Daily Readings for April 22
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Deuteronomy 5

 

1.Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them. 2.Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3.Yahweh didn't make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. 4.Yahweh spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, 5.(I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to show you the word of Yahweh: for you were afraid because of the fire, and didn't go up onto the mountain;) saying, 6."I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

7."You shall have no other gods before me.

8."You shall not make an engraved image for yourself, any likeness of what is in heaven above, or what is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 9.you shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them; for I, Yahweh, your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me; 10.and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11."You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain: for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

12."Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you. 13.You shall labor six days, and do all your work; 14.but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15.You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

16."Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

17."You shall not murder.

18."Neither shall you commit adultery.

19."Neither shall you steal.

20."Neither shall you give false testimony against your neighbor.

21."Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; neither shall you desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."

22.These words Yahweh spoke to all your assembly on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. He wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me. 23.It happened, when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 24.and you said, "Behold, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does speak with man, and he lives. 25.Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any more, then we shall die. 26.For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27.Go near, and hear all that Yahweh our God shall say: and tell us all that Yahweh our God shall tell you; and we will hear it, and do it."

28.Yahweh heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; and Yahweh said to me, "I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you: they have well said all that they have spoken. 29.Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!

30."Go tell them, Return to your tents. 31.But as for you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it."

32.You shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God has commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 33.You shall walk in all the way which Yahweh your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

 

Ecclesiastes 1

 

1.The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2."Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 3.What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun? 4.One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. 5.The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. 6.The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses. 7.All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. 8.All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9.That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10.Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us. 11.There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

12.I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13.I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God¹ has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. 14.I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. 15.That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted. 16.I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge." 17.I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind. 18.For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

 

John 17

 

1.Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; 2.even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3.This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. 4.I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do. 5.Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed. 6.I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word. 7.Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you, 8.for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me. 9.I pray for them. I don't pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10.All things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11.I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are. 12.While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13.But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves. 14.I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15.I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. 16.They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. 17.Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.[54] 18.As you sent me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world. 19.For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. 20.Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word, 21.that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me. 22.The glory which you have given me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one; 23.I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me. 24.Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25.Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me. 26.I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them."

 

John 18

 

1.When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. 2.Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3.Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. 4.Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were happening to him, went forth, and said to them, "Who are you looking for?"

Jesus said to them, "I am he."

5.They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth."

Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6.When therefore he said to them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.

7.Again therefore he asked them, "Who are you looking for?"

They said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

8.Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way," 9.that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, "Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none."[55]

10.Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 11.Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?"

12.So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him, 13.and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14.Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people. 15.Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the high priest; 16.but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter. 17.Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?"

He said, "I am not."

18.Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold. They were warming themselves. Peter was with them, standing and warming himself. 19.The high priest therefore asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his teaching. 20.Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where the Jews always meet. I said nothing in secret. 21.Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."

22.When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, "Do you answer the high priest like that?"

23.Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"

24.Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest. 25.Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, "You aren't also one of his disciples, are you?"

He denied it, and said, "I am not."

26.One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"

27.Peter therefore denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.

28.They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn't enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. 29.Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

30.They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

31.Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law."

Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death," 32.that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

33.Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

34.Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

35.Pilate answered, "I'm not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?"

36.Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."

37.Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?"

Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."

38.Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"

When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him. 39.But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

40.Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

 

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