M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
28 1 The Lord calleth Aaron and his sons to the Priesthood. 4 Their garments. 13, 29 Aaron entereth into the Sanctuary in the name of the children of Israel. 30 Urim and Thummim. 38 Aaron beareth the iniquity of the Israelites’ offerings.
1 And cause thou thy brother Aaron to come unto thee, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve me in the Priest’s office: I mean, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar Aaron’s sons.
2 Also thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, [a]glorious and beautiful.
3 Therefore thou shalt speak unto all [b]cunning men, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to [c]consecrate him, that he may serve me in the Priest’s office.
4 Now these shall be the garments, which they shall make, a breastplate, and an [d]Ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: so these holy garments shall they make for Aaron thy brother, and for his sons, that he may serve me in the Priest’s office.
5 Therefore they shall take gold, and blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
6 ¶ And they shall make the Ephod of gold, blue silk, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen of broidered work.
7 The two shoulders thereof shall be joined together by their two edges: so shall it be closed.
8 And the [e]embroidered girdle of the same Ephod, which shall be upon him, shall be of the selfsame work and stuff, even of gold, blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
9 And thou shalt take two Onyx stones, and grave upon them the names of the children of Israel.
10 Six names of them upon the one stone, and the six names that remain, upon the second stone, according to [f]their generations.
11 Thou shalt cause to grave the two stones according to the names of the children of Israel, by a graver of signets that worketh and graveth in stone, and shalt make them to be set and embossed in gold.
12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the Ephod, as stones of [g]remembrance of the children of Israel: for Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a remembrance.
13 So thou shalt make bosses of gold,
14 ¶ And two chains of fine gold [h]at the end, of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and shalt fasten the wreathen chains upon the bosses.
15 ¶ Also thou shalt make the breastplate of [i]judgment with broidered work: like the work of the Ephod shalt thou make it: of gold, blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen shalt thou make it.
16 [j]Foursquare it shall be and double, an hand breadth long and an hand breadth broad.
17 Then thou shalt set it full of places for stones, even four rows of stones: the order shall be this, a [k]ruby, a topaz, and a [l]carbuncle in the first row.
18 And in the second row thou shalt set an [m]emerald, a sapphire, and a [n]diamond.
19 And in the third row a turquoise, an agate, and an Hematite.
20 And in the fourth row [o]a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: and they shall be set in gold in their embossments.
21 And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, graven as signets, every one after his name, and they shall be for the twelve tribes.
22 ¶ Then thou shalt make upon the breastplate two chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
23 Thou shalt make also upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and put the two rings on [p]the two ends of the breastplate.
24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings in the ends of the breastplate.
25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains, thou shalt fasten in the two embossments, and shalt put them upon the shoulders of the Ephod upon the foreside of it.
26 ¶ Also thou shalt make two rings of gold, which thou shalt put in the [q]two other ends of the breastplate, upon the border thereof, toward the inside of the Ephod.
27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and put them on the two sides of the Ephod, beneath in the forepart of it over against the coupling of it upon the broidered girdle of the Ephod.
28 Thus shall they bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the Ephod, with a lace of blue silk, that it may be fast upon the broidered girdle of the Ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the Ephod.
29 So Aaron shall [r]bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth into the holy place for a remembrance continually before the Lord.
30 ¶ Also thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment, the [s]Urim and the Thummim, which shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord, and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.
31 ¶ And thou shalt make the robe of the Ephod altogether of blue silk.
32 And the hole for his head shall be in the midst of it, having an edge of woven work round about the collar of it: so shall it be as the collar of an habergeon, that it rent not.
33 ¶ And beneath upon the skirts thereof, thou shalt make pomegranates of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet round about the skirts thereof, and bells of gold between them round about:
34 That is, a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate round about upon the skirts of the robe.
35 So shall it be upon Aaron, when he ministereth, and his sound shall be heard when he goeth into the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, and he shall not die.
36 ¶ Also thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave thereon, as signets are graven, [t]HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
37 And thou shalt put it on a blue silk lace, and it shall be upon the mitre, even upon the forefront of the mitre shall it be.
38 So shall it be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may [u]bear the iniquity of the offerings, which the children of Israel shall offer in all their holy offerings: and it shall be always upon his forehead, to make them acceptable before the Lord.
39 Likewise thou shalt embroider the fine linen coat, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, but thou shalt make a girdle of needle work.
40 Also thou shalt make for Aaron’s sons coats, and thou shalt make them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make them for glory and comeliness.
41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and on his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, and [v]fill their hands, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the Priest’s office.
42 Thou shalt also make them linen breeches to cover their privities: from the loins unto the thighs shall they reach.
43 And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, when they come into the Tabernacle [w]of the Congregation, or when they come unto the altar to minister in the holy place, that they [x]commit not iniquity, and so die. This shall be a law forever unto him, and to his seed after him.
7 2 Christ, after his cousins were gone up to the feast of Tabernacles, 10 goeth thither privily. 12 The people’s sundry opinions of him. 14 He teacheth in the Temple. 32 The Priests command to take him. 41 Strife among the multitude about him, 47 and between the Pharisees and the officers that were sent to take him, 50 and Nicodemus.
1 After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee, and would not walk in Judea: for the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jews’ (A)[a]feast of the Tabernacles was at hand.
3 [b]His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples may see thy works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth anything secretly, and he himself seeketh to be famous. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.
5 For as yet his [c]brethren believed not in him.
6 [d]Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always ready.
7 The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I will not go up yet unto this feast: (B)for my time is not yet fulfilled.
9 ¶ These things he said unto them, and abode still in Galilee.
10 [e]But as soon as his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were privily.
11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
12 And much murmuring was there of him among the people. Some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay: but he deceiveth the people.
13 Howbeit no man spake [f]openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14 [g]Now when [h]half the feast was done, Jesus went up into the Temple, and taught.
15 And the Jews marveled, saying, How knoweth this man the Scriptures, seeing that he never learned!
16 [i]Jesus answered them, and said, [j]My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
18 [k]He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 (C)[l]Did not Moses give you a Law, and yet none of you keepeth the Law? (D)Why go ye about to kill me?
20 The people answered, and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21 [m]Jesus answered, and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
22 (E)Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision, (not because it is of Moses, but of the (F)fathers) and ye on the Sabbath day circumcise a man.
23 If a man on the Sabbath receive circumcision, that the [n]Law of Moses should not be broken, be ye angry with me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath day?
24 (G)[o]Judge not [p]according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 ¶ [q]Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom they go about to kill?
26 And behold, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing to him: do the rulers know indeed that this is indeed that Christ?
27 [r]Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when that Christ cometh, no man shall know whence he is.
28 ¶ [s]Then cried Jesus in the Temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am: yet am I not come of myself, but he that sent me, is true, whom ye know not.
29 But I know him: for I am of him, and he hath sent me.
30 [t]Then they sought to take him, but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 Now many of the people believed on him, and said, When that Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than this man hath done?
32 [u]The Pharisees heard that the people murmured these things of him, and the Pharisees, and high Priests sent officers to take him.
33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet am I a little while with you, and then go I unto him that sent me.
34 (H)Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me, and where I am, can ye not come.
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go unto them that are [v]dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
36 What saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me? and where I am, can ye not come?
37 [w]Now in the [x]last and (I)great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth in me, (J)as saith the [y]Scripture, out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.
39 ((K)This spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed in him, should receive: for the [z]holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet [aa]glorified.)
40 [ab]So many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, (L)Of a truth this is that Prophet:
41 Others said, This is that Christ: and some said, But shall that Christ come out of Galilee?
42 (M)Saith not the Scripture that that Christ shall come of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
43 So was there dissension among the people for him.
44 And some of them would have taken him, but no man laid hands on him.
45 [ac]Then came the officers to the high Priests and Pharisees, and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
48 [ad]Doth any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believe in him?
49 But this people, which know not the Law, are cursed,
50 Nicodemus said unto them, ((N)he that came to Jesus by night, and was one of them.)
51 Doth our Law judge a man before it hear him, (O)and know [ae]what he hath done?
52 They answered, and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no Prophet.
53 [af]And every man went unto his own house.
4 1 Wisdom and her fruits ought to be searched. 14 The way of the wicked must be refused. 20 By the word of God the heart, eyes, and course of life must be guided.
1 Hear, O ye children, the instruction of a [a]father, and give ear to learn understanding.
2 For I do give you a good doctrine: therefore forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father’s son, tender and dear in the sight of my mother,
4 When he [b]taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart hold fast my words: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live.
5 Get wisdom: get understanding: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her and she shall preserve thee.
7 [c]Wisdom is the beginning: get wisdom therefore: and above all thy possession get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honor, if thou embrace her.
9 She shall give a comely ornament unto thine head, yea, she shall give thee a crown of glory.
10 ¶ Hear, my son: and receive my words, and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have [d]taught thee in the way of wisdom, and led thee in the paths of righteousness.
12 When thou goest, thy gait shall not be [e]strait, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.
13 Take hold of instruction, and leave not: keep her, for she is thy life.
14 ¶ Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, and go not by it: turn from it, and pass by.
16 For they cannot [f]sleep, except they have done evil, and their sleep departeth except they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of [g]wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that [h]shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as the darkness: they know not wherein they shall fall.
20 ¶ My son, hearken unto my words, incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them: and health unto all their [i]flesh.
23 Keep thine heart with all diligence: for thereout cometh [j]life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lips far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes behold the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.
26 [k]Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be ordered aright.
27 Turn not to the right hand, nor to the left, but remove thy foot from evil.
3 1 He rebuketh them, for suffering themselves to be drawn from the grace of free justification in Christ, most lively set out unto them. 6 He bringeth in Abraham’s example, 10 declaring the effects, 21 and causes of the giving of the Law.
1 [a]O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, to whom Jesus Christ before was described in your [b]sight, and among you crucified?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the [c]Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the hearing of [d]faith preached?
3 [e]Are ye so foolish, that after ye have begun in the Spirit, ye would now be made perfect by the [f]flesh?
4 [g]Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if so be it be even in vain.
5 [h]He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it through the works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith preached?
6 [i]Yea rather as [j]Abraham believed God, and it was (A)imputed to him for righteousness.
7 [k]Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 [l]For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would justify the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, (B)[m]In thee shall all the Gentiles be [n]blessed.
9 [o]So then they which be of faith, are blessed with [p]faithful Abraham.
10 [q]For as many as are of the works of the Law, are under the curse: [r]For it is written, (C)Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the Law, to do them.
11 [s]And that no man is justified by the Law in the sight of God, it is evident: (D)for the just shall live by faith.
12 [t]And the Law is not of faith: but (E)the man that shall do those things, shall live in them.
13 [u]Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, made a curse for us, ([v]for it is written, (F)[w]Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree.)
14 [x]That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
15 [y]Brethren, I speak as [z]men do: (G)though it be but a man’s covenant, when it is [aa]confirmed, yet no man doth abrogate it, or addeth anything thereto,
16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to the seeds, as speaking of many: but, And to thy seed, as of one, [ab]which is [ac]Christ.
17 [ad]And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed afore of God [ae]in respect of Christ, the [af]Law which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
18 [ag]For if the [ah]inheritance be of the Law, it is no more by the promise, but God gave it freely unto Abraham by promise.
19 [ai]Wherefore then serveth the Law? It was added because of the [aj]transgressions, [ak]till the seed came, unto the which the promise was made: [al]and it was [am]ordained by [an]Angels in the hand of a Mediator.
20 Now a Mediator is not a Mediator of one: [ao]but God is one.
21 [ap]Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid: For if there had been a Law given which could have given life, surely righteousness should have been by the Law.
22 But the [aq]Scripture hath (H)concluded [ar]all under sin, that the [as]promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given to them that believe.
23 [at]But before faith came, we were kept under the Law, as under a garrison, and shut up unto [au]that faith, which should afterward be revealed.
24 Wherefore the Law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26 [av]For ye are all the sons of God by faith, in Christ Jesus.
27 [aw]For all ye that are [ax]baptized into Christ, have [ay]put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Grecian: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female: for ye are all [az]one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs by promise.
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