Today's Bible Reading Wednesday June 3, 2020

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Old Testament (NKJV)

The Book of Job Chapter 31:1-40

"I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I look upon a young woman?

For what is the allotment of God from above,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?

Does He not see my ways,
And count all my steps?

"If I have walked with falsehood,
Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,

Let me be weighed on honest scales,
That God may know my integrity.

If my step has turned from the way,
Or my heart walked after my eyes,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands,

Then let me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be rooted out.

"If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

Then let my wife grind for another,
And let others bow down over her.

For that would be wickedness;
Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.

For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,
And would root out all my increase.

"If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant
When they complained against me,

What then shall I do when God rises up?
When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?

Did not He who made me in the womb make them?
Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

"If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it

(But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother's womb I guided the widow);

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;

If his heart has not blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;

Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.

For destruction from God is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.

"If I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence';

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;

If I have observed the sun when it shines,
Or the moon moving in brightness,

So that my heart has been secretly enticed,
And my mouth has kissed my hand;

This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,
For I would have denied God who is above.

"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him

(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for a curse on his soul);

If the men of my tent have not said,
'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?'

(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler);

If I have covered my transgressions as Adam,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

Because I feared the great multitude,
And dreaded the contempt of families,
So that I kept silence
And did not go out of the door--

Oh, that I had one to hear me!
Here is my mark.
Oh, that the Almighty would answer me,
That my Prosecutor had written a book!

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
And bind it on me like a crown;

I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
Like a prince I would approach Him.

"If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;

If I have eaten its fruit without money,
Or caused its owners to lose their lives;

Then let thistles grow instead of wheat,
And weeds instead of barley."
The words of Job are ended.

New Testament (NKJV)

The Gospel According to John Chapter 12:1-9-12-20-27-37-42-50

Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."

Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:

"Hosanna! '
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'
The King of Israel!"

Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:

"Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey's colt."

His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!"

Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus. But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him." Jesus answered and said, "This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." This He said, signifying by what death He would die. The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?" Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.

But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:

"Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them."
These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Then Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak."