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.
