October 16, 2039
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος: In the beginning was the Word(John 1:1)
καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free(John 8:32)
Today's Reading
Jeremiah 17:1–18:23
Psalm 117:25–29 (MT: 118)
Proverbs 27:11–12
1 Thessalonians 3:1–13
This Book Has Restored Content
The MT adds ~2,700 words and rearranges the entire structure.
Old TestamentSeptuagint (Brenton)
Jeremiah 17:1–18:23
5Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and will lean his arm of flesh upon him, while his heart departs from the Lord. 6And he shall be as the wild tamarisk in the desert: he shall not see when good comes; but he shall dwell in barren [places], and in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited. 7But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord shall be. 8And he shall be as a thriving tree by the waters, and he shall cast forth his root toward a moist place: he shall not fear when heat comes, and there shall be upon him shady branches: he shall not fear in a year of drought, and he shall not fail to bear fruit. 9The heart is deep beyond all things, and it is the man, and who can know him? 10I the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices. 11The partridge utters her voice, she gathers [eggs] which she did not lay; [so is a man] gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days [his riches] shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool. 12An exalted throne of glory is our sanctuary. 13O Lord, the hope of Israel, let all that have left thee be ashamed, let them that have revolted be written on the earth, because they have forsaken the fountain of life, the Lord. 14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for thou art my boast. 15Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come. 16But I have not been weary of following thee, nor have I desired the day of man; thou knowest; the [words] that proceed out of my lips are before thy face. 17Be not to me a stranger, [but] spare me in the evil day. 18Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed: let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed: bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction. 19Thus saith the Lord; Go and stand in the gates of the children of thy people, by which the kings of Juda enter, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem: 20and thou shalt say to them, Hear the word of the Lord, ye kings of Juda, and all Judea, and all Jerusalem, [all] who go in at these gates: 21thus saith the Lord; Take heed to your souls, and take up no burdens on the sabbath-day, and go not forth [through] the gates of Jerusalem; 22and carry forth no burdens out of your houses on the sabbath-day, and ye shall do no work: sanctify the sabbath-day, as I commanded your fathers. 23But they hearkened not, and inclined not their ear, but stiffened their neck more than their fathers [did], so as not to hear me, and not to receive correction. 24And it shall come to pass, if ye will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to carry in no burdens through the gates of this city on the sabbath-day, and to sanctify the sabbath-day, so as to do no work [upon it], 25that there shall enter through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, and riding on their chariots and horses, they, and their princes, the men of Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited for ever. 26And [men] shall come out of the cities of Juda, and from round about Jerusalem, and out of the land of Benjamin, and out of the plain country, and from the hill country, and from the south [country], bringing whole-burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, and incense, and manna, and frankincense, bringing praise to the house of the Lord. 27But it shall come to pass, if ye will not hearken to me to sanctify the sabbath-day, to bear no burdens, nor go in [with them by] the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the streets of Jerusalem, and shall not be quenched. Chapter 181The word that came from the Lord to 2Jeremias, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there thou shalt hear my words. 3So I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was making a vessel on the stones. 4And the vessel which he was making with his hands fell: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to him to make [it]. 5And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 6Shall I not be able, O house of Israel, to do to you as this potter? behold, as the clay of the potter are ye in my hands. 7[If] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy [them]; 8and that nation turn from all their sins, then will I repent of the evils which I purposed to do to them. 9And [if] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation and kingdom, to rebuild and to plant [it]; 10and they do evil before me, so as not to hearken to my voice, then will I repent of the good which I spoke of, to do it to them. 11And now say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Behold, I prepare evils against you, and devise a device against you: let every one turn now from his evil way, and amend your practices. 12And they said, We will quit ourselves like men, for we will pursue our perverse ways, and we will perform each the lusts of his evil heart. 13Therefore thus saith the Lord; Enquire now among the nations, who has heard such very horrible things as the virgin of Israel has done? 14Will fertilising streams fail [to flow] from a rock, or snow [fail] from Libanus? will water violently impelled by the wind turn aside? 15For my people have forgotten me, they have offered incense in vain, and they fail in their ways, [leaving] the ancient tracks, to enter upon impassable paths; 16to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads. 17I will scatter them before their enemies like an east wind; I will shew them the day of their destruction. 18Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words. 19Hear me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my pleading. 20Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me; remember that I stood before thy face, to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them. 21Therefore do thou deliver their sons to famine, and gather them to the power of the sword: let their women be childless and widows; and let their men be cut off by death, and their young men fall by the sword in war. 22Let there be a cry in their houses: thou shalt bring upon them robbers suddenly: for they have formed a plan to take me, and have hidden snares for me. 23And thou, Lord, knowest all their deadly counsel against me: account not their iniquities guiltless, and blot not out their sins from before thee: let their weakness come before thee; deal with them in the time of thy wrath.
PsalmSeptuagint (Brenton)
Psalm 117:25–29(MT: 118)
MT Psalm 118 = LXX Psalm 117 (standard offset).
25My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word. 26I declared my ways, and thou didst hear me; teach me thine ordinances. 27Instruct me in the way of thine ordinances; and I will meditate on thy wondrous works. 28My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen thou me with thy words. 29Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by thy law.
ProverbSeptuagint (Brenton)
Proverbs 27:11–12
11Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words. 12A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
New TestamentKing James Version
1 Thessalonians 3:1–13
1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; 2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. 6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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