Reading The Bible

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

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

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon 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.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

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

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

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

Thy word have I laid up in my 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 through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness 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 living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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

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

The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the firstdayof the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.

Be ye imitators 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 forever.

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 Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. — read the full passage →

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on 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 with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

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

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

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the 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 →

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for 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 they received of us.

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

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

who will render to every man according to his works: — read the full passage →

Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you.

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

And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.

Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would 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 →