Today’s
Reading : Genesis 3 - 4 and Matthew 2
(KJV)
Genesis 3
Gen
3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any
beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may
eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye
shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall
not surely die:
Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat
thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good
and evil.
Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he
did eat.
Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and
they knew that they were naked; and they
sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God
walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Gen 3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said
unto him, Where art thou?
Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden,
and I was afraid, because I was naked;
and I hid myself.
Gen 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast
thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest
not eat?
Gen 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did
eat.
Gen 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that
thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent,
Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt
thou eat all the days of thy life:
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the
woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Gen 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly
multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt
bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule
over thee.
Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast
hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I
commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it:
cursed is the ground for thy sake; in
sorrow shalt thou eat of
it all the days of thy life;
Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen 3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because
she was the mother of all living.
Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD
God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is
become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his
hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:
Gen 3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from
the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the
east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming
sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Genesis 4
Gen
4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she
conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Gen 4:2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel
was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Gen 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Gen 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings
of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to
his offering:
Gen 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Gen 4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou
wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Gen 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt
thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth
at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt
rule over him.
Gen 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it
came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother, and slew him.
Gen 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Gen 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice
of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground.
Gen 4:11 And now art
thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from thy hand;
Gen 4:12 When thou tillest
the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive
and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Gen 4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Gen 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from
the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a
fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth
me shall slay me.
Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore
whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on
him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should
kill him.
Gen 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the
LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Gen 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived,
and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the
name of his son, Enoch.
Gen 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad:
and Irad begot Mehujael:
and Mehujael begot Methusael:
and Methusael begot Lamech.
Gen 4:19 And Lamech took
unto him two wives: the name of the one was
Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Gen 4:20 And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have
cattle.
Gen 4:21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as
handle the harp and organ.
Gen 4:22 And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron:
and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Gen 4:23 And Lamech said
unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye
wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have
slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
Gen 4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Gen 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a
son, and called his name Seth: For God, said
she, hath appointed me another seed
instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Gen 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a
son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to
call upon the name of the LORD.
Matthew 2
Mat
2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things,
he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Mat 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ
should be born.
Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Mat 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the
princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel.
Mat 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Mat 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go
and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and
worship him also.
Mat 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed;
and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came
and stood over where the young child was.
Mat 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and
when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
Mat 2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Mat 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt,
and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child
to destroy him.
Mat 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and
his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Mat 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out
of Egypt have I called my son.
Mat 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Mat 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
Mat 2:18 In Ramah was there a voice heard,
lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted,
because they are not.
Mat 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of
the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Mat 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and
his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the
young child's life.
Mat 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and
his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Mat 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus
did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee:
Mat 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall
be called a Nazarene.