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January 4
his lifetime the people of the world were
divided into different language groups. His
brother’s name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad,
Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram,
Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were
descendants of Joktan. 30 The territory they
occupied extended from Mesha all the way
to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
31 These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national
identity.
32 These are the clans that descended from
Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according
to their lines of descent. All the nations of the
earth descended from these clans after the
great flood.
8:4 Hebrew on the seventeenth day of the seventh month; see 7:11.
8:5 Hebrew On the first day of the tenth month; see 7:11 and note
on 8:4. 8:13 Hebrew On the first day of the first month; see
8:14 Hebrew The twenty-seventh day of the second month
7:11.
arrived; see note on 8:13. 8:20 Hebrew every clean animal
9:6 Or man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.
and every clean bird.
9:27 Hebrew May he live in the tents of Shem.
10:4 As in some
Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also 1 Chr 1:7);
10:9 Hebrew a great
most Hebrew manuscripts read Dodanim.
hunter before the Lord; also in 10:9b. 10:10 Hebrew Shinar.
10:11 Or From that land Assyria went out.
10:14 Hebrew
Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, and Caphtorites.
Compare Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7. 10:15 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.
10:21 Or Shem, whose older brother was Japheth.
10:24 Greek
version reads Arphaxad was the father of Cainan, Cainan was
the father of Shelah. Compare Luke 3:36.
21 A little farther up the shore he saw two
other brothers, James and John, sitting in a
boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their
nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They
immediately followed him, leaving the boat
and their father behind.
23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of
Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom.
And he healed e very kind of disease and illness. 24 News about him spread as far as Syr
ia, and people soon began bringing to him all
who were sick. And whatever their sickness
or disease, or if they were demon possessed
or epileptic or p
aralyzed—he healed them
all. 25 Large crowds followed him wherever he
went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,*
Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east
of the Jordan River.
4:15‑16 Isa 9:1‑2 (Greek version). 4:17 Or has come, or is coming
soon.
4:25 Greek Decapolis.
PSALM 4:1‑8
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be
accompanied by stringed instruments.
1
Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2
How long will you people ruin my
reputation?
How long will you make groundless
accusations?
How long will you continue
your lies?
Interlude
You can be sure of this:
The Lord set apart the godly for himself.
The Lord will answer when I call to him.
MATTHEW 4:12‑25
When J esus heard that John had been arrested,
he left Judea and returned to Galilee. 13 He went
first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to
Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This fulfilled
what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
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16
“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where
death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”*
17 From then on J
esus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.*”
18 One day as
Jesus was walking along
the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and
Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for
they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to
them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you
how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their
nets at once and followed him.
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Don’t sin by letting anger control you.
Think about it overnight and
remain silent.
Interlude
Offer sacrifices in the right spirit,
and trust the Lord.
Many people say, “Who will show us better
times?”
Let your face smile on us, Lord.
You have given me greater joy
than those who have abundant harvests
of grain and new wine.
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep
me safe.
PROVERBS 1:20‑23
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Wisdom shouts in the streets.
She cries out in the public square.
