The Bible Reading Plan

Readings for July 23:

First, Leviticus Chapter 20 verses 1 to 16. Follow that by reading from Isaiah Chapter 44 verse 12 to Chapter 45 verse 10. The third part is Psalm 23 to 24; and lastly from Acts Chapter 19 verse 35 to Chapter 20 verse 12

You can read the passages below. If you're looking to read for a different day or want to use your own Bible, then here’s the entire year’s plan as a list. Enjoy!

For certain interesting words:

Section 1

Leviticus 20:1-16

16 verses

Leviticus Chapter 20

1ForeverOne spoke to Moses, saying, 2"Moreover, you shall tell the children of Israel, 'Anyone of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners in Israel, who gives any of his seed to Molech; he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

3I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

4If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person, when he gives of his seed to Molech, and don't put him to death; 5then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him, to play the prostitute with Molech, from among their people.

6"'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.

7"'Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am ForeverOne your God.

8You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am ForeverOne who sanctifies you.

9"'For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

10"'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

11"'The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

12"'If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed a perversion; their blood shall be upon them.

13"'If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

14"'If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there may be no wickedness among you.

15"'If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.

16"'If a woman approaches any animal, and lies down with it, you shall kill the woman, and the animal: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Section 2

Isaiah 44:12-45:10

27 verses

Isaiah Chapter 44

12The blacksmith takes an axe, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.

13The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.

14He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it.

15Then it will be for a man to burn; and he takes some of it, and warms himself. Yes, he burns it, and bakes bread. Yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it an engraved image, and falls down to it.

16He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast, and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself, and says, "Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire." 17The rest of it he makes into a god, even his engraved image. He bows down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, "Deliver me; for you are my god!" 18They don't know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can't see; and their hearts, that they can't understand.

19No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, "I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?" 20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can't deliver his soul, nor say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?" 21Remember these things, Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.

22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

23Sing, you heavens, for ForeverOne has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for ForeverOne has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.

24Thus says ForeverOne, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: "I am ForeverOne, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself; 25who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish; 26who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be inhabited;' and of the cities of Judah, 'They will be built,' and 'I will raise up its waste places;' 27who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;' 28Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,' even saying of Jerusalem, 'She will be built;' and of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"

Isaiah Chapter 45

1Thus says ForeverOne to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: 2"I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of brass in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron.

3I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, ForeverOne, who call you by your name, even the God of Israel.

4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.

5I am ForeverOne, and there is none else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me; 6that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am ForeverOne, and there is no one else.

7I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am ForeverOne, who does all these things.

8Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, ForeverOne, have created it.

9Woe to him who strives with his Maker - a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, 'What are you making?' or your work, 'He has no hands?' 10Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"

Section 3

Psalm 23-24

18 verses

Psalm 23

A Psalm by David.

1ForeverOne is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

3He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

6Surely goodness and loving kindness shall pursue me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in ForeverOne's house forever.

Psalm 24

A Psalm by David.

1The earth is ForeverOne's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.

2For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

3Who may ascend to ForeverOne's hill? Who may stand in his holy place?

4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

5He shall receive a blessing from ForeverOne, righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face - even Jacob. Selah.

7Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

8Who is the King of glory? ForeverOne strong and mighty, ForeverOne mighty in battle.

9Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

10Who is this King of glory? ForeverOne of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.

Section 4

Acts 19:35-20:12

19 verses

Acts Chapter 19

35When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

36Seeing then that these things can't be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.

37For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

38So If Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

39But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

40For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today's riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn't be able to give an account of this commotion." 41When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

Acts Chapter 20

1After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

2When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

3When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

4These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

5But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

7On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

8There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.

9A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

10Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him." 11When he had gone up, and had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

12They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.

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In general square brackets:[] are used to indicated words not found in the original text.
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