33 Bible Reading Challenge-Day 30

 

Day 30/33   Matthew 12:38-50 38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here. 43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.” 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”   Psalm 28 Of David.   1To you, LORD, I call;     you are my Rock,     do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent,     I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear my cry for mercy     as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands     toward your Most Holy Place. 3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,     with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors     but harbor malice in their hearts. 4 Repay them for their deeds     and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done     and bring back on them what they deserve. 5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD     and what his hands have done, he will tear them down     and never build them up again. 6 Praise be to the LORD,     for he has heard my cry for mercy. 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;     my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy,     and with my song I praise him. 8 The LORD is the strength of his people,     a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. 9 Save your people and bless your inheritance;     be their shepherd and carry them forever.