March 18
Today’s Verse
Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: (KJV)
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. (BSB)
Today’s Verse
Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: (KJV)
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. (BSB)
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed; (WEB)
this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. (NET)
KJV - King James Version, BSB - Berean Study Bible, WEB - World English Bible, NET - New English Translation
Today’s Quote
The cross was no accident; it was the masterpiece of God’s sovereign plan.
— John Newton
Spurgeon’s Daily Help
Not even the smallest details of God’s plan for the world were left to chance. Everything was designed, planned, and carried out by the mind of our all-wise, all-knowing God. This includes even the death of Christ. The same God who watches over angels and sparrows, who counts the hairs on our heads,
wasn’t about to overlook the greatest miracle on earth—Christ’s death. No, the blood-stained page of history, the page that makes both past and future glorious with golden words—this page, too, was written by the hand of Jehovah, just like every other.
Public domain content from Daily Help by Charles Spurgeon.
The Spurgeon Birthday Book
March 18
Sometimes the sun rises before you realize it because a long morning twilight comes before it actually appears above the horizon. In the same way, spiritual life might dawn slowly in our souls before we fully recognize it; but there is still a moment
when it begins. There’s a point where the unsaved become saved, and the unregenerate become regenerated; and there’s a clear line between the two. On which side are you?
Public domain content from The Spurgeon Birthday Book by Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Quote
The death of Christ was written by the hand of God; every detail fulfilled His perfect will.
— Charles Spurgeon
Capernaum, Israel
Daily Devotionals
March 18