Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 24:19-21 (New International Version 2011) 19 “What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had […]

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Luke 10:17-20 (Common English Bible) 17 The seventy-two returned joyously, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit themselves to us in your name.” 18 Jesus replied, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Look, I have given you authority to crush snakes and scorpions underfoot. I have given you authority over all the power […]

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Luke 23:31 (New International Version 2011) For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Refers back to Hosea 10, which begins with Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. and continues in Hosea with As his fruit increased, he built more […]

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Luke 24:1-8 (New International Version 2010) 1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the […]

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Luke 7:30 (New International Version 2010) 29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.) […]

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Luke 13:10-16 (New International Version 2010) 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and […]

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Luke 11:42 (New International Version) “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. The poor Pharisees. They meant so well and they […]

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Luke 10:38-42 (New International Version) 38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that […]

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Luke 10:21 (New International Version) At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. At this time, “the […]

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Luke 4:20-21 (New International Version) 20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, 21and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Jesus had returned to His home town of Nazareth. […]

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