1 Chronicles 22, 1 peter 3, Micah 1, Luke 10

1 Chronicles 22,

1 Then David said, "The house of the LORD God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
 
2 So David gave orders to assemble the aliens living in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God.
 
3 He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed.
 
4 He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
 
5 David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it." So David made extensive preparations before his death.
 
6 Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
 
7 David said to Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God.
 
8 But this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
 
9 But you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
 
10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
 
11 "Now, my son, the LORD be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the LORD your God, as he said you would.
 
12 May the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.
 
13 Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
 
14 "I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.
 
15 You have many workmen: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as men skilled in every kind of work
 
16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron-craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the LORD be with you."
 
17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon.
 
18 He said to them, "Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has handed the inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land is subject to the LORD and to his people.
 
19 Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD."
 

1 peter 3,

 
1 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.
 
2 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
 
3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
 
4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.
 
5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)
 
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
 
7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
 
8 Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
 
9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
 
10 They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
 
11 In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
 
12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.
 
13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
 
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,
 
15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
 
16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

Micah 1,

1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah-the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
 
2 Hear, O peoples, all of you, listen, O earth and all who are in it, that the Sovereign LORD may witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
 
3 Look! The LORD is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads the high places of the earth.
 
4 The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
 
5 All this is because of Jacob's transgression, because of the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacob's transgression? Is it not Samaria? What is Judah's high place? Is it not Jerusalem?
 
6 "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations.
 
7 All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple gifts will be burned with fire; I will destroy all her images. Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used."
 
8 Because of this I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.
 
9 For her wound is incurable; it has come to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.
 
10 Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah roll in the dust.
 
11 Pass on in nakedness and shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; its protection is taken from you.
 
12 Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
 
13 You who live in Lachish, harness the team to the chariot. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
 
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Aczib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.
 
15 I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
 
16 Shave your heads in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourselves as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.

Luke 10

1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.
 
2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
 
3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
 
4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
 
5 "When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.'
 
6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
 
7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
 
8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you.
 
9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'
 
10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,
 
11 'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.'
 
12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
 
13 "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
 
14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
 
15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths.
 
16 "He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
 
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name."
 
18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
 
19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
 
20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
 
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
 
22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
 
23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
 
24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
 
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
 
26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
 
27 He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
 
28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
 
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
 
30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
 
31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
 
32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
 
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
 
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
 
35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
 
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
 
37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
 
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.
 
39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.
 
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
 
41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things,
 
42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."