Bible Reading
January 9
The World English Bible
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. 9,10
Matthew 5
Mat 5:1 Seeing the
multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his
disciples came 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.
