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Daily Readings for January 3
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Genesis 5
1.This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness. 2.He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam,"3 in the day when they were created. 3.Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4.The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 5.All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
6.Seth lived one hundred five years, and became the father of Enosh. 7.Seth lived after he became the father of Enosh eight hundred seven years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 8.All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
9.Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan. 10.Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 11.All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.
12.Kenan lived seventy years, and became the father of Mahalalel. 13.Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of sons and daughters 14.and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred ten years, then he died.
15.Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared. 16.Mahalalel lived after he became the father of Jared eight hundred thirty years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 17.All the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety-five years, then he died.
18.Jared lived one hundred sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch. 19.Jared lived after he became the father of Enoch eight hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 20.All the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, then he died.
21.Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 22.Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 23.All the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. 24.Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
25.Methuselah lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and became the father of Lamech. 26.Methuselah lived after he became the father of Lamech seven hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 27.All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, then he died.
28.Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and became the father of a son, 29.and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed." 30.Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters. 31.All the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, then he died.
32.Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6
1.It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them, 2.that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose. 3.Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years." 4.The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came in to men's daughters. They bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
5.Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6.Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. 7.Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them." 8.But Noah found favor in Yahweh's eyes.
9.This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God. 10.Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11.The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12.God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
13.God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14.Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch. 15.This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship will be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16.You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels. 17.I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die. 18.But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19.Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. 20.Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive. 21.Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them." 22.Thus Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.
Psalm 6
1.Yahweh, don't rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath. 2.Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3.My soul is also in great anguish. But you, Yahweh--how long? 4.Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness' sake. 5.For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol6, who shall give you thanks? 6.I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears. 7.My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries. 8.Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping. 9.Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer. 10.May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.
Psalm 7
1.Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, 2.lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3.Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands, 4.if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary), 5.let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. 6.Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment. 7.Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high. 8.Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me. 9.Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God. 10.My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. 11.God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day. 12.If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow. 13.He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows. 14.Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15.He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. 16.The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head. 17.I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.
Psalm 8
1.Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens! 2.From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger. 3.When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; 4.what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? 5.For you have made him a little lower than God,7 and crowned him with glory and honor. 6.You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet: 7.All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field, 8.The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas. 9.Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Matthew 5
1.Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 2.He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3."Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.20 4.Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.21 5.Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.22 6.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. 7.Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 8.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. 10.Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
11."Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12.Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13."You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 14.You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. 15.Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 16.Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17."Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18.For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter23 or one tiny pen stroke24 shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. 19.Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. 20.For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
21."You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;'[25] and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.' 22.But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause26 shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca27!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.28
23."If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, 24.leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25.Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. 26.Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.29
27."You have heard that it was said, [30] 'You shall not commit adultery;'[31] 28.but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29.If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.32 30.If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.33
31."It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'[34] 32.but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
33."Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' 34.but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 35.nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36.Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. 37.But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
38."You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'[35] 39.But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40.If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. 41.Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42.Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
43."You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,[36] and hate your enemy.[37]' 44.But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 45.that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. 46.For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? 47.If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors38 do the same? 48.Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.