M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
36 1 So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person[a] in whom the Lord has put skill[b] and ability[c] to know how[d] to do all the work for the service[e] of the sanctuary are to do the work[f] according to all that the Lord has commanded.”
2 Moses summoned[g] Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom[h] the Lord had put skill—everyone whose heart stirred him[i] to volunteer[j] to do the work. 3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to do[k] the work for the service of the sanctuary, and they still continued to bring him a freewill offering each morning.[l] 4 So all the skilled people who were doing all the work on the sanctuary came from the work[m] they were doing 5 and told Moses, “The people are bringing much more than[n] is needed for the completion[o] of the work which the Lord commanded us to do!”[p]
6 Moses instructed them to take[q] his message[r] throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do anymore work for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more.[s] 7 Now the materials were more than enough[t] for them to do all the work.[u]
The Building of the Tabernacle
8 All the skilled among those who were doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarn; they were made with cherubim that were the work of an artistic designer. 9 The length of one curtain was 42 feet, and the width of one curtain was 6 feet—the same size for each of the curtains. 10 He joined[v] five of the curtains to one another, and the other[w] five curtains he joined to one another. 11 He made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in the first set; he did the same along the edge of the end curtain in the second set. 12 He made fifty loops on the first curtain, and he made fifty loops on the end curtain that was in the second set, with the loops opposite one another. 13 He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit.[x]
14 He made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.[y] 15 The length of one curtain was 45 feet, and the width of one curtain was 6 feet—one size for all eleven curtains. 16 He joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. 17 He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the curtain that joined the second set. 18 He made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together so that it might be a unit.[z] 19 He made a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather.[aa]
20 He made the frames[ab] for the tabernacle of acacia wood[ac] as uprights.[ad] 21 The length of each[ae] frame was 15 feet, the width of each[af] frame was 2¼ feet, 22 with[ag] two projections per frame parallel one to another.[ah] He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23 So he made frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side. 24 He made forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases under the first frame for its two projections, and likewise[ai] two bases under the next frame for its two projections, 25 and for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames 26 and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first frame and two bases under the next[aj] frame. 27 And for the back of the tabernacle on the west he made six frames. 28 He made two frames for the corners of the tabernacle on the back. 29 At the two corners[ak] they were doubled at the lower end and[al] finished together at the top in one ring. So he did for both. 30 So there were eight frames and their silver bases, sixteen bases, two bases under each frame.
31 He made bars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle 32 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle for the back side on the west. 33 He made the middle bar to reach from end to end in the center of the frames. 34 He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places[am] for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.
35 He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made[an] it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer. 36 He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks,[ao] and he cast for them four silver bases.
37 He made a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, 38 and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops[ap] and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.[aq]
The Vine and the Branches
15 “I am the true vine[a] and my Father is the gardener.[b] 2 He takes away[c] every branch that does not bear[d] fruit in me. He[e] prunes[f] every branch that bears[g] fruit so that it will bear more fruit. 3 You are clean already[h] because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Remain[i] in me, and I will remain in you.[j] Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,[k] unless it remains[l] in[m] the vine, so neither can you unless you remain[n] in me.
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains[o] in me—and I in him—bears[p] much fruit,[q] because apart from me you can accomplish[r] nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain[s] in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire,[t] and are burned up.[u] 7 If you remain[v] in me and my words remain[w] in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.[x] 8 My Father is honored[y] by this, that[z] you bear[aa] much fruit and show that you are[ab] my disciples.
9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain[ac] in my love. 10 If you obey[ad] my commandments, you will remain[ae] in my love, just as I have obeyed[af] my Father’s commandments and remain[ag] in his love. 11 I have told you these things[ah] so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. 12 My commandment is this—to love one another just as I have loved you.[ai] 13 No one has greater love than this—that one lays down his life[aj] for his friends. 14 You are my friends[ak] if you do what I command you. 15 I no longer call you slaves,[al] because the slave does not understand[am] what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything[an] I heard[ao] from my Father. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you[ap] and appointed you to go and bear[aq] fruit, fruit that remains,[ar] so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. 17 This[as] I command you—to love one another.
The World’s Hatred
18 “If the world hates you, be aware[at] that it hated me first.[au] 19 If you belonged to the world,[av] the world would love you as its own.[aw] However, because you do not belong to the world,[ax] but I chose you out of the world, for this reason[ay] the world hates you.[az] 20 Remember what[ba] I told you, ‘A slave[bb] is not greater than his master.’[bc] If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed[bd] my word, they will obey[be] yours too. 21 But they will do all these things to you on account of[bf] my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.[bg] 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin.[bh] But they no longer have any excuse for their sin. 23 The one who hates me hates my Father too. 24 If I had not performed[bi] among them the miraculous deeds[bj] that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin.[bk] But now they have seen the deeds[bl] and have hated both me and my Father.[bm] 25 Now this happened[bn] to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’[bo] 26 When the Advocate[bp] comes, whom I will send you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he[bq] will testify about me, 27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
12 The one who loves discipline loves knowledge,[a]
but the one who hates reproof is stupid.[b]
2 A good person obtains favor from the Lord,
but the Lord[c] condemns a person with wicked schemes.[d]
3 No one[e] can be established[f] through wickedness,
but a righteous root[g] cannot be moved.
4 A noble wife[h] is the crown[i] of her husband,
but the wife[j] who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.[k]
5 The plans[l] of the righteous are just;
the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.[m]
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait[n] to shed innocent blood,[o]
but the words[p] of the upright will deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown[q] and perish,[r]
but the righteous household[s] will stand.
8 A person[t] will be praised in accordance with[u] his wisdom,
but the one with a bewildered mind[v] will be despised.
9 Better is a person of humble standing[w] who works for himself,[x]
than one who pretends to be somebody important[y] yet has no food.
10 A righteous person cares for[z] the life of his animal,
but even the most compassionate acts[aa] of the wicked are cruel.
11 The one who works[ab] his field will have plenty[ac] of food,
but whoever chases daydreams[ad] lacks sense.[ae]
12 The wicked person has desired[af] the stronghold[ag] of the wicked,
but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.[ah]
13 The evil person is ensnared[ai] by the transgression of his speech,[aj]
but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.[ak]
14 A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,[al]
and the work of his hands[am] will be rendered to[an] him.
15 The way of a fool[ao] is right[ap] in his own opinion,[aq]
but the one who listens to advice is wise.[ar]
16 A fool’s annoyance[as] is known at once,[at]
but the prudent[au] conceals dishonor.[av]
17 The faithful witness[aw] tells what is right,[ax]
but a false witness[ay] speaks[az] deceit.
18 Speaking recklessly[ba] is like the thrusts of a sword,
but the words[bb] of the wise bring[bc] healing.[bd]
19 The one who tells the truth[be] will endure forever,
but the one who lies[bf] will last only for a moment.[bg]
20 Deceit[bh] is in the heart of those who plot evil,[bi]
but those who promote peace[bj] have joy.
21 No harm[bk] will be directed at[bl] the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with calamity.[bm]
22 The Lord[bn] abhors a person who lies,[bo]
but those who deal truthfully[bp] are his delight.[bq]
23 The shrewd person[br] conceals[bs] knowledge,
but foolish people[bt] proclaim folly.[bu]
24 The diligent[bv] person[bw] will rule,
but the slothful[bx] will be put to forced labor.[by]
25 Anxiety[bz] in a person’s heart weighs him down,[ca]
but an encouraging[cb] word brings him joy.[cc]
26 The righteous person is cautious in his friendship,[cd]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The lazy person does not roast[ce] his prey,
but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.[cf]
28 In the path of righteousness there is life,
but another path[cg] leads to death.[ch]
Live in Love
5 Therefore, be[a] imitators of God as dearly loved children 2 and live[b] in love, just as Christ also loved us[c] and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering[d] to God. 3 But[e] among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind,[f] or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.[g] 4 Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting—all of which are out of character—but rather thanksgiving. 5 For you can be confident of this one thing:[h] that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Live in the Light
6 Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.[i] 7 Therefore do not be sharers with them,[j] 8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are[k] light in the Lord. Live[l] like children of light— 9 for the fruit of the light[m] consists in[n] all goodness, righteousness, and truth— 10 trying to learn[o] what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather[p] expose them.[q] 12 For the things they do[r] in secret are shameful even to mention. 13 But all things being exposed by the light are made visible. 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:[s]
Live Wisely
15 Therefore consider carefully how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise[w] by understanding[x] what the Lord’s will is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which[y] is debauchery,[z] but be filled by the Spirit,[aa] 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music[ab] in[ac] your hearts to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for all things[ad] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.[ae]
Exhortations to Households
22 [af] Wives, submit[ag] to your husbands as to the Lord, 23 because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church (he himself being the savior of the body). 24 But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your[ah] wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her[ai] with the washing of the water by the word, 27 so that he[aj] may present the church to himself as glorious—not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.[ak] 28 In the same way[al] husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one has ever hated his own body,[am] but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are members of his body.[an] 31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become[ao] one flesh.[ap] 32 This mystery is great—but I am actually[aq] speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless,[ar] each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself,[as] and the wife must[at] respect[au] her husband.
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