July 4, 2038
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος: In the beginning was the Word(John 1:1)
καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free(John 8:32)
Old TestamentSeptuagint (Brenton)
2 Chronicles 3:1–4:22
1And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in the mount of Amoria, where the Lord appeared to his father David, in the place which David had prepared in the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite. 2And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 3And thus Solomon began to build the house of God: the length in cubits—even the first measurement from end to end, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4And the portico in front of the house, its length in front of the breadth of the house [was] twenty cubits, and its height a hundred and twenty cubits: and he gilded it within with pure gold. 5And he lined the great house with cedar wood, and gilded it with pure gold, and carved upon it palm-trees and chains. 6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Pharuim. 7And he gilded the house, and its [inner] walls, and the door-posts, and the roofs, and the doors with gold; and he carved cherubs on the walls. 8And he built the holy of holies, its length was according to the front [of the other house], the breadth of the house [was] twenty cubits, and the length twenty cubits: and he gilded [it] with pure gold for cherubs, to [the amount of] six hundred talents. 9And the weight of the nails, [even] the weight of each was fifty shekels of gold: and he gilded the upper chamber with gold. 10And he made two cherubs in the most holy house, wood-work, and he gilded them with gold. 11And the wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits in length: and one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house: and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub. 13And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were toward the house. 14And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and wove cherubs in it. 15Also he made in front of the house two pillars, in height thirty-five cubits, and their chapiters of five cubits. 16And he made chains, [as] in the oracle, and put [them] on the heads of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. 17And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left: and he called the name of the one on the right hand ‘Stability,’ and the name of the one on the left ‘Strength.’ Chapter 41And he made a brazen altar, the length of it twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, and the height ten cubits. 2And he made the molten sea, in diameter ten cubits, entirely round, and the height of it five cubits, and the circumference thirty cubits. 3And beneath it the likeness of calves, they compass it round about: ten cubits compass the laver round about, they cast the calves two rows in their casting, 4wherein they made them twelve calves,—three looking northwards, and three westwards, and three southwards, and three eastwards: and the sea was upon them above, [and] their hinder parts were inward. 5And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim as the brim of a cup, graven with flowers of lilies, holding three thousand measures: and he finished [it]. 6And he made ten lavers, and set five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them the instruments of the whole-burnt-offerings, and to rinse [the vessels] in them; and the sea [was] for the priests to wash in. 7And he made the ten golden candlesticks according to their pattern, and he put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8And he made ten tables, and put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left: and he made a hundred golden bowls. 9Also he made the priests' court, and the great court, and doors to the court, and their panels [were] overlaid with brass. 10And he set the sea at the corner of the house on the right, as it were fronting the east. 11And Chiram made the fleshhooks, and the fire-pans, and the grate of the altar, and all its instruments: and Chiram finished doing all the work which he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God: 12two pillars, and upon them an embossed work for the chapiters on the heads of the two pillars, and two nets to cover the heads of the chapiters which are on the heads of the pillars; 13and four hundred golden bells for the two nets, and two rows of pomegranates in each net, to cover the two embossed rims of the chapiters which are upon the pillars. 14And he made the ten bases, and he made the lavers upon the bases; 15and the one sea, and the twelve calves under it; 16and the foot-baths, and the buckets, and the caldrons, and the flesh-hooks, and all their furniture (which Chiram made, and brought to king Solomon in the house of the Lord) of pure brass. 17In the country round about Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground in the house of Socchoth, and between [that and] Saredatha. 18So Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, for the quantity of brass failed not. 19And Solomon made all the vessels of the house of the Lord, and the golden altar, and the tables, and upon them [were to be] the loaves of shewbread; 20also the candlesticks, and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold. 21And their snuffers, and their lamps [were made], and [he made] the bowls, and the censers, and the fire-pans, of pure gold. 22And [there was] the inner door of the house [opening] into the holy of holies, and [he made] the inner doors of the temple of gold. So all the work which Solomon wrought for the house of the Lord was finished.
PsalmSeptuagint (Brenton)
Psalm 78:5–10(MT: 79)
MT Psalm 79 = LXX Psalm 78 (standard offset).
5O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant? 6Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure. 7Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us. 8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause. 9Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 10Thou madest a way before it, and didst cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled [with it].
ProverbSeptuagint (Brenton)
Proverbs 20:10–12
10A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them. 11A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight. 12The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
New TestamentKing James Version
Acts 12:1–25
1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. 5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. 11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. 12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. 13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. 14And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. 15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. 16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. 17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode. 20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country. 21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24But the word of God grew and multiplied. 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
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