Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Corinthians 15:58 (New Living Translation) So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. But all I did in the name for the Lord was… sit in a pew pray before eating put a […]

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1 Corinthians 14:22 (New Living Translation) So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. There are some things that are good for believers and unbelievers. There are some things that are bad for both groups.It appears that […]

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1 Corinthians 8:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. 6 But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus […]

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Acts 7:57-59 (New Living Translation) 57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him 58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 As they […]

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Matthew 20:31b-34 (New Living Translation) But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!” 34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly […]

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Matthew 20:29-31 (New Living Translation) 29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. 30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 31 “Be quiet!” the crowd […]

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Acts 6:15 (New Living Translation) At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s. How did Stephen appear in this verse? Whatever it was, everyone was staring at him. I guess is appearance was remarkable in some way. The rest of the verse states […]

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Leviticus 10:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. 2 So fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and […]

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