Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 5:17-19 (New Living Translation) 17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will […]

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Mark 10:51-52 (New Living Translation) 51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road At one point in […]

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Mark 10:49-50 (New Living Translation) When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!” 50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. Many translations of this passage use the word “cloak” instead […]

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John 4:25-26  (The Living Bible) 25 The woman said, “Well, at least I know that the Messiah will come—the one they call Christ—and when he does, he will explain everything to us.” 26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!” These verses are part of the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the […]

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John 3:26 (The Living Bible) So they came to John and said, “Master, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River—the one you said was the Messiah—he is baptizing too, and everybody is going over there instead of coming here to us.” These are follows of John the Baptist. They are […]

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Luke 3:8  (New Living Translation) Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. In this […]

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Luke 3:5 (New Living Translation) The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth. These verses from Luke’s Gospel are about John the Baptizer. The words are quoted from the prophet Isaiah describing how John would prepare the way for Jesus. […]

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1 John 2:27 (New Living Translation) But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught […]

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Hebrews 12:11 (New Living Translation) No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. Mark Twain once said something like, “A Classic is something you don’t want to read, but you want to say you have […]

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Hebrews 11:3 (New Living Translation) By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. Take note of the second half of the above sentence: what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. […]

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