Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Corinthians 4:4 (New Living Translation) 4 My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right… Paul is writing to Christians in Corinth about his explaining of God’s mysteries. Paul is trying to be helpful. Paul is trying to be correct. Paul is making all the good faith efforts he can. Paul, being human […]

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1 Corinthians 1:17 (New Living Translation) For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power. This is Paul writing a letter to Christians in the town of Corinth. Paul tells them of his mission from Christ: […]

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (New Living Translation) 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins […]

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1 Corinthians 2:12 (New Living Translation) And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. Here is one of the reasons God gives us His Spirit: so we can know the wonderful things he has given us. In a sense, the gift […]

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1 Corinthians 2:9 (New Living Translation) That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” The writer here quotes from the prophet Isaiah. God and His blessings are beyond our imagination. I remember […]

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1 Corinthians 15:58 (New Living Translation) So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. But all I did in the name for the Lord was… sit in a pew pray before eating put a […]

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1 Corinthians 14:22 (New Living Translation) So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. There are some things that are good for believers and unbelievers. There are some things that are bad for both groups.It appears that […]

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1 Corinthians 8:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. 6 But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus […]

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1 Corinthians 1:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 11 For some members of Chloe’s household […]

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1 Corinthians 12:13 (New Living Translation) Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. Notice how the writer illustrates the difference between Jews and Gentiles. The writer equates that […]

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