Today’s Reading: Zechariah 1 – 4 and Mark 6 (KJV)
Zechariah
1
Zec 1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of
Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the
prophet, saying,
Zec 1:2 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your
fathers.
Zec 1:3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zec 1:4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former
prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of
hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from
your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Zec 1:5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live forever?
Zec 1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I
commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and
they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us,
according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Zec 1:7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the
eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the
LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of
Iddo the prophet, saying,
Zec 1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon
a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there
red horses, speckled, and white.
Zec 1:9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said
unto me, I will show thee what these be.
Zec 1:10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees
answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro
through the earth.
Zec 1:11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that
stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the
earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and
is at rest.
Zec 1:12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said,
O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the
cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and
ten years?
Zec 1:13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked
with me with good words and comfortable words.
Zec 1:14 So the angel that communed with me said unto
me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I
am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
Zec 1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the
heathen that are
at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the
affliction.
Zec 1:16 Therefore thus saith
the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in
it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be
stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
Zec 1:17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith
the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and
the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
Zec 1:18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and
behold four horns.
Zec 1:19 And I said unto the angel that talked with
me, What be these? And he answered me,
These are the horns which have scattered
Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
Zec 1:20 And the LORD showed me four carpenters.
Zec 1:21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he
spoke, saying, These are the horns which
have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come
to frighten them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
Zechariah
2
Zec 2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and
behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zec 2:2 Then said I, Whither goest
thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zec 2:3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me
went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zec 2:4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young
man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as
towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
Zec 2:5 For I, saith the
LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the
midst of her.
Zec 2:6 Ho, ho, come
forth, and flee from the land of the
north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad
as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
Zec 2:7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the
daughter of Babylon.
Zec 2:8 For thus saith the
LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled
you: for he that toucheth you toucheth
the apple of his eye.
Zec 2:9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon
them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the
LORD of hosts hath sent me.
Zec 2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for,
lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith
the LORD.
Zec 2:11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD
in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and
thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me
unto thee.
Zec 2:12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion
in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
Zec 2:13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for
he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Zechariah
3
Zec 3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest
standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to
resist him.
Zec 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke
thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Zec 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments,
and stood before the angel.
Zec 3:4 And he answered and spoke unto those that
stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him
he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass
from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Zec 3:5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon
his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with
garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.
Zec 3:6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto
Joshua, saying,
Zec 3:7 Thus saith the LORD
of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then
thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to
walk among these that stand by.
Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and
thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are
men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zec 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before
Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving
thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove
the iniquity of that land in one day.
Zec 3:10 In that day, saith
the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and
under the fig tree.
Zechariah
4
Zec 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again,
and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest
thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his
seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Zec 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right
side of the bowl, and the other upon the
left side thereof.
Zec 4:4 So I answered and spoke to the angel that
talked with me, saying, What are these,
my lord?
Zec 4:5 Then the angel that talked with me answered
and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And
I said, No, my lord.
Zec 4:6 Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying,
This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my
spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zec 4:7 Who art
thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become
a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof
with shoutings,
crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zec 4:8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
Zec 4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel
have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and
thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me
unto you.
Zec 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small
things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with
those seven; they are the eyes of the
LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Zec 4:11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
Zec 4:12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What
be these
two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
Zec 4:13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be?
And I said, No, my lord.
Zec 4:14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord
of the whole earth.
Mark 6
Mar
6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into
his own country; and his disciples follow him.
Mar 6:2 And when the sabbath
day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath
this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such
mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Mar 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary,
the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And
they were offended at him.
Mar 6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Mar 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save
that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Mar 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages, teaching.
Mar 6:7 And he called unto
him the twelve, and began to send them
forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take
nothing for their journey, save a staff
only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their
purse;
Mar 6:9 But be
shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Mar 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Mar 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed
with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Mar 6:14 And king Herod heard of him;
(for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen
from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.
Mar 6:15 Others said, That it is Elijah. And others
said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mar 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he
is risen from the dead.
Mar 6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid
hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother
Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Mar 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Mar 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him,
and would have killed him; but she could not:
Mar 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a
just man and a holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many
things, and heard him gladly.
Mar 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
Mar 6:22 And the daughter of the said Herodias came
in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said
unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Mar 6:23 And he swore unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it
thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mar 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother,
What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto
the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger
the head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes
which sat with him, he would not reject her.
Mar 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner,
and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the
prison,
Mar 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave
it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mar 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it,
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mar 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together
unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had
taught.
Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were
many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mar 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by ship
privately.
Mar 6:33 And the people saw them departing, and many
knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent
them, and came together unto him.
Mar 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people,
and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not
having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mar 6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his
disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is
far passed:
Mar 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the
country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they
have nothing to eat.
Mar 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two
hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Mar 6:38 He saith unto them,
How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two
fishes.
Mar 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by
companies upon the green grass.
Mar 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and
by fifties.
Mar 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the
two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave
them to his disciples to set before
them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mar 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mar 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the
fragments, and of the fishes.
Mar 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were
about five thousand men.
Mar 6:45 And straightway he constrained his disciples
to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while
he sent away the people.
Mar 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed
into a mountain to pray.
Mar 6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in the
midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Mar 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the
wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh
unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mar 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea,
they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mar 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And
immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them,
Be of good cheer: it
is I; be not afraid.
Mar 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and
the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and
wondered.
Mar 6:52 For they considered not the miracle
of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into
the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship,
straightway they knew him,
Mar 6:55 And ran through that whole region round
about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard
he was.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages,
or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.