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Withdraw your hand far from me: and let not your dread make me afraid.
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.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
from Job 13:21
Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.
from Job 9:34
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
from Psalms 39:10
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
from Psalms 38:3
Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck, and he will bind us up.
from Psalms 6:2
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As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
from I Corinthians 8:4
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things than that of Abel.
from I Timothy 2:5
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
from Hebrews 12:24
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
from Hebrews 10:22 · a strong link
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By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
As the Father knows me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
from I John 3:16
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
from John 10:15 · a strong link
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
from John 10:11 · a strong link
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But the anointing which you have received of him remains in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall remain in him.
For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, because, when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which is at work also in you that believe.
from I John 2:27
But he said, Yes rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
from I Thessalonians 2:13
But he answered him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?
from Luke 11:28 · a strong link
Therefore from now on we regard no one after the flesh: yes, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now from now on know we him no more.
from Matthew 12:48
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love.
from II Corinthians 5:16
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
from Galatians 5:6
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And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, varieties of tongues.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
from I Corinthians 12:28
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
from I Timothy 5:17
These all continued together in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
from I Corinthians 9:5
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
from Acts 1:14
And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
from Luke 24:53
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I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to you.
You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
from I Chronicles 29:17
But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, perseverance, love, patience,
from I Thessalonians 2:10
But you know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he has served with me in the gospel.
from II Timothy 3:10 · a strong link
For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
from Philippians 2:22 · a strong link
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Clean out therefore the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
from I Corinthians 5:7
And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
from I Peter 1:19
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
from Revelation of John 5:9 · a strong link
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Job 13:21 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