Daily Readings - 07/05/2026

^15:7 and after the discussion had gone on a long time, Peter stood up and addressed them.

^15:8 In fact God, who can read everyone’s heart, showed his approval of them by giving the Holy Spirit to them just as he had to us.

^15:9 God made no distinction between them and us, since he purified their hearts by faith.

^15:10 It would only provoke God’s anger now, surely, if you imposed on the disciples the very burden that neither we nor our ancestors were strong enough to support?

^15:11 Remember, we believe that we are saved in the same way as they are: through the grace of the Lord Jesus.’

^15:12 This silenced the entire assembly, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had worked through them among the pagans.

^15:13 When they had finished it was James who spoke. ‘My brothers,’ he said ‘listen to me.

^15:14 Simeon[*b] has described how God first arranged to enlist a people for his name out of the pagans.

^15:15 This is entirely in harmony with the words of the prophets, since the scriptures say:

^15:16 After that I shall return and rebuild the fallen House of David; I shall rebuild it from its ruins and restore it.

^15:17 Then the rest of mankind,all the pagans who are consecrated to my name, will look for the Lord, says the Lord who made this

^15:18 known so long ago.[*c]

^15:19 ‘I rule, then, that instead of making things more difficult for pagans who turn to God,

^15:20 we send them a letter telling them merely to abstain from anything polluted by idols,[*d] from fornication,[*e] from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.

^15:21 For Moses has always had his preachers in every town, and is read aloud in the synagogues every sabbath.’

^96:1 Sing Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth!

^96:2 Sing to Yahweh, bless his name. Proclaim his salvation day after day,

^96:3 tell of his glory among the nations, tell his marvels to every people.

^96:4 Yahweh is great, loud must be his praise, he is to be feared beyond all gods.

^96:5 Nothingness, all the gods of the nations. Yahweh himself made the heavens,

^96:6 in his presence are splendour and majesty, in his sanctuary power and beauty.

^96:7 Pay tribute to Yahweh, families of the peoples, tribute to Yahweh of glory and power,

^96:8 tribute to Yahweh of his name’s due glory. Bring out the offering, bear it before him,

^96:9 worship Yahweh in his sacred court, tremble before him, all the earth!

^96:10 Say among the nations, ‘Yahweh is king!’ Firm has he made the world, and unshakeable; he will judge each nation with strict justice.

^96:11 Let the heavens be glad, let earth rejoice, let the sea thunder and all that it holds,

^96:12 let the fields exult and all that is in them, let all the woodland trees cry out for joy,

^96:13 at the presence of Yahweh, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth, to judge the world with justice and the nations with his truth.

^15:9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love,

^15:10 If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

^15:11 I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete.