Friday

2 Samuel 5:1-12

[1]

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold,
we are your bone and flesh.

[2] In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and
brought in Israel; and the LORD said to you, `You shall be shepherd of my
people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
[3] So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David
made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed
David king over Israel.
[4] David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
forty years.
[5] At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and at
Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
[6]

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jeb'usites, the
inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here,
but the blind and the lame will ward you off" -- thinking, "David cannot
come in here."

[7] Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of
David.
[8] And David said on that day, "Whoever would smite the Jeb'usites, let
him get up the water shaft to attack the lame and the blind, who are hated
by David's soul." Therefore it is said, "The blind and the lame shall not
come into the house."
[9] And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David.
And David built the city round about from the Millo inward.
[10] And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts,
was with him.
[11]

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also
carpenters and masons who built David a house.

[12] And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over
Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people
Israel.

Acts 17:1-15

[1]

Now when they had passed through Amphip'olis and Apollo'nia, they came to
Thessaloni'ca, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

[2] And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued
with them from the scriptures,
[3] explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer
and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to
you, is the Christ."
[4] And some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas; as did a
great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
[5] But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked fellows of the
rabble, they gathered a crowd, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the
house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the people.
[6] And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the
brethren before the city authorities, crying, "These men who have turned
the world upside down have come here also,
[7] and Jason has received them; and they are all acting against the
decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."
[8] And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard
this.
[9] And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let
them go.
[10]

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroe'a; and
when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.

[11] Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessaloni'ca, for they
received the word with all eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to
see if these things were so.
[12] Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high
standing as well as men.
[13] But when the Jews of Thessaloni'ca learned that the word of God was
proclaimed by Paul at Beroe'a also, they came there too, stirring up and
inciting the crowds.
[14] Then the brethren immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea,
but Silas and Timothy remained there.
[15] Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving
a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they
departed.

Mark 7:24-37

[24]

And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And
he entered a house, and would not have any one know it; yet he could not
be hid.

[25] But immediately a woman, whose little daughter was possessed by an
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell down at his feet.
[26] Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoeni'cian by birth. And she begged
him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
[27] And he said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not
right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
[28] But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table
eat the children's crumbs."
[29] And he said to her, "For this saying you may go your way; the demon
has left your daughter."
[30] And she went home, and found the child lying in bed, and the demon
gone.
[31]

Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the
Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decap'olis.

[32] And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in
his speech; and they besought him to lay his hand upon him.
[33] And taking him aside from the multitude privately, he put his fingers
into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue;
[34] and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Eph'phatha,"
that is, "Be opened."
[35] And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke
plainly.
[36] And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the
more zealously they proclaimed it.
[37] And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all
things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."