Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 8:46-48 (New Living Translation) 46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” 47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him […]

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Luke 9:12-13a (New Living Translation) 12 Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.” 13 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” […]

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Luke 8:43-36 (New Living Translation) 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. 45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this […]

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Luke 8:43-36 (New Living Translation) 43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. 45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this […]

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Luke 11:4 (Christian Standard Bible) And forgive us our sins,for we ourselves also forgive everyonein debt to us.And do not bring us into temptation. This English translation of the Lord’s Prayer equates sin with debt. Sometimes I struggle with understanding sin. Sure, this is wrong and this is right. Sin, however, is a deep subject […]

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Luke 1:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. 9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. This was a big event. Zechariah was in the […]

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Luke 5:20 (New Living Translation) 20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” This is part of the (hi)story of the crippled man and his friends. We heard this one many times in Sunday School as kids. The men carried their crippled friend on a stretcher to Jesus […]

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Luke 7:2 (New Living Translation) 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. Jesus healed the slave of a Roman officer. Jesus then praised the faith of this non-Jew and contrasted it to the lack of faith of so many Jews. Uh, wait, this was a […]

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Luke 2:6-7 (New Living Translation) 6 And while they (Mary and Joseph) were there, the time came for her (Mary’s) baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son (Jesus). She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. […]

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Luke 22:2 (New Living Translation) 2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction. Those in positions of religious authority were figuring. What would they do? First, these are good people in difficult positions. They put their lives at stake for […]

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