January 20

Old Testament

Genesis 36

36:1Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (the same is Edom). 36:2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite; 36:3and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. 36:4Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel. 36:5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. 36:6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his cattle, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob. 36:7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their cattle. 36:8Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

36:9This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir: 36:10these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau. 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 36:12Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 36:13These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 36:14These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36:15These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, 36:16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 36:17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 36:18These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 36:19These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs. The same is Edom.

36:20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 36:21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 36:22The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan's sister was Timna. 36:23These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 36:24These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father. 36:25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. 36:26These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 36:27These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. 36:28These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 36:29These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 36:30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel. 36:32Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah. 36:33Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place. 36:34Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 36:35Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. 36:36Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 36:37Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place. 36:38Shaul died, and Baal Hanan, the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 36:39Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

36:40These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, 36:41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 36:42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 36:43chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.

 

New Testament

Matthew 23

23:1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, 23:2saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat. 23:3All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do. 23:4For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them. 23:5But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments, 23:6and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 23:7the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men. 23:8But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. 23:9Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. 23:10Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. 23:11But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. 23:12Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.

23:13"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

23:14"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.

23:16"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' 23:17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 23:18'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is a obligated.' 23:19You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 23:20He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. 23:21He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it. 23:22He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

23:23"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. 23:24You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

23:25"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. 23:26You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also.

23:27"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 23:28Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

23:29"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, 23:30and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn't have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.' 23:31Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets. 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 23:33You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? 23:34Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; 23:35that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar. 23:36Most assuredly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

23:37"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not! 23:38Behold, your house is left to you desolate. 23:39For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"