For New Followers of Jesus - 30 Bible Studies

See God’s Peace: 3 Days of Visio Divina

From Waiting to the Immediate

Stronger Together: Pursuing Your True North With Others

Healing Family Relationships Through Compassion

The Marriage Lounge Devotional

Two-Year Chronological Bible Reading Plan (First Year-July)

Seeing the World With God’s Eyes

Finding Our Worth in the Real Thing

Overcoming Suffering

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 <div class="p">1It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. 2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,#7:2 That is, about 150 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 45 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams. 3It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns&#8212;forty-five beams, fifteen to a row. 4Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other. 5All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.#7:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.</div><div class="p"> 6He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.#7:6 That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.</div><div class="p"> 7He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.#7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor 8And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh&#8217;s daughter, whom he had married.</div><div class="p"> 9All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces. 10The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits#7:10 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verse 23 and some eight.#7:10 That is, about 12 feet or about 3.6 meters 11Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. 12The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the Lord with its portico.</div><div class="s1">The Temple&#8217;s Furnishings</div><div class="p"> 13King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,#7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45 14whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.</div><div class="p"> 15He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.#7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits#7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23 high. 17A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital. 18He made pomegranates in two rows#7:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts made the pillars, and there were two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars.#7:18 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts pomegranates He did the same for each capital. 19The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits#7:19 That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38 high. 20On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around. 21He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin#7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes. and the one to the north Boaz.#7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength. 22The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.</div><div class="p"> 23He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits#7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters to measure around it. 24Below the rim, gourds encircled it&#8212;ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.</div><div class="p"> 25The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 26It was a handbreadth#7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.#7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.</div><div class="p"> 27He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.#7:27 That is, about 6 feet long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet high or about 1.8 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high 28This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights. 29On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim&#8212;and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work. 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side. 31On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit#7:31 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half.#7:31 That is, about 2 1/4 feet or about 68 centimeters; also in verse 32 Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round. 32The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half. 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.</div><div class="p"> 34Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand. 35At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit#7:35 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand. 36He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around. 37This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.</div><div class="p"> 38He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths#7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. 39He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. </div>
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 <div class="q1">73Your hands made me and formed me;</div><div class="q2">give me understanding to learn your commands.</div><div class="q1"> 74May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,</div><div class="q2">for I have put my hope in your word.</div><div class="q1"> 75I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,</div><div class="q2">and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.</div><div class="q1"> 76May your unfailing love be my comfort,</div><div class="q2">according to your promise to your servant.</div><div class="q1"> 77Let your compassion come to me that I may live,</div><div class="q2">for your law is my delight.</div><div class="q1"> 78May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause;</div><div class="q2">but I will meditate on your precepts.</div><div class="q1"> 79May those who fear you turn to me,</div><div class="q2">those who understand your statutes.</div><div class="q1"> 80May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees,</div><div class="q2">that I may not be put to shame.</div><div class="qa">&#1499; Kaph</div><div class="q1"> 81My soul faints with longing for your salvation,</div><div class="q2">but I have put my hope in your word.</div><div class="q1"> 82My eyes fail, looking for your promise;</div><div class="q2">I say, &#8220;When will you comfort me?&#8221;</div><div class="q1"> 83Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,</div><div class="q2">I do not forget your decrees.</div><div class="q1"> 84How long must your servant wait?</div><div class="q2">When will you punish my persecutors?</div><div class="q1"> 85The arrogant dig pits to trap me,</div><div class="q2">contrary to your law.</div><div class="q1"> 86All your commands are trustworthy;</div><div class="q2">help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.</div><div class="q1"> 87They almost wiped me from the earth,</div><div class="q2">but I have not forsaken your precepts.</div><div class="q1"> 88In your unfailing love preserve my life,</div><div class="q2">that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.</div><div class="qa">&#1500; Lamedh</div><div class="q1"> 89Your word, Lord, is eternal;</div><div class="q2">it stands firm in the heavens.</div><div class="q1"> 90Your faithfulness continues through all generations;</div><div class="q2">you established the earth, and it endures.</div><div class="q1"> 91Your laws endure to this day,</div><div class="q2">for all things serve you.</div><div class="q1"> 92If your law had not been my delight,</div><div class="q2">I would have perished in my affliction.</div><div class="q1"> 93I will never forget your precepts,</div><div class="q2">for by them you have preserved my life.</div><div class="q1"> 94Save me, for I am yours;</div><div class="q2">I have sought out your precepts.</div><div class="q1"> 95The wicked are waiting to destroy me,</div><div class="q2">but I will ponder your statutes.</div><div class="q1"> 96To all perfection I see a limit,</div><div class="q2">but your commands are boundless.</div><div class="qa">&#1502; Mem</div><div class="q1"> 97Oh, how I love your law!</div><div class="q2">I meditate on it all day long.</div><div class="q1"> 98Your commands are always with me</div><div class="q2">and make me wiser than my enemies.</div><div class="q1"> 99I have more insight than all my teachers,</div><div class="q2">for I meditate on your statutes.</div><div class="q1"> 100I have more understanding than the elders,</div><div class="q2">for I obey your precepts.</div><div class="q1"> 101I have kept my feet from every evil path</div><div class="q2">so that I might obey your word.</div><div class="q1"> 102I have not departed from your laws,</div><div class="q2">for you yourself have taught me.</div><div class="q1"> 103How sweet are your words to my taste,</div><div class="q2">sweeter than honey to my mouth!</div><div class="q1"> 104I gain understanding from your precepts;</div><div class="q2">therefore I hate every wrong path.</div><div class="qa">&#1504; Nun</div><div class="q1"> 105Your word is a lamp for my feet,</div><div class="q2">a light on my path.</div><div class="q1"> 106I have taken an oath and confirmed it,</div><div class="q2">that I will follow your righteous laws.</div><div class="q1"> 107I have suffered much;</div><div class="q2">preserve my life, Lord, according to your word.</div><div class="q1"> 108Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,</div><div class="q2">and teach me your laws.</div><div class="q1"> 109Though I constantly take my life in my hands,</div><div class="q2">I will not forget your law.</div><div class="q1"> 110The wicked have set a snare for me,</div><div class="q2">but I have not strayed from your precepts.</div><div class="q1"> 111Your statutes are my heritage forever;</div><div class="q2">they are the joy of my heart.</div><div class="q1"> 112My heart is set on keeping your decrees</div><div class="q2">to the very end.#119:112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward</div>
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 <div class="p">30They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, &#8220;The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.&#8221; 32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.</div><div class="p"> 33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, &#8220;What were you arguing about on the road?&#8221; 34But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.</div><div class="p"> 35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, &#8220;Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 36He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37&#8220;Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us</div><div class="p"> 38&#8220;Teacher,&#8221; said John, &#8220;we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 39 &#8220;Do not stop him,&#8221; Jesus said. &#8220;For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40for whoever is not against us is for us. 41Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.</div><div class="s1">Causing to Stumble</div><div class="p"> 42 &#8220;If anyone causes one of these little ones&#8212;those who believe in me&#8212;to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. [44]#9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48. 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. [46]#9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48. 47And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48where</div><div class="q1"> &#8220;&#8198;&#8216;the worms that eat them do not die,</div><div class="q2"> and the fire is not quenched.&#8217; # 9:48 
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 </div><div class="m"> 49 Everyone will be salted with fire.</div><div class="p"> 50 &#8220;Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.&#8221;</div>
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 <div class="p">1And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord&#8217;s people. 5And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 6So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. </div>
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