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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
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 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unfathomable are his judgments, and his ways beyond tracing out!
from Proverbs 25:2
Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty to perfection?
from Romans 11:33
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unfathomable.
from Job 11:7
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain to it.
from Psalms 145:3 · a strong link
Look, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
from Psalms 139:6
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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.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
from I Corinthians 8:4
To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
from Mark 12:29
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
from Jude 1:25
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and to them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin to salvation.
from Titus 2:13
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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.
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
from I John 3:16 · a strong link
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
from I John 4:9
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
from John 6:51
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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.
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
from I John 2:27
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
from I Corinthians 2:13
Therefore do not be foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
from Colossians 3:16 · a strong link
Then shall you understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
from Ephesians 5:17
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
from Proverbs 2:5
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
from Proverbs 1:7
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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.
Greet all your leaders, and all the saints. They of Italy greet you.
from I Corinthians 12:28 · a strong link
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came to them.
from Hebrews 13:24
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
from Acts 18:2 · a strong link
The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
from II Timothy 4:19
For we have great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
from II Timothy 1:16
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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.
I the LORD search the heart, I try the inmost thoughts, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
from I Chronicles 29:17 · a strong link
But, O LORD of hosts, that try the righteous, and see the inmost thoughts and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them: for to you have I opened my cause.
from Jeremiah 17:10 · a strong link
The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates.
from Jeremiah 20:12
And it happened after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Look, here I am.
from Psalms 11:5 · 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:
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
from I Corinthians 5:7
Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
from Exodus 13:6
And the uncircumcised male whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.
from Exodus 12:15 · a strong link
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Proverbs 25:2 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