Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
3
PSALMS:
3, 33, 63, 93, 123
PROVERBS:
3
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 13:1 - 59
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 6:1 - 29
PSALMS:
3
A
psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1
O
LORD, how many are my foes!
How
many rise up against me!
2
Many
are saying of me,
"God
will not deliver him."
Selah
A
3
But
you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you
bestow glory on me and lift B
up my head.
4
To
the LORD I cry aloud,
and
he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah
5
I
lie down and sleep;
I
wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6
I
will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn
up against me on every side.
7
Arise,
O LORD!
Deliver
me, O my God!
Strike
all my enemies on the jaw;
break
the teeth of the wicked.
8
From
the LORD comes deliverance.
PSALMS:
33
1
Sing
joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it
is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2
Praise
the LORD with the harp;
make
music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3
Sing
to him a new song;
play
skillfully, and shout for joy.
4
For
the word of the LORD is right and true;
he
is faithful in all he does.
5
The
LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the
earth is full of his unfailing love.
6
By
the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their
starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7
He
gathers the waters of the sea into jars A;
he
puts the deep into storehouses.
8
Let
all the earth fear the LORD;
let
all the people of the world revere him.
9
For
he spoke, and it came to be;
he
commanded, and it stood firm.
10
The
LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he
thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11
But
the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the
purposes of his heart through all generations.
12
Blessed
is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the
people he chose for his inheritance.
13
From
heaven the LORD looks down
and
sees all mankind;
14
from
his dwelling place he watches
all
who live on earth--
15
he
who forms the hearts of all,
who
considers everything they do.
16
No
king is saved by the size of his army;
no
warrior escapes by his great strength. 2
17
A
horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite
all its great strength it cannot save.
18
But
the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on
those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19
to
deliver them from death
and
keep them alive in famine.
20
We
wait in hope for the LORD;
he
is our help and our shield.
21
In
him our hearts rejoice,
for
we trust in his holy name.
22
May
your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even
as we put our hope in you. 3
PSALMS:
63
A
psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1
O
God, you are my God,
earnestly
I seek you;
my
soul thirsts for you,
my
body longs for you,
in
a dry and weary land
where
there is no water.
2
I
have seen you in the sanctuary
and
beheld your power and your glory.
3
Because
your love is better than life,
my
lips will glorify you.
4
I
will praise you as long as I live,
and
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5
My
soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with
singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6
On
my bed I remember you;
I
think of you through the watches of the night.
7
Because
you are my help,
I
sing in the shadow of your wings.
8
My
soul clings to you;
your
right hand upholds me.
9
They
who seek my life will be destroyed;
they
will go down to the depths of the earth.
10
They
will be given over to the sword
and
become food for jackals.4
11
But
the king will rejoice in God;
all
who swear by God's name will praise him,
while
the mouths of liars will be silenced. 5
PSALMS:
93
1
The
LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the
LORD is robed in majesty
and
is armed with strength.
The
world is firmly established;
it
cannot be moved.
2
Your
throne was established long ago;
you
are from all eternity.
3
The
seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the
seas have lifted up their voice;
the
seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4
Mightier
than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier
than the breakers of the sea--
the
LORD on high is mighty.
5
Your
statutes stand firm;
holiness
adorns your house
for
endless days, O LORD. 6
PSALMS:
123
A
song of ascents.
1
I
lift up my eyes to you,
to
you whose throne is in heaven.
2
As
the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as
the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so
our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till
he shows us his mercy.
3
Have
mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for
we have endured much contempt.
4
We
have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much
contempt from the arrogant. 7
PROVERBS:
3
3
1
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but
keep my commands in your heart,
2
for
they will prolong your life many years
and
bring you prosperity.
3
Let
love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind
them around your neck,
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Then
you will win favor and a good name
in
the sight of God and man.
5
Trust
in the LORD with all your heart
and
lean not on your own understanding;
6
in
all your ways acknowledge him,
and
he will make your paths straight. A
7
Do
not be wise in your own eyes;
fear
the LORD and shun evil.
8
This
will bring health to your body
and
nourishment to your bones.
9
Honor
the LORD with your wealth,
with
the firstfruits of all your crops;
10
then
your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and
your vats will brim over with new wine.
11
My
son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
and
do not resent his rebuke,
12
because
the LORD disciplines those he loves,
13
Blessed
is the man who finds wisdom,
the
man who gains understanding,
14
for
she is more profitable than silver
and
yields better returns than gold.
15
She
is more precious than rubies;
nothing
you desire can compare with her.
16
Long
life is in her right hand;
in
her left hand are riches and honor.
17
Her
ways are pleasant ways,
and
all her paths are peace.
18
She
is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
those
who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19
By
wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,
by
understanding he set the heavens in place;
20
by
his knowledge the deeps were divided,
and
the clouds let drop the dew.
21
My
son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,
do
not let them out of your sight;
22
they
will be life for you,
an
ornament to grace your neck.
23
Then
you will go on your way in safety,
and
your foot will not stumble;
24
when
you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when
you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25
Have
no fear of sudden disaster
or
of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26
for
the LORD will be your confidence
and
will keep your foot from being snared.
27
Do
not withhold good from those who deserve it,
when
it is in your power to act. 9
28
Do
not say to your neighbor,
"Come
back later; I'll give it tomorrow"--
when
you now have it with you.
29
Do
not plot harm against your neighbor,
who
lives trustfully near you.
30
Do
not accuse a man for no reason--
when
he has done you no harm.
31Do
not envy a violent man
or
choose any of his ways,
32
for
the LORD detests a perverse man
but
takes the upright into his confidence.
33
The
LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but
he blesses the home of the righteous.
34
He
mocks proud mockers
but
gives grace to the humble.
35
The
wise inherit honor,
but
fools he holds up to shame.
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 13:1 - 59
13
1
The
LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2
"When
anyone has a swelling or a rash or a bright spot on his skin that may
become an infectious skin disease, A
he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons B
who is a priest.
3
The
priest is to examine the sore on his skin, and if the hair in the
sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep,
C
it is an infectious skin disease.
When the priest examines him, he shall pronounce him ceremonially
unclean.
4
If
the spot on his skin is white but does not appear to be more than
skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to
put the infected person in isolation for seven days.
5
On
the seventh day the priest is to examine him, and if he sees that the
sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to keep him
in isolation another seven days.
6
On
the seventh day the priest is to examine him again, and if the sore
has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce
him clean; it is only a rash.
The man must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
7
But
if the rash does spread in his skin after he has shown himself to the
priest to be pronounced clean, he must appear before the priest
again.
8
The
priest is to examine him, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he
shall pronounce him unclean; it is an infectious disease.
9
"When
anyone has an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to the
priest.
10
The
priest is to examine him, and if there is a white swelling in the
skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the
swelling,
11
it
is a chronic skin disease and the priest shall pronounce him unclean.
He is not to put him in isolation, because he is already unclean.
12
"If
the disease breaks out all over his skin and, so far as the priest
can see, it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to
foot,
13
the
priest is to examine him, and if the disease has covered his whole
body, he shall pronounce that person clean.
Since it has all turned white, he is clean.
14
But
whenever raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean.
15
When
the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce him unclean.
The raw flesh is unclean;
he has an infectious disease.
16
Should
the raw flesh change and turn white, he must go to the priest.
17
The
priest is to examine him, and if the sores have turned white, the
priest shall pronounce the infected person clean; then he will be
clean.
18
"When
someone has a boil on his skin and it heals, 19
and
in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white
spot appears, he must present himself to the priest.
20
The
priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep
and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him
unclean.
It is an infectious skin disease that has broken out where the boil
was.
21
But
if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it
is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to put
him in isolation for seven days.
22
If
it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean;
it is infectious.
23
But
if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from
the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24
"When
someone has a burn on his skin and a reddish-white or white spot
appears in the raw flesh of the burn, 25
the
priest is to examine the 10
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spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be
more than skin deep, it is an infectious disease that has broken out
in the burn. The priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an
infectious skin disease.
26
But
if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and
if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to
put him in isolation for seven days.
27
On
the seventh day the priest is to examine him, and if it is spreading
in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an
infectious skin disease.
28
If,
however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has
faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce
him clean; it is only a scar from the burn.
29
"If
a man or woman has a sore on the head or on the chin,
30
the
priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin
deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall
pronounce that person unclean; it is an itch, an infectious disease
of the head or chin.
31
But
if, when the priest examines this kind of sore, it does not seem to
be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the
priest is to put the infected person in isolation for seven days.
32
On
the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore, and if the itch
has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not
appear to be more than skin deep,
33
he
must be shaved except for the diseased area, and the priest is to
keep him in isolation another seven days. 34
On
the seventh day the priest is to examine the itch, and if it has not
spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the
priest shall pronounce him clean.
He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
35
But
if the itch does spread in the skin after he is pronounced clean,
36
the
priest is to examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the
priest does not need to look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.
37
If,
however, in his judgment it is unchanged and black hair has grown in
it, the itch is healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce
him clean.
38
"When
a man or woman has white spots on the skin,
39
the
priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a
harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; that person is clean.
40
"When
a man has lost his hair and is bald, he is clean.
41
If
he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald
forehead, he is clean.
42
But
if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is an
infectious disease breaking out on his head or forehead.
43
The
priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or
forehead is reddish-white like an infectious skin disease, 44
the
man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him
unclean because of the sore on his head.
45
"The
person with such an infectious disease must wear torn clothes, let
his hair be unkempt, D
cover the lower part of his face and cry out,
`Unclean!
Unclean!'
46
As
long as he has the infection he remains unclean.
He must live alone;
he must live outside the camp.
47
"If
any clothing is contaminated with mildew--any woolen or linen
clothing,
48
any
woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything
made of leather—
49
and
if the contamination in the clothing, or leather, or woven or knitted
material, or any leather article, is 11
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greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew and must be shown to
the priest.
50
The
priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the affected article for
seven days.
51
On
the seventh day he is to examine it, and if the mildew has spread in
the clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or the leather,
whatever its use, it is a destructive mildew;
the article is unclean.
52
He
must burn up the clothing, or the woven or knitted material of wool
or linen, or any leather article that has the contamination in it,
because the mildew is destructive;
the article must be burned up.
53
"But
if, when the priest examines it, the mildew has not spread in the
clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or the leather article,
54
he
shall order that the contaminated article be washed. Then he is to
isolate it for another seven days.
55
After
the affected article has been washed, the priest is to examine it,
and if the mildew has not changed its appearance, even though it has
not spread, it is unclean.
Burn it with fire, whether the mildew has affected one side or the
other. 56
If,
when the priest examines it, the mildew has faded after the article
has been washed, he is to tear the contaminated part out of the
clothing, or the leather, or the woven or knitted material. 57
But
if it reappears in the clothing, or in the woven or knitted material,
or in the leather article, it is spreading, and whatever has the
mildew must be burned with fire. 58
The
clothing, or the woven or knitted material, or any leather article
that has been washed and is rid of the mildew, must be washed again,
and it will be clean."
59
These
are the regulations concerning contamination by mildew in woolen or
linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article,
for pronouncing them clean or unclean. 12
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NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 6:1 - 29
6
1
Jesus
left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2
When
the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who
heard him were amazed.
"Where
did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this
wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! 3
Isn't
this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James,
Joseph, A
Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took
offense at him.
4
Jesus
said to them, "Only
in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a
prophet without honor."
5
He
could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick
people and heal them. 6
And
he was amazed at their lack of faith.
Then
Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7
Calling
the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them
authority over evil B
spirits.
8
These
were his instructions: "Take
nothing for the journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in
your belts. 9
Wear
sandals but not an extra tunic. 10
Whenever
you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11
And
if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust
off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them."
12
They
went out and preached that people should repent. 13
They
drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and
healed them.
14
King
Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some
were saying, C
"John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why
miraculous powers are at work in him."
15
Others
said, "He is Elijah."
And
still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets
of long ago."
16
But
when Herod heard this, he said, "John, the man I beheaded, has
been raised from the dead!"
17
For
Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him
bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother
Philip's wife, whom he had married.
18
For
John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have
your brother's wife."
19
So
Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she
was not able to,
20
because
Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous
and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled D;
yet he liked to listen to him.
21
Finally
the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his
high officials and military commanders and the leading men of
Galilee. 22
When
the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and
his dinner guests.
The
king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll
give it to you." 23
And
he promised her with an oath, "Whatever you ask I will give you,
up to half my kingdom." 13
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24
She
went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?"
"The
head of John the Baptist," she answered.
25
At
once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want
you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
26
The
king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner
guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27
So
he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head.
The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28
and
brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and
she gave it to her mother. 29
On
hearing of this, John's disciples came and took his body and laid it
in a tomb. 14
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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