9 Behold, an
angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were terrified.
Luk 2:10 The angel said
to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of
great joy which will be to all the people.
Luk 2:11 For there is
born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ
the Lord.
Luk 2:12 This is the
sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying
in a feeding trough."
Luk 2:13 Suddenly,
there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising
God, and saying,
Luk 2:14 "Glory to
God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men."
Luk 2:15 It happened,
when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds
said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this
thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
Luk 2:16 They came with
haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the
feeding trough.
Luk 2:17 When they saw
it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about
this child.
Luk 2:18 All who heard
it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
Luk 2:19 But Mary kept
all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
Luk 2:20 The shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they
had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
Luk 2:21 When eight
days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was
called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in
the womb.
Luk 2:22 When the days
of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled,
they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
Luk 2:23 (as it is
written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb
shall be called holy to the Lord"),
Luk 2:24 and to offer a
sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A
pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
Luk 2:25 Behold, there
was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous
and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy
Spirit was on him.
Luk 2:26 It had been
revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death
before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luk 2:27 He came in the
Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus,
that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
Luk 2:28 then he
received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Luk 2:29 "Now you
are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
Luk 2:30 for my eyes
have seen your salvation,
Luk 2:31 which you have
prepared before the face of all peoples;
Luk 2:32 a light for
revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."
Luk 2:33 Joseph and his
mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,
Luk 2:34 and Simeon
blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child
is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a
sign which is spoken against.
Luk 2:35 Yes, a sword
will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts
may be revealed."
Luk 2:36 There was one
Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher
(she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from
her virginity,
Luk 2:37 and she had
been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the
temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
Luk 2:38 Coming up at
that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all
those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luk 2:39 When they had
accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord,
they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
Luk 2:40 The child was
growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom,
and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:41 His parents
went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
Luk 2:42 When he was
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom
of the feast,
Luk 2:43 and when they
had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed
behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,
Luk 2:44 but supposing
him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked
for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
Luk 2:45 When they
didn't find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
Luk 2:46 It happened
after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst
of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 All who heard
him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Luk 2:48 When they saw
him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why
have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were
anxiously looking for you."
Luk 2:49 He said to
them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must
be in my Father's house?"
Luk 2:50 They didn't
understand the saying which he spoke to them.
Luk 2:51 And he went
down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his
mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus
increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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