Contemplative Bible Reading

Acts 12:6-10 (New Living Translation) 6 The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. 7 Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on […]

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Hebrews 9:12 (New Living Translation) With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever. Hebrews 10:4 (New Living Translation) For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. The two verses from Hebrews […]

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Acts 7:9-10 (New Living Translation) “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed […]

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Acts 8:1-4 (New Living Translation) Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. 2 (Some devout men came and […]

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Luke 24:36 (New Living Translation) And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. I know this is out of context in a sort, but just read the sentence. Jesus is here, Peace be with you, the end. All in well with […]

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Genesis 14:22-23 (New English Translation) 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can […]

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Genesis 4:17 (New English Translation) 4:17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant43 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch Okay, here is my (probably silly) theory on where these other people came from: I think the Garden of […]

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Genesis 4:6-7 (New English Translation) 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires […]

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