Bible Reading May 17 (World English Bible)
Joshua
15, 16
Jos
15:1 The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to
their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of
Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
Jos
15:2 Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea,
from the bay that looks southward;
Jos
15:3 and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed
along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed
along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;
Jos
15:4 and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt;
and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
Jos
15:5 The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the
Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea
at the end of the Jordan.
Jos
15:6 The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the
north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan
the son of Reuben.
Jos
15:7 The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so
northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of
Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed
along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.
Jos
15:8 The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the
side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the
border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley
of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of
Rephaim northward.
Jos
15:9 The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring
of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount
Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath
Jearim);
Jos
15:10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount
Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the
same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by
Timnah;
Jos
15:11 and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and
the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah,
and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the
sea.
Jos
15:12 The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the
border of the children of Judah according to their families.
Jos
15:13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the
children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua,
even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is
Hebron).
Jos
15:14 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman,
and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Jos
15:15 He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of
Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
Jos
15:16 Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it,
to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
Jos
15:17 Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and
he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
Jos
15:18 It happened, when she came, that she had him ask her father
fore a field. She got off of her donkey, and Caleb said, "What
do you want?"
Jos
15:19 She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in
the land of the South, give me also springs of water." He gave
her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Jos
15:20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah
according to their families.
Jos
15:21 The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah
toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Jos
15:22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
Jos
15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
Jos
15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
Jos
15:25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (the same is Hazor),
Jos
15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
Jos
15:27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
Jos
15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
Jos
15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
Jos
15:30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
Jos
15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
Jos
15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are
twenty-nine, with their villages.
Jos
15:33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
Jos
15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
Jos
15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
Jos
15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen
cities with their villages.
Jos
15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
Jos
15:38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
Jos
15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
Jos
15:40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,
Jos
15:41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities
with their villages.
Jos
15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
Jos
15:43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
Jos
15:44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
Jos
15:45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
Jos
15:46 from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of
Ashdod, with their villages.
Jos
15:47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its
villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its
coastline.
Jos
15:48 In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
Jos
15:49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),
Jos
15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
Jos
15:51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
Jos
15:52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
Jos
15:53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
Jos
15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine
cities with their villages.
Jos
15:55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
Jos
15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
Jos
15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
Jos
15:58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
Jos
15:59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their
villages.
Jos
15:60 Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two
cities with their villages.
Jos
15:61 In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
Jos
15:62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their
villages.
Jos
15:63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
children of Judah couldn't drive them out; but the Jebusites live
with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
Jos
16:1 The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at
Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness,
going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.
Jos
16:2 It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border
of the Archites to Ataroth;
Jos
16:3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to
the border of Beth Horon the lower, even to Gezer; and ended at the
sea.
Jos
16:4 The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
inheritance.
Jos
16:5 This was the border of the children of Ephraim according to
their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth
Addar, to Beth Horon the upper.
Jos
16:6 The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The
border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it
on the east of Janoah.
Jos
16:7 It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to
Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
Jos
16:8 From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of
Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim according to their families;
Jos
16:9 together with the cities which were set apart for the children
of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of
Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
Jos
16:10 They didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but
the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and have
become servants to do forced labor.
May 16, 17
John 1
Joh 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
Joh 1:2
The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3
All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made
that has been made.
Joh 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome
it.
Joh 1:6
There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light,
that all might believe through him.
Joh 1:8
He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the
light.
Joh 1:9
The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.
Joh 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the
world didn't recognize him.
Joh 1:11
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn't receive him.
Joh 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become
God's children, to those who believe in his name:
Joh 1:13
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such
glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and
truth.
Joh 1:15
John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of
whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was
before me.' "
Joh 1:16
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
Joh 1:17
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through
Jesus Christ.
Joh 1:18
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the
bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
Joh 1:19
This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
Joh 1:20
He confessed, and didn't deny, but he confessed, "I am not the
Christ."
Joh 1:21
They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I
am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
Joh 1:22
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to
take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Joh 1:23
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make
straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
Joh 1:24
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
Joh 1:25
They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the
Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
Joh 1:26
John answered them, "I baptize in water, but among you stands
one whom you don't know.
Joh 1:27
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose
sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."
Joh 1:28
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was
baptizing.
Joh 1:29
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the
Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Joh 1:30
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred
before me, for he was before me.'
Joh 1:31
I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water:
that he would be revealed to Israel."
Joh 1:32
John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like
a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
Joh 1:33
I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he
said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and
remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
Joh 1:34
I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."
Joh 1:35
Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,
Joh 1:36
and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb
of God!"
Joh 1:37
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
Joh 1:38
Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What
are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which
is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), "where are you staying?"
Joh 1:39
He said to them, "Come, and see." They came and saw where
he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the
tenth hour.
Joh 1:40
One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon
Peter's brother.
Joh 1:41
He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, "We have
found the Messiah!" (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
Joh 1:42
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are
Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is by
interpretation, Peter).
Joh 1:43
On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he
found Philip. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
Joh 1:44
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
Joh 1:45
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of
whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph."
Joh 1:46
Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Joh 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Behold,
an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
Joh 1:48
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered
him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig
tree, I saw you."
Joh 1:49
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are
King of Israel!"
Joh 1:50
Jesus answered him, "Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath
the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than
these!"
Joh 1:51
He said to him, "Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will
see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on
the Son of Man."
If
a person wants to be wicked, there is no stopping him. There are not
enough accountability measures to put in place to stop a free moral
agent from willfully choosing to sin. A parent could go so far as to
lock up a teenager in an empty room in hopes of keeping him from sinning
against God, but even then the teen could think and say
wicked things. Even though Adam and Eve lived in a sinless world at one
time; even though they were surrounded by good things (Genesis 1:31);
even though they were able to walk and talk with God, live in the midst
of the tree of life, and freely eat of every tree of the garden with the
exception of one (Genesis 3:8; 2:9,16-17), they eventually chose the
one thing that God forbade.