| Acts 16:16-34
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed
with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain
by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are
the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and
said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come
out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone,
they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the
rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews,
do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither
to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates
rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into
prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison,
and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:
and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations
of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and
every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing
the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself,
supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for
we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and
fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were
in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes;
and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before
them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Psalm 97
1 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles
be glad thereof.
2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment
are the habitation of his throne.
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence
of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his
glory.
7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves
of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because
of thy judgments, O LORD.
9 For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far
above all gods.
10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his
saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in
heart.
12 Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance
of his holiness.
Revelation 22:12-14,
16-17, 20-21
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every
man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
last.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right
to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in
the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright
and morning star.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely.
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
John 17:20-26
20 Neither pray I for these
alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be
one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one
in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou
gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in
me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that
thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they
also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold
my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation
of the world.
25 O righteous Father, the
world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known
that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto
them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved
me may be in them, and I in them. |
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