Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 5:20 (New Living Translation) Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” This is part of the (hi)story of Jesus healing a paralyzed man. Jesus was in a home. The crowds of people wanting to hear Jesus were big and thick and … crowded. There was a paralyzed […]

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Luke 4:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 Then the devil took him (Jesus) up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. […]

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Luke 2:52 (New Living Translation) Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. This verse describes a mostly unknown part of the life of Jesus. What did Jesus do from about age 13 to about age 30? We don’t know much. This sentence gives us one glimpse […]

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Luke 22:3 (New Living Translation) 3 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot… This is part of the (hi)story of the death of Jesus which precluded the resurrection of Jesus. The prior sentence tells us “The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus…” Right into the plot steps Judas Iscariot. […]

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Luke 18:34 (New Living Translation) 34 But they didn’t understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about. Jesus is talking to the group of insiders who walked with Him daily. Jesus told them what was to happen in Jerusalem. Given […]

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Luke 3:23 (New Living Translation) 23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was about half the age of life expectancy when He began His public ministry. Three score and ten is seventy years of age. The life expectancy in Jesus’ time and place was much less than seventy. Jesus […]

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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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