Thursday, July 2, 2026

¹⁰Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

¹¹For Amos says, 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'"

¹²Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there,

¹³but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house!"

¹⁴Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

¹⁵and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

¹⁶Now therefore listen to the LORD's word: 'You say, Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac.'

¹⁷Therefore the LORD says: 'Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'"

⁸The LORD's law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD's covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

⁹The LORD's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

¹⁰The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

¹¹They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

¹He entered into a boat and crossed over, and came into his own city.

²Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you."

³Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

⁴Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

⁵For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk'?

⁶But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—" (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house."

⁷He arose and departed to his house.

⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.