Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 2:1-7 (New Living Translation) Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3 […]

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Genesis 25:28 (New Living Translation) Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob. The (hi)story of Isaac and Rebekah and their twin sons Esau and Jacob is a fascinating one. These are patriarchs of the Israel, and they have a lot of bad attributes. The verse […]

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Daniel 10:12-14 (Common English Bible) 12 Then the man said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, because from the day you first set your mind to understand things and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I’ve come because of your words! 13 For twenty-one days the leader of the Persian kingdom […]

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John 4:46-53 (Common English Bible) 46 He returned to Cana in Galilee where he had turned the water into wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick. 47 When he heard that Jesus was coming from Judea to Galilee, he went out to meet him and asked Jesus if he […]

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Mark 4:1 (New International Version 2011) Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. I guess we could start a […]

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2 Kings 11:12 (New International Version 2011) Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!” Jehoiada the priest has brought out Joash (or […]

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John 5:16-18 (New International Version 2011) 16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them,“My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”18 For this reason they tried all the more to […]

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Genesis 11:1-9 (New International Version 2011) 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for […]

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John 6:8-9 (New International Version 2011) 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up,9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” These verses are from the feeding of the 5,000 as recorded in the Gospel of John. […]

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Daniel 4:34-35 (New International Version 2011) 34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the […]

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