Contemplative Bible Reading

John 1:9-13 (New Living Translation) 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 12 But to all who […]

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John 3:1-2 (New Living Translation) There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” I […]

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Acts 17:27-28 (New Living Translation) His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and exist. Paul is speaking to the learned people of Athens. He discusses […]

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Luke 7:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.” The people saw Jesus raise a […]

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Philippians 2:5-8 (New Living Translation) 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a […]

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Matthew 10:28 (New Living Translation) Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Most people I know – somewhere above 99% – fear death. If they say they don’t, put them in a swimming pool […]

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Colossians 3:14 (New English Translation) And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond. Love is the perfect, complete, wholly satisfactory bond. Love glues everything else together. All the good, great, wonderful things I may do as a Christian are just that: a bunch of nice things floating around out there somewhere […]

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1 Timothy 3:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the […]

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James 3:9-10 (American Standard Version) 9 Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: 10 out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. So are the words from the American Standard Version […]

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Matthew 11:2-5 (New Living Translation) 2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, 3 “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” 4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and […]

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