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 564 | Psalm 119:123
123 My eyes grow tired as I look to you
to save me.
Please save me as you have
promised.
124 Be good to me, because you love me.
Teach me your orders.
125 I serve you, so help me to understand
what is right.
Then I will understand your
covenant laws.
126 Lord, its time for you to act.
People are breaking your law.
127 I love your commands more than
gold.
I love them more than pure gold.
128 I consider all your rules to be right.
So I hate every path that sinners
take.
Pe
129
Your covenant laws are wonderful.
So I obey them.
130 When your words are made clear,
they bring light.
They bring understanding to
childish people.
131 I open my mouth and pant like a dog,
because I long to know your
commands.
132 Turn to me and have mercy on me.
Thats what youve always done
for those who love you.
133 Teach me how to live as you have
promised.
Dont let any sin be my master.
134 Set me free from people who treat
me badly.
Then I will obey your rules.
135 Have mercy on me.
Teach me your orders.
136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes,
because people dont obey your law.
Tsadhe
137 Lord, you do what is fair.
And your laws are right.
138 The laws you have made are fair.
They can be completely trusted.
139 My anger is wearing me out,
because my enemies dont pay any
attention to your words.
140 Your promises have proved to be
true.
I love them.
141
Im not important. People look down
on me.
But I dont forget to obey your
rules.
142 You always do what is right.
And your law is true.
143 Ive had my share of trouble and
suffering.
But your commands give me
delight.
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144 Your covenant laws are always right.
Help me to understand them. Then
I will live.
Qoph
145 Lord, I call out to you with all my
heart.
Answer me, and I will obey your
orders.
146 I call out to you.
Save me, and I will keep your
covenant laws.
147 I get up before the sun rises. I cry out
for help.
Ive put my hope in your word.
148 My eyes stay open all night long.
I spend my time thinking about
your promises.
149 Listen to me, because you love me.
Lord, keep me alive as you have
promised.
150 Those who think up evil plans are
near.
They have wandered far away
from your law.
151 But Lord, you are near.
All your commands are true.
152 Long ago I learned from your
covenant laws
that you made them to last forever.
Resh
153 Look at how Im suffering!
Save me, because I havent
forgotten to obey your law.
154 Stand up for me and set me free.
Keep me alive as you have
promised.
155 Those who are evil are far from
being saved.
They dont want to obey your
orders.
156 Lord, you have deep concern for me.
Keep me alive as you have
promised.
157 Many enemies attack me.
But I havent turned away from
your covenant laws.
158 I get very angry when I see people
who arent faithful to you.
They dont obey your word.
159 See how I love your rules!
Lord, keep me alive, because you
love me.
160 All your words are true.
All your laws are right. They last
forever.
Sin and Shin
161 Rulers attack me for no reason.
But I tremble because of your word.
162 Im filled with joy because of your
promise.
Its like finding a great fortune.
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163 I hate lies with a deep hatred.
But I love your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your laws, because they are
right.
165 Those who love your law enjoy great
peace.
Nothing can make them trip and
fall.
166 Lord, I wait for you to save me.
I follow your commands.
167 I obey your covenant laws,
because I love them greatly.
168 I obey your rules and your covenant
laws,
because you know all about how I
live.
Taw
169 Lord, may you hear my cry.
Give me understanding, just as
you said you would.
170 May you hear my prayer.
Save me, just as you promised.
171 May my lips pour out praise to you,
because you teach me your orders.
172 May my tongue sing about your word,
because all your commands are
right.
173 May your hand be ready to help me,
because I have chosen to obey your
rules.
174 Lord, I long for you to save me.
Your law gives me delight.
175 Let me live so that I can praise you.
May your laws keep me going.
176 Like a lost sheep, Ive gone down the
wrong path.
Come and look for me,
because I havent forgotten to obey
your commands.
Psalm 120
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1
I callout to the Lord when Im in
trouble,
and he answers me.
2
Lord, save me from people whose
lips tell lies.
Save me from people whose
tongues dont tell the truth.
3 What will the Lord do to you, you
lying tongue?
And what more will he do?
4
He will punish you with the sharp
arrows of a soldier.
He will punish you with burning
coals from a desert bush.
5 How terrible it is for me to live in the
tents of the people of Meshek!
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How terrible to live in the tents of
the people of Kedar!
6 I have lived too long
among those who hate peace.
7 I want peace.
But when I speak, they want war.
Psalm 121
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1 I look up to the mountains.
Where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and
earth.
3 He wont let your foot slip.
He who watches over you wont get
tired.
4 In fact, he who watches over Israel
wont get tired or go to sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you.
The Lord is like a shade tree at
your right hand.
6 The sun wont harm you during the
day.
The moon wont harm you during
the night.
7 The Lord will keep you from every
kind of harm.
He will watch over your life.
8 The Lord will watch over your life no
matter where you go,
both now and forever.
Psalm 122
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1 I was very glad when they said to me,
Let us go up to the house of the
Lord.
2 Jerusalem, our feet are standing
inside your gates.
3 Jerusalem is built like a city
where everything is close together.
4 The tribes of the Lord go there to
praise his name.
They do it in keeping with the law
he gave to Israel.
5 The thrones of the family line of
David are there.
Thats where the people are
judged.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Say,
May those who love you be
secure.
7 May there be peace inside your
walls.
May your people be kept safe.
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8 Im concerned for my family and
friends.
So I say to Jerusalem, May you
enjoy peace.
9 Im concerned about the house of the
Lord our God.
So I pray that things will go well
with Jerusalem.
Psalm 123
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1
I look up and pray to you.
Your throne is in heaven.
2 Slaves depend on their masters.
A female slave depends on the
woman she works for.
In the same way, we depend on the
Lord our God.
We wait for him to have mercy on
us.
3 Lord, have mercy on us. Have mercy
on us,
because people havent stopped
making fun of us.
4 We have had to put up with a lot from
those who are proud.
They were always laughing at us.
Psalm 124
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1 Here is what Israel should say.
Suppose the Lord had not been on
our side.
2 Suppose the Lord had not been on
our side
when our enemies attacked us.
3 Suppose he had not been on our
side
when their burning anger blazed
out against us.
Then they would have swallowed
us alive.
4 They would have been like a flood
that drowned us.
They would have swept over us
like a rushing river.
5 They would have washed us away
like a swollen stream.
6 Give praise to the Lord.
He has not let our enemies chew us
up.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from a hunters trap.
The trap has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8 Our help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and
earth.
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Psalm 125
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1
Those who trust in the Lord are like
Mount Zion.
They will always be secure. They
will last forever.
2 Like the mountains around
Jerusalem,
the Lord is all around his people
both now and forever.
3 Evil people will not always rule
the land the Lord gave to those
who do right.
If they did, those who do right
might do what is evil.
4 Lord, do good to those who are good.
Do good to those whose hearts are
honest.
5 But the Lord will drive out those who
have taken crooked paths.
He will drive them out with those
who do evil things.
May Israel enjoy peace.
Psalm 126
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1 Our enemies took us away from Zion.
But when the Lord brought us
home,
it seemed like a dream to us.
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter.
Our tongues sang with joy.
Then the people of other nations said,
The Lord has done great things
for them.
3 The Lord has done great things for us.
And we are filled with joy.
4 Lord, bless us with great success
again,
as rain makes streams flow in the
Negev Desert.
5 Those who cry as they plant their
crops
will sing with joy when they
gather them in.
6 Those who go out weeping
as they carry seeds to plant
will come back singing with joy.
They will bring the new crop back
with them.
Psalm 127
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord. A psalm of Solomon.
1
If the Lord doesnt build a house,
the work of the builders is useless.
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If the Lord doesnt watch over a city,
its useless for those on guard duty
to stand watch over it.
2 Its useless for you to work from early
morning
until late at night
just to get food to eat.
God provides for those he loves
even while they sleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord.
They are a reward from him.
4 Children who are born to people
when they are young
are like arrows in the hands of a
soldier.
5 Blessed are those
who have many children.
They wont be put to shame
when they go up against their
enemies in court.
Psalm 128
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1 A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
Blessed are all those who have
respect for the Lord.
They live as he wants them to
live.
2 Your work will give you what you
need.
Blessings and good things will
come to you.
3 As a vine bears a lot of fruit,
so may your wife have many
children by you.
May they sit around your table
like young olive trees.
4 Only a man who has respect for the
Lord
will be blessed like that.
5 May the Lord bless you from Zion.
May you enjoy the good things
that come to Jerusalem
all the days of your life.
6 May you live to see your
grandchildren.
May Israel enjoy peace.
Psalm 129
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1 Here is what Israel should say.
My enemies have treated me
badly ever since I was a
young nation.
2 My enemies have treated me badly
ever since I was a young
nation.
But they havent won the battle.
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3 They have made deep wounds in my
back.
It looks like a field a farmer has
plowed.
4 The Lord does what is right.
Sinners had tied me up with ropes.
But the Lord has set me free.
5 May all those who hate Zion
be driven back in shame.
6 May they be like grass that grows on
the roof of a house.
It dries up before it can grow.
7
There isnt enough of it to fill a
persons hand.
There isnt enough to tie up and
carry away.
8 May no one who passes by say to
those who hate Zion,
May the blessing of the Lord be
on you.
We bless you in the name of the
Lord.
Psalm 130
to worship the Lord.
1 Lord, I cry out to you
because Im suffering so deeply.
2 Lord, listen to me.
Pay attention to my cry for your
mercy.
3 Lord, suppose you kept a close watch
on sins.
Lord, who then wouldnt be found
guilty?
4 But you forgive.
So we can serve you with respect.
5 With all my heart I wait for the Lord
to help me.
I put my hope in his word.
6
I wait for the Lord to help me.
I want his help more than night
watchmen want the morning
to come.
Ill say it again.
I want his help more than night
watchmen want the morning
to come.
7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
because the Lords love never fails.
He sets his people completely free.
8 He himself will set Israel
free from all their sins.
Psalm 131
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1
Lord, my heart isnt proud.
My eyes arent proud either.
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I dont concern myself with
important matters.
I dont concern myself with things
that are too wonderful for me.
2 I have made myself calm and content
like a young child in its mothers
arms.
Deep down inside me, I am as
content as a young child.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forever.
Psalm 132
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1
Lord, remember David
and all the times he didnt do what
he wanted.
2 Lord, he made a promise.
Mighty One of Jacob, he made a
promise to you.
3 He said, I wont enter my house
or go to bed.
4 I wont let my eyes sleep.
I wont close my eyelids
5 until I find a place for the Lord.
I want to build a house for the
Mighty One of Jacob.
6 Here are the words we heard in
Ephrathah.
We heard them again in the fields
of Kiriath Jearim.
7 Let us go to the Lords house.
Let us worship at his feet. Let us
say,
8 Lord, rise up and come to your
resting place.
Come in together with the ark. Its
the sign of your power.
9 May your priests put on godliness as
if it were their clothes.
May your faithful people sing for
joy.
10 In honor of your servant David,
dont turn your back on your
anointed king.
11 The Lord made a promise to David.
It is a firm promise that he will
never break.
He said, After you die,
I will place one of your own sons
on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant
and the laws I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne for ever and ever.
13 The Lord has chosen Zion.
Thats the place where he wants to
live.
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14 He has said, This will be my resting
place for ever and ever.
Here I will sit on my throne,
because thats what I want.
15 I will greatly bless Zion with
everything it needs.
I will give plenty of food to the
poor people living there.
16 I will put salvation on its priests as if
it were their clothes.
Gods faithful people will always
sing for joy.
17 Here in Jerusalem I will raise up a
mighty king from the family
of David.
I will set up the lamp of Davids
kingdom for my anointed
king.
Its flame will burn brightly
forever.
18 I will put shame on his enemies as if
it were their clothes.
But he will wear on his head a
shining crown.
Psalm 133
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1 How good and pleasant it is
when Gods people live together in
peace!
2 Its like the special olive oil
that was poured on Aarons head.
It ran down on his beard
and on the collar of his robe.
3 Its as if the dew of Mount Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
There the Lord gives his blessing.
He gives life that never ends.
Psalm 134
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem
to worship the Lord.
1
All you who serve the Lord, praise
the Lord.
All you who serve at night in the
house of the Lord, praise him.
2 Lift up your hands in the temple
and praise the Lord.
3 May the Lord bless you from Zion.
He is the Maker of heaven and
earth.
Psalm 135
1
Praise the Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord.
You who serve the Lord, praise
him.
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2 You who serve in the house of the
Lord, praise him.
You who serve in the courtyards of
the temple of our God, praise
him.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good.
Sing praise to his name, because
that is pleasant.
4 The Lord has chosen the people of
Jacob to be his own.
He has chosen Israel to be his
special treasure.
5 I know that the Lord is great.
I know that our Lord is greater
than all gods.
6 The Lord does anything he wants to
do
in the heavens and on the earth.
He does it even in the deepest
parts of the oceans.
7 He makes clouds rise from one end of
the earth to the other.
He sends lightning with the rain.
He brings the wind out of his
storerooms.
8 He killed the oldest son of each
family in Egypt.
He struck down the oldest males
that were born to people and
animals.
9 He did miraculous signs in Egypt.
He did wonders against Pharaoh
and everyone who served
him.
10
He destroyed many nations.
He killed mighty kings.
11 He killed Sihon, the king of the
Amorites,
and Og, the king of Bashan.
He killed all the kings of Canaan.
12 He gave their land as a gift
to his people Israel.
13 Lord, your name continues forever.
Lord, your fame will last for all
time to come.
14 When the Lord hands down his
sentence, it will be in his
peoples favor.
He will show deep concern for
those who serve him.
15 The statues of the nations gods are
made out of silver and gold.
They are made by human hands.
16
They have mouths but cant speak.
They have eyes but cant see.
17 They have ears but cant hear.
They have mouths but cant
breathe.
18 Those who make statues of gods will
be like them.
So will all those who trust in them.
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19 People of Israel, praise the Lord.
Priests of Aaron, praise the Lord.
20 Tribe of Levi, praise the Lord.
You who have respect for the Lord,
praise him.
21 Give praise to the Lord in Zion.
Give praise to the God who lives in
Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 136
1
Give thanks to the Lord, because he
is good.
His faithful love continues forever.
2 Give thanks to the greatest God of
all.
His faithful love continues forever.
3
Give thanks to the most powerful
Lord of all.
His faithful love continues forever.
4 Give thanks to the only one who can
do great miracles.
His faithful love continues forever.
5 By his understanding he made the
heavens.
His faithful love continues forever.
6
He spread out the earth on the
waters.
His faithful love continues forever.
7 He made the great lights in the sky.
His faithful love continues forever.
8 He made the sun to rule over the day.
His faithful love continues forever.
9 He made the moon and stars to rule
over the night.
His faithful love continues forever.
10 Give thanks to the God who killed
the oldest son of each family
in Egypt.
His faithful love continues forever.
11 He brought the people of Israel out of
Egypt.
His faithful love continues forever.
12 He did it by reaching out his mighty
hand and powerful arm.
His faithful love continues forever.
13 Give thanks to the God who parted
the waters of the Red Sea.
His faithful love continues forever.
14 He brought Israel through the middle
of it.
His faithful love continues forever.
15 But he swept Pharaoh and his army
into the Red Sea.
His faithful love continues forever.
16 Give thanks to the God who led his
people through the desert.
His faithful love continues forever.
17 He killed great kings.
His faithful love continues forever.
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added only a single verse. An example is Mark 9:44. That verse is not in the oldest Greek
New Testaments. So we put the verse number 43/44 right before Mark 9:43. You can look
on the list below for Mark 9:44 and locate the verse that was added.

Verses That Were Not Found in Oldest

Greek New Testaments
Matthew 17:21 But that kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 18:11 The Son of Man came to save what was lost.
Matthew 23:14 How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pre-
tenders! You take over the houses of widows. You say long prayers
to show off. So God will punish you much more.
Mark 7:16 Everyone who has ears to hear should listen.
Mark 9:44 In hell, / the worms dont die, / and the fire doesnt go out.
Mark 9:46 In hell, / the worms dont die, / and the fire doesnt go out.
Mark 11:26 But if you do not forgive, your Father who is in heaven will not forgive
your sins either.
Mark 15:28 Scripture came true. It says, And he was counted among those who
disobey the law.
Luke 17:36 Two men will be in the field. One will be taken and the other left.
Luke 23:17 It was Pilates duty to let one prisoner go free for them at the Feast.
John 5:4 From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down. The angel
would stir up the waters. The first disabled person to go into the pool
after it was stirred would be healed.
Acts 8:37 Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you can. The official
answered, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts 15:34 But Silas decided to remain there.
Acts 24:7 But Lysias, the commander, came. By using a lot of force, he took
Paul from our hands.
Acts 28:29 After he said that, the Jews left. They were arguing strongly among
themselves.
Romans 16:24 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.

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1. The Beginning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 1:12:3

2. Adam and Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 2:153:24
3. Cain and Abel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 4:116
4. The Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 6:99:17
5. The Tower of Babel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 11:19
6. Gods Covenant with Abraham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 12:19; 17:18
7. The Three Visitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 18:115
8. Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 19:1529
9. Isaacs Birth/Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 21:821
10. Abraham Tested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 22:119
11. Isaac and Rebekah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 24
12. Jacob and Esau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 25:1934
13. Jacob Gets Isaacs Blessing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 27:140
14. Jacobs Dream at Bethel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 28:1022
15. Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 29:1430
16. Joseph and His Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 37
17. The Cupbearer and the Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 40
18. Pharaohs Dreams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 41
19. Josephs Brothers Go to Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesis 4245
20. The Birth of Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 1:82:10
21. Moses and the Burning Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 3:115
22. The Ten Plagues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 7:611:10
23. The Passover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 12
24. Crossing the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 13:1714:31
25. The Water in the Wilderness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 15:2227; 17:17
26. Manna and Quail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 16
27. Moses at Mount Sinai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 19:120:21
28. The Golden Calf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exodus 32
29. Exploring Canaan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numbers 13:114:12
30. The Fall of Jericho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua 5:136:27
31. Gideon Tests God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges 6
32. Gideon Defeats the Midianites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges 7
33. Samson and Delilah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges 16
34. Naomi and Ruth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth 14
35. The Lord Calls Samuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 3
36. David and Goliath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 17
37. David and Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Samuel 20
38. Solomons Wise Ruling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 3:1628
39. Elijah Fed by Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 17:16
40. The Widow of Zarephath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 17:724
41. Elijah on Mount Carmel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 18:1646
42. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kings 2:112
43. Elishas Miracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kings 2:1325
44. Naaman Healed of Leprosy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kings 5
45. Special Psalms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psalms 1, 23, 100, 150
46. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel 3
47. Daniel and the Den of Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel 6
48. Jonah and the Great Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonah 14
49. Esther Saves Her People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esther 2:518; 3:125:8; 7:110
50. The Birth of Jesus Foretold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 1:2638
51. The Birth of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2:17
52. The Shepherds and the Angels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2:820

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53. The Visit of the Magi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 2:112
54. Jesus Presented in the Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2:2240
55. The Boy Jesus at the Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 2:4152
56. The Baptism of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 1:2934
57. The Temptation of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 4:113
58. The Calling of the First Disciples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 1:3551
59. Jesus Changes Water to Wine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 2:111
60. The Faith of the Centurion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 7:111
61. Jesus Calms a Storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 4:3541
62. A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 5:2143
63. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 6:3044
64. Jesus Walks on the Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 6:4556
65. The Healing of an Epileptic Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 9:3743
66. Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 9:134
67. The Good Samaritan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 10:2537
68. Do Not Worry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 12:2234
69. The Lost Son. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 15
70. The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 15
71. Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 11:146
72. Jesus and the Little Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 10:1316
73. The Rich Young Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 10:1731
74. Zacchaeus the Tax Collector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 19:110
75. The Triumphal Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 19:2844
76. The Lords Supper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 26:1730
77. Gethsemane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 26:3656
78. Jesus on Trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 27:126
79. Peter Disowns Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 26:6975
80. The Crucifixion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 27:3156
81. The Burial of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew 27:5766
82. The Resurrection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 24:112
83. On the Road to Emmaus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 24:1335
84. Jesus Appears to the Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 24:3653
85. Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 1:411
86. First Days of the Christian Church/Pentecost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 1:122:47
87. Sauls Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 9:119
88. Peters Miraculous Escape from Prison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 12:117
89. Paul and Silas in Prison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 16:1640
90. Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Corinthians 13
91. Fruit of the Spirit/Do Good to Everyone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galatians 5:226:10
92. Children and Parents/The Armor of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ephesians 6

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