Reading The Bible

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

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

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who 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 is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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

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

Yahweh’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.” — read the full passage →

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Be 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 withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

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

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple. — read the full passage →

but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.

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

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

How I love your law! It is my meditation all day. — read the full passage →

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

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

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — read the full passage →

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. — read the full passage →

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

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

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in 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 →

Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

Therefore you shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly; — read the full passage →

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.

When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” — read the full passage →

You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. — read the full passage →

What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”

Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?” — read the full passage →

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is no one who does good. — read the full passage →