Bible Reading for January 8 - 10
World English Bible
Jan.
8
Genesis
8
Gen
8:1 God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the livestock that
were with him in the ship; and God made a wind to pass over the
earth. The waters subsided.
Gen
8:2 The deep's fountains and the sky's windows were also stopped,
and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Gen
8:3 The waters receded from the earth continually. After the end of
one hundred fifty days the waters decreased.
Gen
8:4 The ship rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of
the month, on Ararat's mountains.
Gen
8:5 The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the
tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains
were seen.
Gen
8:6 It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the
window of the ship which he had made,
Gen
8:7 and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the
waters were dried up from the earth.
Gen
8:8 He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
from the surface of the ground,
Gen
8:9 but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned
to him into the ship; for the waters were on the surface of the whole
earth. He put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him
into the ship.
Gen
8:10 He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the
dove out of the ship.
Gen
8:11 The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth
was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were
abated from the earth.
Gen
8:12 He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and
she didn't return to him any more.
Gen
8:13 It happened in the six hundred first year, in the first month,
the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth.
Noah removed the covering of the ship, and looked. He saw that the
surface of the ground was dried.
Gen
8:14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month,
the earth was dry.
Gen
8:15 God spoke to Noah, saying,
Gen
8:16 "Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons,
and your sons' wives with you.
Gen
8:17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of all
flesh, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that
creeps on the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and
be fruitful, and multiply on the earth."
Gen
8:18 Noah went forth, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives
with him.
Gen
8:19 Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever
moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.
Gen
8:20 Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal,
and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Gen
8:21 Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I
will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the
imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I
ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
Gen
8:22 While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and
heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
Jan.
9
Genesis
9
Gen
9:1 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Gen
9:2 The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of
the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that the ground
teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand.
Gen
9:3 Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green
herb, I have given everything to you.
Gen
9:4 But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
Gen
9:5 I will surely require your blood of your lives. At the hand of
every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand
of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.
Gen
9:6 Whoever sheds man's blood, his blood will be shed by man, for
God made man in his own image.
Gen
9:7 Be fruitful and multiply. Bring forth abundantly in the earth,
and multiply in it."
Gen
9:8 God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
Gen
9:9 "As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and
with your offspring after you,
Gen
9:10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the
livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out
of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
Gen
9:11 I will establish my covenant with you: all flesh will not be
cut off any more by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever
again be a flood to destroy the earth."
Gen
9:12 God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make
between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for
perpetual generations:
Gen
9:13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of a
covenant between me and the earth.
Gen
9:14 It will happen, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the
rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
Gen
9:15 and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you
and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more
become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Gen
9:16 The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may
remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living
creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
Gen
9:17 God said to Noah, "This is the token of the covenant which
I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
Gen
9:18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ship were Shem, Ham,
and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
Gen
9:19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these, the whole
earth was populated.
Gen
9:20 Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Gen
9:21 He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his
tent.
Gen
9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
told his two brothers outside.
Gen
9:23 Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their
shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their
father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their
father's nakedness.
Gen
9:24 Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had
done to him.
Gen
9:25 He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants
to his brothers."
Gen
9:26 He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan
be his servant.
Gen
9:27 May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem.
Let Canaan be his servant."
Gen
9:28 Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
Gen
9:29 All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, then he
died.
Jan.
10
Genesis
10
Gen
10:1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah
and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the
flood.
Gen
10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal,
Meshech, and Tiras.
Gen
10:3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Gen
10:4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Gen
10:5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their
lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their
nations.
Gen
10:6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Gen
10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Gen
10:8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one
in the earth.
Gen
10:9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said,
"Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."
Gen
10:10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and
Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Gen
10:11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and built
Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
Gen
10:12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great
city).
Gen
10:13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim,
Naphtuhim,
Gen
10:14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from),
and Caphtorim.
Gen
10:15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
Gen
10:16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
Gen
10:17 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
Gen
10:18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the
families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
Gen
10:19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward
Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim,
to Lasha.
Gen
10:20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their
languages, in their lands, in their nations.
Gen
10:21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder
brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
Gen
10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
Gen
10:23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
Gen
10:24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the
father of Eber.
Gen
10:25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for
in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
Gen
10:26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth,
Jerah,
Gen
10:27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
Gen
10:28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Gen
10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Gen
10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the
mountain of the east.
Gen
10:31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their
languages, in their lands, after their nations.
Gen
10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their
generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in
the earth after the flood.
Jan. 8
Matthew
4
Mat 4:1
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil.
Mat 4:2
When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry
afterward.
Mat 4:3
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God,
command that these stones become bread."
Mat 4:4
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.' "
Mat 4:5
Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the
pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself
down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.'
and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash
your foot against a stone.' "
Mat 4:7
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test
the Lord, your God.' "
Mat 4:8
Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
Mat 4:9
He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you
will fall down and worship me."
Mat
4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is
written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve
him only.' "
Mat
4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served
him.
Mat
4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew
into Galilee.
Mat
4:13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by
the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Mat
4:14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
Mat
4:15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the
sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
Mat
4:16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who
sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."
Mat
4:17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent!
For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
Mat
4:18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who
is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea;
for they were fishermen.
Mat
4:19 He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you
fishers for men."
Mat
4:20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.
Mat
4:21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their
father, mending their nets. He called them.
Mat
4:22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed
him.
Mat
4:23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and
every sickness among the people.
Mat
4:24 The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to
him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments,
possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed
them.
Mat
4:25 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and
from beyond the Jordan followed him.
Jan.
9,10
Matthew
5
Mat 5:1
Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat
down, his disciples cJame to him.
Mat 5:2
He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
Mat 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Mat 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for
they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Mat 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Mat 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of
God.
Mat
5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat
5:11 "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you,
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Mat
5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in
heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before
you.
Mat
5:13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost
its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing,
but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
Mat
5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't
be hidden.
Mat
5:15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring
basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Mat
5:16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Mat
5:17 "Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the
prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Mat
5:18 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass
away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in
any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
Mat
5:19 Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least
commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the
Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be
called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat
5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of
the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat
5:21 "You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You
shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of
the judgment.'
Mat
5:22 But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall
say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and
whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of
Gehenna.
Mat
5:23 "If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and
there remember that your brother has anything against you,
Mat
5:24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First
be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Mat
5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in
the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and
the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
Mat
5:26 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of
there, until you have paid the last penny.
Mat
5:27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit
adultery;'
Mat
5:28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after
her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Mat
5:29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw
it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your
members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
Gehenna.
Mat
5:30 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw
it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your
members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
Gehenna.
Mat
5:31 "It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let
him give her a writing of divorce,'
Mat
5:32 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the
cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever
marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
Mat
5:33 "Again you have heard that it was said to them of old
time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord
your vows,'
Mat
5:34 but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it
is the throne of God;
Mat
5:35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Mat
5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one
hair white or black.
Mat
5:37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is
more than these is of the evil one.
Mat
5:38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and
a tooth for a tooth.'
Mat
5:39 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever
strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat
5:40 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your
cloak also.
Mat
5:41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Mat
5:42 Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires
to borrow from you.
Mat
5:43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your
neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
Mat
5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you
and persecute you,
Mat
5:45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For
he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on
the just and the unjust.
Mat
5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?
Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
Mat
5:47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than
others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
Mat
5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven
is perfect.
