Day 116 The Bible in a Year (Orthodox canon)

1 Chronicles 5

1 And the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel (for he [was] the first-born; but because of his going up to his father's couch, [his father] gave his blessing to his son Joseph, [even] the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as first-born; 2 for Judas [was] very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing [was] Joseph's). 3 The sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch, and Phallus, Asrom, and Charmi. 4 The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei. 5 His son [was] Micha, his son Recha, his son Joel, 6 his son Beël, whom Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria carried away captive: he [is] the chief of the Rubenites. 7 And his brethren in his family, in their distribution according to their generations; the chief, Joel, and Zacharia. 8 And Balec the son of Azuz, the son of Sama, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson. 9 And he dwelt eastward to the borders of the wilderness, from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in the land of Galaad. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war upon the sojourners [in the land]; and they fell into their hands, all of them dwelling in their tents eastward of Galaad. 11 The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan even to Sela. 12 Joel the first-born, and Sapham the second, and Janin the scribe in Basan. 13 And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers; Michael, Mosollam, and Sebee, and Joree, and Joachan, and Zue, and Obed, seven. 14 These [are] the sons of Abichaia the son of Uri, the son of Idai, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesai, the son of Jeddai, the son of Buz, 15 [who was] the brother of the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, [he was] chief of the house of their families. 16 They dwelt in Galaad, in Basan, and in their villages, and [in] all the country round about Saron to the border. 17 The enumeration of [them] all took place in the days of Joatham king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 18 The sons of Ruben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasse, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and skilled in war, [were] forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going forth to battle. 19 And they made war with the Agarenes, and Itureans, and Naphiseans, and Nadabeans, 20 and they prevailed against them: and the Agaræans were given into their hands, [they] and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him. 21 And they took captive their store; five thousand camels, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men. 22 For many fell slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. 23 And the half-tribe of Manasse dwelt from Basan to Baal, Ermon, and Sanir, and [to] the mount Aërmon: and they increased in Libanus. 24 And these were the heads of the houses of their families; Opher, and Sei, and Eliel, and Jeremia, and Oduia, and Jediel, mighty men of valour, men of renown, heads of the houses of their families. 25 But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast out from before them. 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phaloch king of Assyria, and the spirit of Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria, and carried away Ruben and Gaddi, and the half-tribe of Manasse, and brought them to Chaach, and Chabor, and to the river Gozan, until this day. 27 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari. 28 And the sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel. 29 And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam: and the sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 30 Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu; 31 Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi; 32 Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot Mariel; 33 and Mariel begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob; 34 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas; 35 and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot Joanan; 36 and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem. 37 And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob; 38 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Salom; 39 and Salom begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot Azarias; 40 and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot Josadac. 41 And Josadac went into captivity with Juda and Jerusalem under Nabuchodonosor.

1 Chronicles 6

1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari. 2 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei. 3 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel. 4 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these [are] the families of Levi, according to their families. 5 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—[were born] Jeth his son, Zammath his son, 6 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son. 7 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son; 8 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son: 9 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son. 10 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth. 11 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son; 12 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son. 13 The sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia. 14 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son; 15 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son. 16 And these [were the men] whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest. 17 And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services. 18 And these [were the men] that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Æman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 19 the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas, 20 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi, 21 the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias, 22 the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, 23 the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 24 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa, 25 the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia, 26 the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai, 27 the son of Adai, the son of Ætham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei, 28 the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi. 29 And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ætham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch, 30 the son of Asebi, 31 the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer, 32 the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 33 And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God. 34 And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry [in] the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. 35 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son, 36 Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son, 37 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son, 38 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son. 39 And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot. 40 And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it. 41 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne. 42 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs, 43 and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs, 44 and Asan and her suburbs, and Bæthsamys and her suburbs: 45 and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families. 46 And to the sons of Caath that were left of their families, [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities. 47 And to the sons of Gedson according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan. 48 And to the sons of Merari according to their families [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon. 49 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs. 50 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name. 51 And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 52 And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs, 53 and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Bæthoron and her suburbs, 54 and Ælon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs: 55 and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according to [each several] family. 56 To the sons of Gedson from the families of the half-tribe of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs. 57 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs, 58 and Ramoth, and Ænan and her suburbs. 59 And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs, 60 and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs. 61 And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her suburbs. 62 To the sons of Merari that were left, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her suburbs: 63 out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs, 64 and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her suburbs. 65 Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs, 66 and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.

1 Chronicles 7

1 And [as] to the sons of Issachar, [they were] Thola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Semeron, four. 2 And the sons of Thola; Ozi, Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jamai, and Jemasan, and Samuel, chiefs of their fathers' houses [belonging to] Thola, men of might according to their generations; their number in the days of David [was] twenty and two thousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Ozi; Jezraia: and the sons of Jezraia; Michael, Abdiu, and Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers. 4 And with them, according to their generations, according to the houses of their families, [were men] mighty to set [armies] in array for war, thirty and six thousand, for they had multiplied [their] wives and children. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, also mighty men, [were] eighty-seven thousand—[this was] the number of them all. 6 The sons of Benjamin; Bale, and Bachir, and Jediel, three. 7 And the sons of Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and their number [was] twenty and two thousand and thirty-four. 8 And the sons of Bachir; Zemira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elithenan, and Amaria, and Jerimuth, and Abiud, and Anathoth, and Eleemeth: all these [were] the sons of Bachir. 9 And their number according to their generations, ([they were] chiefs of their fathers' houses, men of might), [was] twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 And the sons of Jediel; Balaan: and the sons of Balaan; Jaüs, and Benjamin, and Aoth, and Chanana, and Zæthan, and Tharsi, and Achisaar. 11 All these [were] the sons of Jediel, chiefs of their families, men of might, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to war with might. 12 And Sapphin, and Apphin, and the sons of Or, Asom, whose son [was] Aor. 13 The sons of Nephthali; Jasiel, Goni, and Aser, and Sellum, his sons, Balam his son. 14 The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad. 15 And Machir took a wife for Apphin and Sapphin, and his sister's name was Moöcha; and the name of the second [son] was Sapphaad; and to Sapphaad were born daughters. 16 And Moöcha the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Phares; and his brother's name [was] Surus; his sons [were] Ulam, and Rocom. 17 And the sons of Ulam; Badam. These [were] the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse. 18 And his sister Malecheth bore Isud, and Abiezer, and Maela. 19 And the sons of Semira were, Aim, and Sychem, and Lakim, and Anian. 20 And the sons of Ephraim; Sothalath, and Barad his son, and Thaath his son, Elada his son, Saath his son, 21 and Zabad his son, Sothele his son, and Azer, and Elead: and the men of Geth who were born in the land slew them, because they went down to take their cattle. 22 And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because, [said he], He was afflicted in my house. 24 And his daughter [was] Saraa, and he was among them that were left, and he built Bæthoron the upper and the lower. And the descendants of Ozan [were] Seera, 25 and Raphe his son, Saraph and Thalees his sons, Thaen his son. 26 To Laadan his son [was born his] son Amiud, his son Helisamai, [his] son 27 Nun, [his] son Jesue, [these were] his sons. 28 And their possession and their dwelling [were] Bæthel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns. 29 And as far as the borders of the sons of Manasse, Bæthsaan and her towns, Thanach and her towns, Mageddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel dwelt. 30 The sons of Aser; Jemna, and Suia, and Isui, and Beria, and Sore their sister. 31 And the sons of Beria; Chaber, and Melchiel; he [was] the father of Berthaith. 32 And Chaber begot Japhlet, and Samer, and Chothan, and Sola their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet; Phasec, and Bamael, and Asith: these [are] the sons of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of Semmer; Achir, and Rooga, and Jaba, and Aram. 35 And the sons of Elam his brother; Sopha, and Imana, and Selles, and Amal. 36 The sons of Sopha; Sue, and Arnaphar, and Suda, and Barin, and Imran, 37 and Basan, and Oa, and Sama, and Salisa, and Jethra, and Beëra. 38 And the sons of Jether, Jephina, and Phaspha, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ola; Orech, Aniel, and Rasia. 40 All these [were] the sons of Aser, all heads of families, choice, mighty men, chief leaders: their number for battle array—their number [was] twenty-six thousand men.

John 15

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. 2 Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. 8 “In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples. 9 Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you. 16 You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 “I command these things to you, that you may love one another. 18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates me, hates my Father also. 24 If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father. 25 But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’ 26 “When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me. 27 You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.