Reading The Bible

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. — read the full passage →

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: — read the full passage →

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? — read the full passage →

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. — read the full passage →