Contemplative Bible Reading

3 John 1:11 (New Living Translation) 11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God. John is writing to a dear friend named Gaius. A […]

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1 Corinthians 1:23 (New Living Translation) 23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense. Paul is writing to the Christians at Corinth. Paul is discussing what he and others have been saying and how people have reacted to it. Part of Paul’s message […]

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Ezekiel 22:30 (New Living Translation) 30 “I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. God is talking to the people through the prophet […]

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Romans 14:1 (New Living Translation) 1 Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. There is something about much of the writings of the New Testament and how they are translated into English. This little something bothers me. This sentence is one […]

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Ezekiel 20:26 (New Living Translation) 26 I let them pollute themselves with the very gifts I had given them, and I allowed them to give their firstborn children as offerings to their gods—so I might devastate them and remind them that I alone am the Lord. God is speaking to the people through the prophet […]

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Romans 10:3-4 (New Living Translation) 3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. 4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As […]

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Zechariah 8:16 (New Living Translation) 16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. God is talking to the people through the prophet Zechariah. The preceding sections tell how God is going to restore the people. The […]

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Romans 9:11b-12a (New Living Translation) 11 (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) I am quoting an odd scripture or an odd translation of scripture. This is a phrase in parentheses that spans two verses. Odd way […]

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