Contemplative Bible Reading

Acts 22:16 (New Living Translation) 16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’ In this verse, Paul is retelling the story of how he came to follow Jesus as the Christ. Ananias is talking to Paul. He tells Paul […]

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2 Corinthians 3:16 (New Living Translation) 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. The verses before this describe the lack of mental understanding and the lack of emotional feeling of God’s people as a veil. There was a veil that covered their minds and covered their hearts when the […]

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Luke 10:21 (New Living Translation) 21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased […]

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Matthew 1:20-21 (New Living Translation) 20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a […]

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Luke 8:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, 2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, […]

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Matthew 10:18 (New Living Translation) 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. Jesus is talking here. Jesus is telling followers what to expect. The followers will stand before rulers and other unbelievers. What […]

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Revelation 2:2 (New Living Translation) I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. John is writing to the (angel or messenger of) church of Ephesus. John commends them for not tolerating evil people. Good. There […]

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Revelation 1:9 (New Living Translation) 9 I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. This sentence is early in […]

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Ephesians 2:9 (New Living Translation) 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Here we have a sentence I hate and love. I mean, I’m a good guy—always have been. I have always done good things. Look at me. (Seriously.) Being saved […]

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Galatians 1:11 (New Living Translation) 11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. This is taken from a letter that Paul wrote to Christians living in Galatia. Paul was a reasonable and reasoning person. The text of the Acts of […]

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