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Job 41:1 - 42:17

- God describes Leviathan's untamable strength to humble Job.

- Job repents; God restores his health, family, and wealth.

Luke 4:16-30

- Jesus reads Isaiah in Nazareth synagogue, announces fulfillment.

- Rejected by townspeople, escapes their attempt to kill him.

Matthew 4:13-22

- Jesus settles in Capernaum, preaches kingdom's nearness.

- Calls fishermen Peter, Andrew, James, John to follow.

Mark 1:16-20

- Jesus invites Simon and Andrew to become fishers of men.

- Calls James and John from boat, they immediately follow.

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Job 39:1 - 40:24

- God describes His intimate knowledge and care for wild creatures such as mountain goats, deer, wild donkeys, oxen, ostriches, horses, and hawks.

- These examples of divine wisdom and power in creation serve to humble Job and show the limits of human understanding.

Mark 1:15

- Jesus proclaims that the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand.

- He urges people to repent and believe in the good news.

Luke 4:15

- Jesus begins teaching in the synagogues throughout Galilee.

- Everyone who hears Him speaks well of Him.

John 4:43-54

- A royal official travels from Capernaum to ask Jesus to heal his dying son; Jesus responds by saying the boy will live.

- The man believes the word, returns home, and discovers his son was healed at the very hour Jesus spoke, leading the whole household to faith.

This reading is part of a year-long journey through the Bible in chronological order, following the historical sequence of events in a harmonized format.

Job 37:1 - 38:41

- Elihu finishes speaking, describing God's awesome power shown through thunder, storms, snow, ice, and winds, calling Job to fear and honor the Creator whose wisdom is far beyond human grasp.

- The Lord answers Job from a whirlwind, asking him questions about the creation of the earth, the sea, the stars, weather patterns, and care for wild creatures, highlighting God's unmatched authority and justice.

John 4:18-42

- Jesus discloses the Samaritan woman's history of five husbands and her current relationship, then reveals Himself as the Messiah who gives living water leading to eternal life and teaches about worship in spirit and truth.

- After her encounter, the woman tells the people of her town about Jesus, prompting many Samaritans to come, listen to Him, and believe He is the Savior of the world.

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Job 35:1 - 36:33

- Elihu challenges Job's claim of innocence, explaining that human righteousness does not benefit God and that God is just in His dealings with people.

- He describes God's greatness in controlling weather, seasons, and natural forces, urging Job to listen and learn from the Creator who acts with perfect wisdom and power.

Matthew 4:12

- After hearing that John the Baptist had been imprisoned, Jesus withdraws from Judea and moves to Galilee to begin His public ministry.

Mark 1:14

- Following John's arrest, Jesus arrives in Galilee proclaiming the good news of God, calling people to repent and believe in the gospel.

Luke 4:14

- Jesus returns to Galilee in the power of the Spirit after His temptation, and news about Him spreads throughout the surrounding region.

John 4:1-17

- Jesus travels through Samaria, meets a woman at Jacob's well, asks her for a drink, and begins revealing her personal life while offering her living water that leads to eternal life.

- The woman questions His identity as a Jew speaking to a Samaritan, and Jesus directs the conversation to true worship and the gift of spiritual water that satisfies forever.

This reading is part of a year-long journey through the Bible in a chronological and harmonized format, arranging passages according to the historical timeline of events.

Job 31:1 - 32:22

- Job solemnly declares his moral integrity, describing a personal covenant with his eyes to avoid lust and denying sins such as deceit, adultery, mistreatment of servants or the poor, and idolatry, even inviting curses upon himself if any charge is true.

- After Job finishes speaking, young Elihu grows angry—at Job for claiming righteousness above God and at the three friends for failing to answer him—and announces he must now speak because the spirit within him compels him.

John 2:13-25

- At Passover Jesus enters the Jerusalem temple, makes a whip of cords, drives out the merchants and money-changers, overturns their tables, and declares that his Father's house must not become a marketplace.

- When the Jews demand a sign for his authority, Jesus says, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up," referring to his own body and the coming resurrection; he does not entrust himself to the crowd because he knows what is truly in every person.

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Job 29:1 - 30:31

- Job nostalgically recalls his former prosperity, honor among men, and righteous deeds in helping the poor, needy, and oppressed.

- He now laments his current humiliation, rejection by society—even by the lowest outcasts—and describes his relentless physical and emotional suffering as God's hand against him.

John 1:35 - 2:12

- John the Baptist points two disciples to Jesus as the Lamb of God; Andrew follows, brings Peter, and Philip brings Nathanael, who confesses Jesus as the Son of God.

- At a wedding in Cana, Jesus turns water into wine at Mary's prompting, revealing His glory to the disciples, who believe in Him; afterward, He goes to Capernaum with His family and new disciples.

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Job 25:1 - 28:28

- Bildad briefly asserts God's dominion and majesty, arguing that no human can be righteous before Him.

- Job sarcastically responds to his friends, then extols God's incomparable power over creation, maintains his integrity while describing the ultimate fate of the wicked, and poetically reflects that true wisdom is found only in fearing the Lord.

Mark 1:12-13

- Immediately after His baptism, the Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness.

- Jesus spends forty days there, tempted by Satan, living among wild animals while angels minister to Him.

Luke 4:1-13

- Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus is led into the wilderness for forty days of fasting and temptation by the devil.

- Satan tempts Him three times—to turn stones to bread, to worship for kingdoms, and to jump from the temple—but Jesus counters each with Scripture, and Satan departs until an opportune time.

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Job 22:1 - 24:25

- Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness and urges him to repent and return to God for restoration.

- Job longs to present his case before God, affirms his integrity, and questions why the wicked often prosper without immediate judgment.

Mark 1:9-11

- Jesus comes from Nazareth to be baptized by John in the Jordan River.

- As he emerges from the water, the heavens open, the Spirit descends like a dove, and God's voice declares him as the beloved Son.

Luke 3:21-23

- While Jesus is praying after his baptism among the people, heaven opens and the Holy Spirit descends in bodily form like a dove.

- God's voice affirms Jesus as his beloved Son, with whom he is well pleased; Jesus begins his ministry at about age thirty.

John 1:29-34

- John the Baptist identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

- John testifies that he saw the Spirit descend on Jesus like a dove, confirming him as the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and as God's Chosen One.

Matthew 4:1-11

- Led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Jesus fasts forty days and faces temptation by the devil.

- Jesus resists each temptation by quoting Scripture, and angels minister to him after the devil departs.