Bible In A Year

¹> I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

²My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

³Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

⁴I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

⁶This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The angel of Yahweh encamps round about those who fear him, And delivers them.

⁸Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

⁹Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, For there is no lack with those who fear him.

¹⁰The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, But those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

¹²Who is someone who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking lies.

¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

¹⁶Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

²⁰He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

²²Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

¹In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; ²seeing your pure behavior in fear. ³Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; ⁴but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious. ⁵For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God, also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: ⁶as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror. ⁷You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered. ⁸Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, ⁹not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For, "He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. ¹¹Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open to their prayer; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." ¹³Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? ¹⁴But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled." ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: ¹⁶having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil. ¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; ¹⁹in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, ²⁰who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. ²¹This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

¹Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; ²that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. ³For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. ⁴They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming: ⁵who will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶For to this end was the Gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit. ⁷But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer. ⁸And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹Be hospitable one to another without grumbling. ¹⁰According as each has received a gift, be ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the grace of God in its various forms. ¹¹If any man speaks, let it be as it were oracles of God. If any man serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ¹²Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. ¹³But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also you may rejoice with exceeding joy. ¹⁴If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. ¹⁵For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters. ¹⁶But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter. ¹⁷For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don't obey the Gospel of God? ¹⁸"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?" ¹⁹Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

¹I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. ²Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly; ³neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. ⁴When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away. ⁵Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." ⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; ⁷casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. ⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ⁹Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings. ¹⁰But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. ¹¹To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. ¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. ¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son. ¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.