Today’s Reading :  Genesis 5 – 6  and Matthew 3  (KJV)

Genesis 5

Gen 5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Gen 5:2  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Gen 5:3  And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

Gen 5:4  And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:5  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Gen 5:6  And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos:

Gen 5:7  And Seth lived after he begot Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Gen 5:9  And Enos lived ninety years, and begot Cainan:

Gen 5:10  And Enos lived after he begot Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:11  And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Gen 5:12  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalaleel:

Gen 5:13  And Cainan lived after he begot Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:14  And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Gen 5:15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begot Jared:

Gen 5:16  And Mahalaleel lived after he begot Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:17  And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Gen 5:18  And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begot Enoch:

Gen 5:19  And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Gen 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah:

Gen 5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Gen 5:24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Gen 5:25  And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech:

Gen 5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Gen 5:28  And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son:

Gen 5:29  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

Gen 5:30  And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters:

Gen 5:31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Gen 5:32  And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6

Gen 6:1  And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Gen 6:2  That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Gen 6:3  And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.

Gen 6:4  There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Gen 6:5  And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:6  And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Gen 6:7  And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen 6:8  But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Gen 6:9  These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Gen 6:10  And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gen 6:11  The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Gen 6:12  And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Gen 6:13  And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Gen 6:14  Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Gen 6:15  And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Gen 6:16  A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Gen 6:17  And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Gen 6:18  But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

Gen 6:19  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Gen 6:20  Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Gen 6:21  And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

Gen 6:22  Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Matthew 3

Mat 3:1  In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Mat 3:2  And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Mat 3:3  For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Mat 3:4  And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mat 3:5  Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,

Mat 3:6  And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Mat 3:7  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Mat 3:8  Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Mat 3:9  And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Mat 3:10  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Mat 3:11  I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Mat 3:12  Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

Mat 3:13  Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Mat 3:14  But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Mat 3:15  And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Mat 3:16  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Mat 3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.