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.

^46:1 God is our shelter, our strength, ever ready to help in time of trouble,

^46:2 so we shall not be afraid when the earth gives way, when mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,

^46:3 and its waters roar and seethe, the mountains tottering as it heaves. (Yahweh Sabaoth is on our side, our citadel, the God of Jacob!) (Pause)

^46:4 There is a river whose streams refresh the city of God, and it sanctifies the dwelling of the Most High.

^46:5 God is inside the city, she can never fall, at crack of dawn God helps her;

^46:6 to the roaring of nations and tottering of kingdoms, when he shouts, the world disintegrates.

^46:7 Yahweh Sabaoth is on our side, our citadel, the God of Jacob! (Pause)

^46:8 Come, think of Yahweh’s marvels, the astounding things he has done in the world;

^46:9 all over the world he puts an end to wars, he breaks the bow, he snaps the spear, he gives shields to the flames.

^46:10 ‘Pause a while and know that I am God, exalted among the nations’, exalted over the earth!’

^46:11 Yahweh Sabaoth is on our side, our citadel, the God of Jacob! (Pause)

^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.