Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Peter 1:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. 11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus […]

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2 Peter 1:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly […]

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2 Peter 2:9 (New Living Translation) So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. Here’s the task: rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment. Okay, rescue, not easy, but okay, […]

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2 Peter 2:1 (King James Version) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. Let’s go back to the King James Version for today’s version […]

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2 Peter 2:7-8 (New Living Translation) 7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. 8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. […]

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2 Peter 1:2 (New Living Translation) May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. Peter is writing to Christians—those who share the same precious faith as Peter, faith in Jesus. Peter wants his fellow followers of Christ to have more peace […]

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2 Peter 1:1 (New Living Translation) This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. Peter opens his second […]

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2 Peter 3:3-4 (New Living Translation) 3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. 4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the […]

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2 Peter 2:19 (New Living Translation) They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. This is but one verse and one description in a chapter full of them. The persons described herein “know better.” They are surrounded by those who live for […]

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2 Peter 1:1b (New Living Translation) I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. This is a letter to those who share the same precious faith that the writer has. What […]

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