the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
May 25 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 15,16
Psalm 15
A Description of the Godly
A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, who can dwell in Your tent?(a)
Who can live on Your holy mountain?(b)
2 The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart(c)—
3 who does not slander with his tongue,(d)
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,(e)
4 who despises the one rejected by the
Lord
[a]
but honors those who fear the
Lord
,(f)
who keeps his word whatever the cost,(g)
5 who does not lend his money at interest(h)
or take a bribe against the innocent(i)—
the one who does these things will never be moved.(j)
Psalm 16
Confidence in the Lord
A Davidic Miktam.(a)
1 Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.(b)
2 I[a] said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You."[b](c)
3 As for the holy people who are in the land,(d)
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
4 The sorrows of those who take another god
for themselves will multiply;
I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
and I will not speak their names with my lips.(e)
5
Lord
, You are my portion[c]
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.(f)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.(g)
7 I will praise the
Lord
who counsels me(h)—
even at night my conscience instructs me.(i)
8 I keep the
Lord
in mind[d] always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.(j)
9 Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.(k)
10 For You will not abandon me to Sheol;(l)
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.(m)
11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;(n)
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.(o)
John 9:1-23
Chapter 9
The Sixth Sign: Healing a Man Born Blind
1 As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples questioned Him: "Rabbi,(a) who sinned, this man(b) or his parents,(c) that he was born blind?"
3 "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," Jesus answered. "This came about so that God's works(d) might be displayed in him. 4 We[a] must do the works(e) of Him who sent Me[b] while it is day.(f) Night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." (g)
6 After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud(h) from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. 7 "Go," He told him, "wash in the pool of Siloam" (i) (which means "Sent"). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.(j)
8 His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, "Isn't this the man who sat begging?" 9 Some said, "He's the one." "No," others were saying, "but he looks like him."
He kept saying, "I'm the one!"
10 Therefore they asked him, "Then how were your eyes opened?"
11 He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam(k) and wash.' So when I went and washed I received my sight."(l)
12 "Where is He?" they asked.
"I don't know," he said.
The Healed Man's Testimony
13 They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.(m) 14 The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.(n) 15 So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.
"He put mud on my eyes," he told them. "I washed and I can see."
16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God,(o) for He doesn't keep the Sabbath!" But others were saying, "How can a sinful man(p) perform such signs?" And there was a division(q) among them.
17 Again they asked the blind man,[c] "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?"
"He's a prophet,"(r) he said.
18 The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.
19 They asked them, "Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
20 "We know this is our son and that he was born blind," his parents answered. 21 "But we don't know how he now sees, and we don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he's of age. He will speak for himself." 22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah,(s) he would be banned from the synagogue. 23 This is why his parents said, "He's of age; ask him."
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