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And the nursing child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
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.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
from Isaiah 11:8
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear;
from Psalms 140:3 · a strong link
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
from Psalms 58:4
For, look, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the LORD.
from Ecclesiastes 10:11
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Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,
from Acts 20:21
Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
from Ephesians 1:15 · a strong link
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints,
from Philemon 1:5 · a strong link
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.
from Colossians 1:4
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has to do with punishment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.
from Galatians 5:6
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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:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
from Acts 13:38 · a strong link
And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
from Luke 24:47
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
from Isaiah 49:6
And he said, You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be so.
from II Kings 20:10
And when he had spoken these things, while they saw, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
from II Kings 2:10
You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, so that the LORD God might dwell among them.
from Acts 1:9
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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.
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
from Acts 17:31
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
from Romans 2:16 · a strong link
Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held of it.
from II Timothy 2:8
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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 his name through faith in his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know: yes, the faith which is by him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
from Acts 3:6 · a strong link
The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly seeing him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
from Acts 3:16
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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.
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? look, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot listen: look, the word of the LORD is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
from Acts 7:51
And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Look, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
from Jeremiah 6:10
And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither previously, nor since you have spoken to your servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
from Exodus 6:12 · a strong link
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! look, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
from Exodus 4:10 · a strong link
And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
from Jeremiah 1:6
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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
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
from Acts 9:15
For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the pagans, says the LORD of hosts.
from Romans 1:5
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
from Malachi 1:11
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the pagans, I will be exalted in the earth.
from Isaiah 45:6
Be exalted, LORD, in your own strength: so will we sing and praise your power.
from Psalms 46:10 · a strong link
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Isaiah 11:8 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