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Daily Devotional 1 Year Bible
GEN_38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
GEN_38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.
GEN_38:7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
GEN_38:8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
GEN_38:9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
GEN_38:10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
GEN_38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
GEN_38:12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
GEN_38:13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
GEN_38:14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
GEN_38:15 When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] an harlot; because she had covered her face.
GEN_38:16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she [was] his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
GEN_38:17 And he said, I will send [thee] a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou send [it]?
GEN_38:18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
GEN_38:19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
GEN_38:20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive [his] pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
GEN_38:21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where [is] the harlot, that [was] openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this [place].
GEN_38:22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, [that] there was no harlot in this [place].
GEN_38:23 And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
GEN_38:24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she [is] with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
GEN_38:25 When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
GEN_38:26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
GEN_38:27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins [were] in her womb.
GEN_38:28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that [the one] put out [his] hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
GEN_38:29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? [this] breach [be] upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
GEN_38:30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
GEN_39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
GEN_39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
GEN_39:3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
GEN_39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.
GEN_39:5 And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
GEN_39:6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.
GEN_39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
GEN_39:8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
GEN_39:9 [There is] none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
GEN_39:10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.
GEN_39:11 And it came to pass about this time, that [Joseph] went into the house to do his business; and [there was] none of the men of the house there within.
GEN_39:12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
GEN_39:13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
GEN_39:14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
GEN_39:15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
GEN_39:16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
GEN_39:17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
GEN_39:18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
GEN_39:19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
GEN_39:20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison.
GEN_39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
GEN_39:22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer [of it].
GEN_39:23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.
GEN_40:1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
GEN_40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
GEN_40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
GEN_40:4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
GEN_40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.
GEN_40:6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.
GEN_40:7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?
MAT_12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
MAT_12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
MAT_12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
MAT_12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
MAT_12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
MAT_13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
MAT_13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
MAT_13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
MAT_13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
MAT_13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
MAT_13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
MAT_13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
MAT_13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
MAT_13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
MAT_13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
MAT_13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
MAT_13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
MAT_13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
MAT_13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
MAT_13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
MAT_13:16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
MAT_13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
PSA_10:14 Thou hast seen [it]: for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
PSA_10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
PSA_10:16 The LORD [is] King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
PSA_10:17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
PSA_10:18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
PSA_11:1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?
PRO_2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
PRO_2:17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
MATJ_7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
MATJ_7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
MATJ_7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
MATJ_7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
MATJ_7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
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