Lift up your hearts

OT

 

7th Cycle.

  

NT

 

14th Cycle.

  

Thu 17Sep2026

Mon 14Sep2026

Jeremiah 1:1 - 14:22 (369 verses) WEB

Jeremiah 15:1 - 22:30 (169 verses) NET

Philippians 1:1 - 4:23 (104 verses) ESV

Colossians 1:1 - 4:18 (95 verses) ESV

Tue 15Sep2026

Jeremiah 23:1 - 36:32 (390 verses) WEB

1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 (89 verses) ESV

2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 (47 verses) ESV

1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 (113 verses) NET

2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 (83 verses) NET

Wed 16Sep2026

Jeremiah 37:1 - 52:34 (436 verses) WEB

Titus 1:1 - 3:15 (46 verses) ESV

Philemon 1:1 - 25 (25 verses) ESV

Hebrews 1:1 - 6:20 (101 verses) ESV

Thu 17Sep2026

Lamentations 1:1 - 5:22 (154 verses) WEB

Ezekiel 1:1 - 10:22 (191 verses) WEB

Hebrews 7:1 - 13:25 (202 verses) ESV

ESV — English Standard Version
NET — New English Translation
WEB — World English Bible

Overall Progress : 2026-09-17	OT	NT
Total No. of Verses	23,145	7,958
Finished reading	Lamentations	Hebrews
Finished No. of Verses	20,465	7,122
Completion	88.4 %	89.5 %

I have made good progress over the last four days of this week, finishing the OT books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, and reading up to chapter 10 of Ezekiel. In the NT, I have finished reading from the Epistle of Philippians right up to the end of Hebrews.

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Passage for Today

Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the LORD.
Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven, and say:
“We have sinned and rebelled
and you have not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:40 - 42

 

New International Version

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The mystery of Godliness

OT

 

7th Cycle.

  

NT

 

13th Cycle.

  

2025-08-13 Wed

2025.08.12 Tue

Joshua 14:1 - 17:18 (106 verses) WEB

Joshua 18:1 - 19:51 (79 verses) WEB

Philipppians 1:1 - 4:23 (104 verses) KJV

Colossians 1:1 - 4:18 (95 verses) KJV

2025.08.13 Wed

Joshua 20:1 - 24:33 (137 verses) WEB

Judges 1:1 -3:31 (90 verses) WEB

1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 (89 verses) KJV

2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 (47 verses) KJV

1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 (113 verses) KJV

2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 (83 verses) KJV

WEB — World English Bible
KJV — King James Version

Overall Progress
OT = 6,642 / 23,145 verses (28.7 %)
NT = 6,746 / 7,957 verses (84.7 %)

Picking up some longer passages of reading today, and hoping to gain further momentum towards the coming weekend, I have finished reading Joshua followed by the first three chapters of Judges in the Old Testament. At the same time, in the New Testament, I have moved on from Philippians and Colossians to read through First and Second Thessalonians, and also the pastoral Epistles First and Second Timothy.

Tomorrow, I will begin reading another pastoral Epistle of Paul — the Epistle to Titus.

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Passage for Today

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:16

 

King James Version

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Not with persuasive words but with power of God

OT

 

6th Cycle.

  

NT

 

12th Cycle.

  

2024-11-06 Wed

2024-10-26 Sat

Romans 12:1 - 16:27 (118 verses) NET

2024-10-27 Sun

1 Corinthians 1:1 - 6:20 (124 verses) NET

2024-10-28 Mon

1 Corinthians 7:1 - 16:24 (313 verses) WEB

2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:13 (256 verses) RBV

2024-10-29 Tue

Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 (149 verses) RBV

2024-10-30 Wed

Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 (155 verses) WEB

2024-10-31 Thu

Philippians 1:1 - 4:23 (104 verses) KJV

Colossians 1:1 - 4:18 (95 verses) KJV

2024-11-01 Fri

1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 (89 verses) NET

2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 (47 verses) NET

2024-11-02 Sat

1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 (113 verses) WEB

2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 (83 verses) WEB

2024-11-05 Tue

Titus 1:1 - 3:15 (46 verses) NET

Philemon 1:1 - 1:25 (25 verses) NET

Hebrews 1:1 - 13:25 (303 verses) WEB

2024-11-06 Wed

James 1:1 - 3:18 (71 verses) NET

James 4:1 - 5:20 (37 verses) WEB

NET — New English Translation
WEB — World English Bible
RBV — Revised Berkeley Version
KJV — King James Version

Overall Progress
OT = 22,558 / 23,145 verses (97.46 %)
NT = 7,229 / 7,957 verses (90.85 %)

Most of my readings over the past ten days were done during my recent visit to Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai in the Jiangnan district of China.

This is the first time I manage to continue with my daily Bible readings while travelling, mostly at night back at the hotel after a long day of sight-seeing, with some reading done on long bus journeys between distant cities, and on the five hour flights to and fro.

I have now read about 90% of the New Testament.

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Passages for Today

1 Corinthians 2:4,5

 

New English Translation

4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

 

New English Translatioin

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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My thoughts for today can be found in the links below —

• Paradoxes of Apostolic Living 2022-05-19
• Words of Life 2021-01-17
• We believe, therefore we speak 2020-07-06
• The New Way of the Spirit 2013-06-10

Trustworthy sayings

OT  5th Cycle.   NT  10th Cycle.

Wed 30Aug23
2 Thessalonians 1:1 – 3:18 (47 verses) NIV

Sun 03Sep23
1 Timothy 1:1 – 6:21 (113 verses) NIV
2 Timothy 1:1 – 4:22 (83 verses) NKJV

Mon 04Sep23
Titus 1:1 – 3:15 (46 verses) NET
Philemon 1:1 – 25 (25 verses) NET

Tue 05Sep23
Hebrews 1:1 – 13:25 (303 verses) WEB

Wed 06Sep23
James 1:1 – 5:20 (108 verses) WEB

Fri 08Sep23
1 Peter 1:1 – 5:14 (105 verses) ESV
2 Peter 1:1 – 3:18 (61 verses) ESV

Sat 09Sep23
1 John 1:1 – 5:21 (105 verses) ESV
2 John 1:1 – 13 (13 verses) ESV
3 John 1:1 – 15 (15 verses) ESV
Jude 1:1 – 25 (25 versrs)

Tue 12Sep23
Revelation 1:1 – 3:22 (71 verses) WEB

Fri 15Sep23
Revelation 4:1 –12:17 (140 verses) WEB

NIV — New International Version
NKJV — New King James Version
NET — New English Translation
WEB — World English Bible
ESV — English Standard Version

Over the past two weeks, I have read the Epistles of Paul — beginning with Second Thessalonians through the end of Hebrews.

This was followed by my reading of the Epistle General of James, the two Epistles of Peter and the three of John.

I began reading the book of Revelation three days ago and have completed chapter 12 today.

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Passage of the Day

15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the worst.
16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:15-17  New International Version

1 Here is a trustworthy saying: whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
1 Timothy 3:1 - 3  New International Version

7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
9 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.
1 Tim othy 4:7 - 9  New International Version

11 Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
12 if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
13 if we are faithless,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.
2 Timothy 2:11 - 13  New International Version

4 But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared,
5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
Titus 3:4 - 8  New International Version

(Conclusion)

Deleted notes : a painful misstep

OT  5th Cycle.   NT  9th Cycle.

The detailed day-by-day record of my Bible readings for the past 18 days are lost. I have been recording the daily entries on Google Keep notes and today, after I have updated my overall Old and New Testament progress, I deleted them accidentally before I copied them over to this blog. Unfortunately, Google Keep does not allow me to undo and restore deleted texts once I have closed the note.

It was a painful misstep for me.

As a result, I can only post a summary of my reading progress below, without the detailed books, chapters and verses I covered for each of the past 18 days:

Old Testament readings

• Joshua 01May23 – 07May23
• Judges 07May23 – 11May23
• Ruth 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Samuel 12May23 – 16May23
• 2 Samuel 16May23 – 18May23
• 1 Kings 18May23 – 20May23
• 2 Kings 20May23 – (finished Ch 1 to Ch 4)

New Testament readings

• Romans 02May23 – 03May23
• 1 Corinthians 04May23 – 07May23
• 2 Cotinthians 07May23 – 09May23
• Galatians 11May23 – 11May23
• Ephesians 11May23 – 11May23
• Philippians 11May23 – 11May23
• Colossians 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Thessalonians 12May23 – 12May23
• 2 Thessalonians 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Timothy 12May23 – 12May23
• 2 Timothy 12May23 – 12May23
• Titus 13May23 – 13May23
• Philemon 13May23 – 13May23
• Hebrews 13May23 – 13May23
• James 14May23 – 14May23
• 1 Peter 14May23 – 14May23
• 2 Peter 15May23 – 15May23
• 1 John 15May23 – 15May23
• 2 John 15May23 – 15May23
• 3 John 15May23 – 15May23
• Jude 15May23 – 15May23
• Revelation 16May23 – 18May23

I have reached a milestone in completing the 9th round of my New Testament reading two days ago, on Thu 18May23

A summary of my Bible reading cycles can be found below:

• My Bible Reading Cycles

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Noteworthy Passages of the Day

1 Therefore, because we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces patient endurance, 4 and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:1 - 5  Lexham English Bible

26 And likewise also, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with unexpressed groanings. 27 And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
Romans 8:26-30  Lexham English Bible

if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved
Romans 10:9  Lexham English Bible

5 Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:5-6  Lexham English Bible

14 Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
1 Corinthians 6:14  New American Standard Bible

May Our Lord Iesus guide, teach, build, comfort us

OT  4th Cycle.   NT  8th Cycle.

Wed 07Dec22
Lamentations 1:1 - 5:22 (154 verses) NIV
Ezekiel 1:1 - 13:23 (267 verses) NIV
1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 (89 verses) WNT
2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 (47 verses) WNT
1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 (113 verses) WNT

NIV : New International Version
WNT : Weymouth New Testament

Today I read through the entire book of Lamentations followed by the first thirteen chapters of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

In the New Testament, I read the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians followed by First Timothy.

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Passage of the Day

11 But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus --guide us on our way to you;
12 and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.
13 Thus He will build up your characters, so that you will be faultlessly holy in the presence of our God and Father at the Coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.
1 Thessalonians 3:11 - 13  Weymouth New Testament

16 And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope--
17 comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 17  Weymouth New Testament

Brothers and Sisters in the Anointed One, let us acknowledge the grace of God our Father working through our Lord Iesus the Anointed One. Let us ask our Lord Iesus, together with God our Father, to guide us on our way, to teach us to love one another, to build up our characters, to comfort our hearts and to make us steadfast in every good work.

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

OT  4th Cycle.    NT  7th Cycle.

Saturday 20Aug2022
1 Kings 5:1 - 10:29 WEB (230 verses)
1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 RSV (113 verses)
2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 RSV (83 verses)

Sunday 21Aug2022
1 Kings 11:1 - 14:31 ASV (141 verses)
Titus 1:1 - 3:15 KJV (46 verses)
Philemon 1:1 - 1:25 KJV (25 verses)
Hebrews 1:1 - 4:16 WNT (67 verses)

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I spent Sabbath Day yesterday reading another six chapters of First King in the Old Testament along with the entire Epistles of First and Second Timothy in the New Testament.

This afternoon, the First Day of a new Biblical week, I continued with reading First Kings chapters 11 to 14, the Epistles to Titus and Philemon, and the first four chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

Passage of the day

The first chapter of First Timothy contains a short Doxology giving honour and glory to our God as the Eternal King, the immortal God, the invisible God, and the Only Wise God.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17  King James Version

This verse is used in the opening line of the 19th Century Hymn entitled, "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise", lyrics below:

Hymn, written by Walter C Smith, 1867

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee.

Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render, O help us to see:
’Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

A weekend of travelling

Monday 30May2022
Hebrews 3:1 - 7:28 WEB (97 verses)

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Sunday 29May2022
2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 WEB (83 verses)
Titus 1:1 - 3:15 WEB (46 verses)
Philemon 1:1 - 1:25 WEB (25 verses)
Hebrews 1:1 - 2:18 WEB (32 verses)

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Friday 27May2022
1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 WEB (113 verses)

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I was travelling over the weekend and tried to keep up with my New Testament readings using an electronic copy of the World English Bible (British Edition) stored on my mobile phone.

From last Friday until today I have covered 1st and 2nd Timothy,Titus, Philemon, and seven chapters of Hebrews, a total of 396 verses over four days. This works out to an average of 99 verses a day, which exceeds my ongoing target of 88 verses a day.

Flee these things, Follow after . . .

Friday 04Mar2022
(No readings today)

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Saturday 05Mar2022
1 Chronicles 16:1 - 24:31 NRSV (226 verses)
1 Timothy 4:1 - 6:21 ASV (62 verses)
2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 ASV (83 verses)

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Today, in my New Testament readings, I finished reading the last three chapters of the First Timothy and went on to read all four chapters of Second Timothy. Tomorrow I will proceed with the next pastoral Epistle to Titus.

1 Timothy 6:3 - 5  ASV  American Standard Version

3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

In the short passage from 1 Timothy chapter 6 above, the Apostle describes the behaviour of some people who, thinking that "godliness" is a way of making gains, have become puffed up with questions and disputes, bringing about envy, strife, railings and "evil surmisings" in the assembly.

A little further in verses 9 and 10, the Apostle points out that such profit-minded people, who are "minded to be rich", fall into temptation which leads to their destruction because the love of money in the root of all evil.

1 Timothy 6:9 - 10  ASV  American Standard Version

9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

In verse 11, the Apostle calls Timothy a man of God and tells him to flee "these" things, things such as temptations and snares, and foolish and hurtful lusts, things that drown men in destruction perdition, all arising from the love of money.

He tells Timothy to follow after a list of six other things instead:

1 Timothy 6:11  ASV  American Standard Version

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Iesus the Anointed One, let us flee from the love of money. Let us instead follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness in our lives.

King David's Famous Three

Wednesday 02Mar2022
1 Chronicles 7:1 - 10:14 ESV (138 verses)
1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 ASV (89 verses)

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Thursday 03Mar2022
1 Chronicles 11:1 - 15:29 GNB (140 verses)
2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 KJV (47 verses)
1 Timothy 1:1 - 3:16 KJV (51 verses)

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In my Old Testament reading today, a passage in First Chronicles chapter 11 tells us that King David had Three Famous Soldiers (or Three Mighty Warriors, in some translations).

1 Chronicles 11:10 - 14  GNB  Good News Bible

10 This is the list of David's famous soldiers. Together with the rest of the people of Israel, they helped him to become king, as the LORD had promised, and they kept his kingdom strong.

11 First was Jashobeam of the clan of Hachmon, the leader of “The Three”. He fought with his spear against 300 men and killed them all in one battle. 12 Next among the famous “Three” was Eleazar son of Dodo, of the clan of Ahoh. 13 He fought on David's side against the Philistines at the battle of Pas Dammim. He was in a barley field when the Israelites started to run away, 14 so he and his men made a stand in the middle of the field and fought the Philistines. The LORD gave him a great victory.

The above passage, however, mentions the names of only two famous soldiers, "Jashobeam, clan of Hachmon" and "Eleazar son of Dodo". It appears that a third name has been left out.

A cross reference of this passage can be found in 2 Samuel chapter 23 where the names of all three famous soldiers are mentioned in verses 8 to 11, with the leader's name rendered as "Josheb Basshebeth from Tachemon" (a variation of "Jashobeam from Hachmon"):

2 Samuel 23:8 - 11  GNB  Good News Bible

8 These are the names of David's famous soldiers: the first was Josheb Basshebeth from Tachemon, who was the leader of “The Three”; he fought with his spear against 800 men and killed them all in one battle.

9 The second of the famous three was Eleazar son of Dodo, of the clan of Ahoh. One day he and David challenged the Philistines who had gathered for battle. The Israelites fell back, 10 but he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand was so stiff that he could not let go of his sword. The LORD won a great victory that day. After it was over, the Israelites returned to where Eleazar was and stripped the armour from the dead.

11 The third of the famous three was Shammah son of Agee, from Harar. The Philistines had gathered at Lehi, where there was a field of peas. The Israelites fled from the Philistines, 12but Shammah stood his ground in the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. The LORD won a great victory that day.

From both the accounts in 2 Samuel 23 and 1 Chronicles 11, we learn that King David's Famous Three are as follows:

1. Josheb Basshebeth from Tachemon ("thou will make me wise"),
2. Eleazar ("God has helped") son of Dodo ("his beloved") clan of Ahoh ("brother of rest"), and
3. Shammah son of Agee from Harar.

A short sprint through the pastoral epistles

Sunday 2021.12.19

Today's Passages:
Genesis 24:1 - 67 ASV (67 verses)
1 Timothy 4:1 - 6:21 GNB (62 verses)
2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 GNB (83 verses)
Titus 1:1 - 2:15 GNB (31 verses)

Today is a rainy day. Many parts of the country has been hit by bad floods after two days of continuous rain brought by Tropical Depression 29 that blew in from the South China Sea. There is news of people trapped in cars and buildings, stranded on roof tops and by the roadside, mothers with newborn children whose calls for help went unheeded for many hours and other heartbreaking stories. I prayed for all who have fallen victims to this sudden disaster. May the Lord have mercy on us all.

On this first day of the Biblical Week, I decided to read through longer portions of the New Testament. This is because I have less than 60 chapters to go before I complete my Fourth Cycle of New Testament reading. I hope to complete this cycle by the end of the year, which arrives in about two weeks' time

Four benedictions in Second Thessalonians

Saturday 2021.12.18

Today's Passages:
Genesis 19:1 - 23:20 ASV (134 verses)
2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 GNB (47 verses)
1 Timothy 1:1 - 3:16 GNB (51 verses)

Today I begin reading longer portions of readings, covering about 128 verses of the Old Testament and 88 verses of the New Testament each day. With a total of 23,145 verses in the OT and 7,957 verses in the NT, I hope to finish reading the OT in about six months and the NT in about three months. In this way I can read two cycles of OT and 4 cycles of NT in a year.

This afternoon in my New Testament reading, I came across four benedictions written by the Apostle in Second Thessalonians. The first one is found in chapter 2 with the remaining three in chapter 3 of the epistle.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 - 17 GNB Good News Bible

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope, encourage you and strengthen you always to do and say what is good.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 GNB

May the Lord lead you into a greater understanding of God's love and the endurance that is given by Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 GNB

May the Lord himself, who is our source of peace, give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:18 GNB

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Iesou Anointed, let us learn to bless one another with such benedictions.

Pashhur ben Immer

Monday 2021.08.30

Today in my OT reading, I read chapters eighteen through twenty-two of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 20:1ff tells of a priest named Pashhur ben Immer (not to be confused with another priest Pashhur ben Malchiah, recorded in Jeremiah 21:1, 38:1 - 6).

Pashhur ben Immer was the chief officer in the Temple of Yehovah. He was unhappy with the prophecies of condemnation and destruction uttered against the Kingdom of Judah by Jeremiah ben Hilkiah and punished Jeremiah by beating him and locking him in stocks.

The next day, after Jeremiah ben Hilkiah was released from the stocks, Jeremiah prophesied to Pashhur ben Immer that his name would no longer be called Pashhur but instead be called Magor-missabib.

Pashhur, when broken into its Hebrew root words, can be taken to mean "pws" (to rest) + "sehor" (round about), whereas Magor-missabib means "terror on every side". Thus, Jeremiah ben Hilkiah was using a word play to tell Pashhur ben Immer that instead of having rest all around him, he would be facing terror on every side.

Jeremiah 20:1 - 4 ASV
1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Jehovah, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
2 Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.
3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
4 For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

See the following link for an explanation on the word play between Pashhur and Magor-missabib:

• Pashhur - Encyclopedia.com

For my NT reading today, I read the entire First Epistle to Timothy. Tomorrow, I will proceed with reading Second Timothy using the King James Version.

Today's Passages:
Jeremiah 18:1 - 22:30 GNB
1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 KJV -- 2 Timothy KJV

Thursday 22Apr21

Thursday 2021.04.22

Isaiah 37:1 - 39:8 JND
Psalm 81(82):1 - 85(86):17 LXX
1 Timothy 5:1 - 6:21 WNT
Sirach 29:1 - 28 LXX

JND = J.N.Darby's Translation
ASV = American Standard Version
LXX = Septuagint Brenton
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
KJV = King James Version

Wednesday 21Apr21

Wednesday 2021.04.21

Isaiah 34:1 - 36:22 JND
Psalm 78(79):1 - 80(81):17 LXX
1 Timothy 4:1 - 16 WNT
Sirach 28:1 - 26 LXX

JND = J.N.Darby's Translation
ASV = American Standard Version
LXX = Septuagint Brenton
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
KJV = King James Version

Tuesday 20Apr21

Tuesday 2021.04.20

Isaiah 32:1 - 33:24 JND
Psalm 75(76):1 - 77(78):72 LXX
1 Timothy 3:1 - 16 WNT
Sirach 27:1 - 30 LXX

JND = J.N.Darby's Translation
ASV = American Standard Version
LXX = Septuagint Brenton
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
KJV = King James Version

Monday 19Apr21

Monday 2021.04.19

Isaiah 29:1 - 31:9 JND
Psalm 72(73):1 - 74(75):10 LXX
1 Timothy 2:1 - 15 WNT
Sirach 26:1 - 29 LXX

JND = J.N.Darby's Translation
ASV = American Standard Version
LXX = Septuagint Brenton
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
KJV = King James Version

Sunday 18Apr21

Sunday 2021.04.18

Isaiah 26:1 - 28:29 JND
Psalm 65(66):1 - 71(72):20 LXX
1 Timothy 1:1 - 20 WNT
Sirach 25:1 - 26 LXX

JND = J.N.Darby's Translation
ASV = American Standard Version
LXX = Septuagint Brenton
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
KJV = King James Version

Thursday 18June2020

Genesis 38:1 - 30 LXX
1 Timothy 2:1 - 6:21 KJV, BBE

LXX = Septuagint (Brenton)
KJV = King James Version
BBE = Bible in Basic English

Wednesday 17June2020

Genesis 36:1 - 37:35 LXX
1 Timothy 1:1 - 20 KJV, ASV

LXX = Septuagint (Brenton)
KJV = King James Version
ASV = American Standard Version