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And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, so that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
The Vigil
Today’s scroll, one verse at a time — each linked to the last by the cross-references rather than by any model of you. The same vigil for everyone, and a different one tomorrow.
O Lord, I beg you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear your name: and prosper, please, your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
from Genesis 43:14
And he restored the chief cupbearer to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
from Nehemiah 1:11
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you shall deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were his cupbearer.
from Genesis 40:21 · a strong link
But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
from Genesis 40:13
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Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men everywhere to repent:
from Acts 20:21
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
from Acts 17:30
That you would walk worthy of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.
from Romans 3:23 · a strong link
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practice the truth:
from I Thessalonians 2:12
Yes, a man may say, You have faith, and I have works: show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
from I John 1:6
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Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:
Him has God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
from Acts 13:38
And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
from Acts 5:31
And you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS.
from Matthew 1:21 · a strong link
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
from Luke 1:31 · a strong link
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
from Matthew 1:25
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of your seed.
from Luke 2:21
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Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire for the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
from Acts 17:31
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
from II Peter 3:7
For, look, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
from Revelation of John 21:1 · a strong link
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For truly against your holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
By stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of your holy child Jesus.
from Acts 4:27 · a strong link
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
from Acts 4:30
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
from Acts 3:6
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
from Mark 16:17 · a strong link
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You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do you.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
from Acts 7:51
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
from Acts 6:10
For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say.
from Luke 21:15
For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.
from Luke 12:12 · a strong link
The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and his word was in my tongue.
from Matthew 10:20
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And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.
But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
from Acts 22:21 · a strong link
Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of his power.
from Acts 9:15 · a strong link
Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
from Ephesians 3:7
Now consider this, you that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
from Isaiah 43:13
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
from Psalms 50:22
He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.
from Job 8:13 · a strong link
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Genesis 43:14 along this chain. Today’s own vigil is laid separately.
Each verse follows the one before it along the chain a study Bible draws — a century old, public, and compiled by people arguing about Scripture rather than about how long you stay. Every card says which verse it came from and opens the chapter it belongs to. Today’s vigil is the same for every reader and is worked out from the date alone, so there is no account, no counter, and nothing stored in your browser or ours.
The text is the Lantern Modern Standard. The links are openbible.info’s cross-reference set (CC BY), the same apparatus behind the reader’s Echoes drawer. Read a whole book · Today’s table