Bible Reading
July 15
The World English Bible
July
15
1
Chronicles 7-9
1Ch
7:1 Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron,
four.
1Ch
7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai,
and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to
wit, of Tola; mighty men of valor in
their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two
thousand six hundred.
1Ch
7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and
Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
1Ch
7:4 With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses,
were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had
many wives and sons.
1Ch
7:5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of
valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
1Ch
7:6 The sons of
Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
1Ch
7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and
Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they
were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
1Ch
7:8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and
Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and
Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
1Ch
7:9 They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads
of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two
hundred.
1Ch
7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and
Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and
Ahishahar.
1Ch
7:11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their
fathers' houses,
mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were
able to go forth in the army for war.
1Ch
7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of
Aher.
1Ch
7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and
Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
1Ch
7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess
bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:
1Ch
7:15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's
name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and
Zelophehad had daughters.
1Ch
7:16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh;
and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and
Rakem.
1Ch
7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
1Ch
7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
1Ch
7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and
Aniam.
1Ch
7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath
his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,
1Ch
7:21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead,
whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they
came down to take away their livestock.
1Ch
7:22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came
to comfort him.
1Ch
7:23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and
he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
1Ch
7:24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and
the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
1Ch
7:25 Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan
his son,
1Ch
7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
1Ch
7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
1Ch
7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns,
and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also
and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
1Ch
7:29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and
its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its
towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
1Ch
7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah,
and Serah their sister.
1Ch
7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of
Birzaith.
1Ch
7:32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and
Shua their sister.
1Ch
7:33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are
the children of Japhlet.
1Ch
7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
1Ch
7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh,
and Amal.
1Ch
7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri,
and Imrah,
1Ch
7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and
Beera.
1Ch
7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
1Ch
7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
1Ch
7:40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers'
houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The
number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was
twenty-six thousand men.
1Ch
8:1 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the
second, and Aharah the third,
1Ch
8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
1Ch
8:3 Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
1Ch
8:4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
1Ch
8:5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
1Ch
8:6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers'
houses of
the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:
1Ch
8:7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and
he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
1Ch
8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab,
after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
1Ch
8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcam,
1Ch
8:10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads
of fathers' houses.
1Ch
8:11 Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
1Ch
8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono
and Lod, with its towns;
1Ch
8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses
of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of
Gath;
1Ch
8:14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
1Ch
8:15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
1Ch
8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,
1Ch
8:17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,
1Ch
8:18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,
1Ch
8:19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
1Ch
8:20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
1Ch
8:21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei,
1Ch
8:22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
1Ch
8:23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
1Ch
8:24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,
1Ch
8:25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,
1Ch
8:26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
1Ch
8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
1Ch
8:28 These were heads of fathers' houses
throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.
1Ch
8:29 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel,
whose wife's name was Maacah;
1Ch
8:30 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and
Nadab,
1Ch
8:31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
1Ch
8:32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with
their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.
1Ch
8:33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of
Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and
Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1Ch
8:34 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the
father of Micah.
1Ch
8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
1Ch
8:36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the
father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the
father of Moza.
1Ch
8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah
his son, Azel his son.
1Ch
8:38 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and
Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the
sons of Azel.
1Ch
8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the
second, and Eliphelet the third.
1Ch
8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had
many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the
sons of Benjamin.
1Ch
9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are
written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried
away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
1Ch
9:2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in
their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
1Ch
9:3 In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children
of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
1Ch
9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the
son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
1Ch
9:5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
1Ch
9:6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred
ninety.
1Ch
9:7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of
Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
1Ch
9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the
son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel,
the son of Ibnijah;
1Ch
9:9 and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred
fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses
by their fathers' houses.
1Ch
9:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,
1Ch
9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the
house of God;
1Ch
9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of
Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son
of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
1Ch
9:13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one
thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the
service of the house of God.
1Ch
9:14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of
Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1Ch
9:15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
1Ch
9:16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived
in the villages of the Netophathites.
1Ch
9:17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and
their brothers (Shallum was the chief),
1Ch
9:18 who hitherto waited
in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of
the children of Levi.
1Ch
9:19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the
work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their
fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.
1Ch
9:20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past,
and Yahweh
was with him.
1Ch
9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the
Tent of Meeting.
1Ch
9:22 All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were
two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their
villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office
of trust.
1Ch
9:23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of
the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.
1Ch
9:24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west,
north, and south.
1Ch
9:25 Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven
days from time to time to be with them:
1Ch
9:26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office
of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the
house of God.
1Ch
9:27 They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on
them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.
1Ch
9:28 Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for
by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
1Ch
9:29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over
all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the
wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
1Ch
9:30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the
spices.
1Ch
9:31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of
Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that
were baked in pans.
1Ch
9:32 Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were
over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
1Ch
9:33 These are the singers, heads of fathers' houses
of the Levites, who lived
in the chambers and were
free from other service;
for they were employed in their work day and night.
1Ch
9:34 These were heads of fathers' houses
of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived
at Jerusalem.
1Ch
9:35 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's
name was Maacah:
1Ch
9:36 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and
Ner, and Nadab,
1Ch
9:37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
1Ch
9:38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with
their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.
1Ch
9:39 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of
Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and
Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1Ch
9:40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the
father of Micah.
1Ch
9:41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and
Ahaz.
1Ch
9:42 Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of
Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of
Moza;
1Ch
9:43 and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son,
Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
1Ch
9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and
Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of
Azel.
July
14, 15
Acts
10
Act
10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a
centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
Act
10:2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who
gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed
to God.
Act
10:3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision
an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"
Act
10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said,
"What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and
your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
Act
10:5 Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Act
10:6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the
seaside."
Act
10:7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called
two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who
waited on him continually.
Act
10:8 Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
Act
10:9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got
close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about
noon.
Act
10:10 He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were
preparing, he fell into a trance.
Act
10:11 He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to
him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
Act
10:12 in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth,
wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
Act
10:13 A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat!"
Act
10:14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten
anything that is common or unclean."
Act
10:15 A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has
cleansed, you must not call unclean."
Act
10:16 This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was
received up into heaven.
Act
10:17 Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision
which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by
Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the
gate,
Act
10:18 and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter,
was lodging there.
Act
10:19 While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him,
"Behold, three men seek you.
Act
10:20 But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I
have sent them."
Act
10:21 Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he
whom you seek. Why have you come?"
Act
10:22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and
one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews,
was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to
listen to what you say."
Act
10:23 So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter
arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa
accompanied him.
Act
10:24 On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was
waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near
friends.
Act
10:25 When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell
down at his feet, and worshiped him.
Act
10:26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am
also a man."
Act
10:27 As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered
together.
Act
10:28 He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an
unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one
of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man
unholy or unclean.
Act
10:29 Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I
ask therefore, why did you send for me?"
Act
10:30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this
hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man
stood before me in bright clothing,
Act
10:31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to
the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
Act
10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed
Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When
he comes, he will speak to you.'
Act
10:33 Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to
come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to
hear all things that have been commanded you by God."
Act
10:34 Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that
God doesn't show favoritism;
Act
10:35 but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness
is acceptable to him.
Act
10:36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching
good news of peace by Jesus Christ-he is Lord of all-
Act
10:37 that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed
throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which
John preached;
Act
10:38 even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy
Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who
were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Act
10:39 We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of
the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a
tree.
Act
10:40 God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,
Act
10:41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before
by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the
dead.
Act
10:42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that
this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the
dead.
Act
10:43 All the prophets testify about him, that through his name
everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins."
Act
10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit
fell on all those who heard the word.
Act
10:45 They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as
came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured
out on the Gentiles.
Act
10:46 For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying
God. Then Peter answered,
Act
10:47 "Can any man forbid the water, that these who have
received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
Act
10:48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Then they asked him to stay some days.
