Monday

2 Samuel 17:24-18:8

[24]

Then David came to Mahana'im. And Ab'salom crossed the Jordan with all the
men of Israel.

[25] Now Ab'salom had set Ama'sa over the army instead of Jo'ab. Ama'sa
was the son of a man named Ithra the Ish'maelite, who had married Ab'igal
the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeru'iah, Jo'ab's mother.
[26] And Israel and Ab'salom encamped in the land of Gilead.
[27]

When David came to Mahana'im, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the
Ammonites, and Machir the son of Am'miel from Lo-debar, and Barzil'lai the
Gileadite from Ro'gelim,

[28] brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal,
parched grain, beans and lentils,
[29] honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the
people with him to eat; for they said, "The people are hungry and weary
and thirsty in the wilderness."
2Sam.18
[1]

Then David mustered the men who were with him, and set over them
commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

[2] And David sent forth the army, one third under the command of Jo'ab,
one third under the command of Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah, Jo'ab's
brother, and one third under the command of It'tai the Gittite. And the
king said to the men, "I myself will also go out with you."
[3] But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not
care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are
worth ten thousand of us; therefore it is better that you send us help
from the city."
[4] The king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the
king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by
hundreds and by thousands.
[5] And the king ordered Jo'ab and Abi'shai and It'tai, "Deal gently for
my sake with the young man Ab'salom." And all the people heard when the
king gave orders to all the commanders about Ab'salom.
[6]

So the army went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was
fought in the forest of E'phraim.

[7] And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David,
and the slaughter there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.
[8] The battle spread over the face of all the country; and the forest
devoured more people that day than the sword.

Acts 22:30-23:11

[30]

But on the morrow, desiring to know the real reason why the Jews accused
him, he unbound him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council
to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.

Acts.23
[1]

And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, "Brethren, I have lived
before God in all good conscience up to this day."

[2] And the high priest Anani'as commanded those who stood by him to
strike him on the mouth.
[3] Then Paul said to him, "God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall!
Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the
law you order me to be struck?"
[4] Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?"
[5] And Paul said, "I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest;
for it is written, `You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
[6]

But when Paul perceived that one part were Sad'ducees and the other
Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son
of Pharisees; with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead I
am on trial."

[7] And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees
and the Sad'ducees; and the assembly was divided.
[8] For the Sad'ducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor
spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
[9] Then a great clamor arose; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees'
party stood up and contended, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if
a spirit or an angel spoke to him?"
[10] And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul
would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and
take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
[11]

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as
you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at
Rome."

Mark 11:12-26

[12]

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.

[13] And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he
could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but
leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
[14] And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And
his disciples heard it.
[15]

And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive
out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned
the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons;

[16] and he would not allow any one to carry anything through the temple.
[17] And he taught, and said to them, "Is it not written, `My house shall
be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a
den of robbers."
[18] And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to
destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished
at his teaching.
[19] And when evening came they went out of the city.
[20]

As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to
its roots.

[21] And Peter remembered and said to him, "Master, look! The fig tree
which you cursed has withered."
[22] And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.
[23] Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be taken up and
cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that
what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
[24] Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you
have received it, and it will be yours.
[25] And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against
any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses."