Daily Readings - 15/05/2026

^18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid to speak out, nor allow yourself to be silenced:

^18:10 I am with you. I have so many people on my side in this city that no one will even attempt to hurt you.’

^18:11 So Paul stayed there preaching the word of God among them for eighteen months.

^18:12 But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia,[*c] the Jews made a concerted attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal.

^18:13 ‘We accuse this man’ they said ‘of persuading people to worship God in a way that breaks the Law.’

^18:14 Before Paul could open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, ‘Listen, you Jews. If this were a misdemeanour or a crime, I would not hesitate to attend to you;

^18:15 but if it is only quibbles about words and names, and about your own Law, then you must deal with it yourselves-I have no intention of making legal decisions about things like that.’

^18:16 Then he sent them out of the court,

^18:17 and at once they all turned on Sosthenes, the synagogue president, and beat him in front of the court house. Gallio refused to take any notice at all.

^18:18 After staying on for some time, Paul took leave of the brothers and sailed for Syria,[*d] accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut off, because of a vow he had made.

^47:1 Clap your hands, all you peoples, acclaim God with shouts of joy;

^47:2 for Yahweh, the Most High, is to be dreaded, the Great King of the whole world.

^47:3 He brings the peoples under our dominion, he puts the nations under our feet;

^47:4 for us he chooses our heritage – the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.

^47:5 God rises to shouts of acclamation, Yahweh rises to a blast of trumpets,

^47:6 let the music sound for our God, let it sound, let the music sound for our King, let it sound!

^47:7 God is king of the whole world: play your best in his honour!

^47:8 God is king of the nations, he reigns on his holy throne.

^47:9 The leaders of the nations rally to the people of the God of Abraham. Every shield in the world belongs to God. He reigns supreme.

^16:20 ‘I tell you most solemnly, you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

^16:21 A woman in childbirth suffers, because her time has come; but when she has given birth to the child she forgets the suffering in her joy that a man has been born into the world.

^16:22 So it is with you: you are sad now, but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you.

^16:23 When that day comes, you will not ask me any questions. I tell you most solemnly, anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name.