Posts with the category “bible-reading”

1 Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven.An Encouragement for Prayer2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 3 Pray for ...  Read More

Living the New Life1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the thin...  Read More

1I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally. 2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by ...  Read More

Greetings from Paul1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.2 We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, wh...  Read More

Judgment against Enemy Nations1 “At the time of those events,” says the Lord,    “when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem,2 I will gather the armies of the world    into the valley of Jeh...  Read More

Locusts Invade like an Army1 Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem!    Raise the alarm on my holy mountain!Let everyone tremble in fear    because the day of the Lord is upon us.2 It is a day of darkness and...  Read More

1 The Lord gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel.Mourning over the Locust Plague2 Hear this, you leaders of the people.    Listen, all who live in the land.In all your history,    has anything like...  Read More

The Lord’s Anger against Israel1 When the tribe of Ephraim spoke,    the people shook with fear,    for that tribe was important in Israel.But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal    and th...  Read More

The Lord’s Love for Israel1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,    and I called my son out of Egypt.2 But the more I called to him,    the farther he moved from me,offering sacrifices to the images...  Read More

The Lord’s Judgment against Israel1 How prosperous Israel is—    a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit.But the richer the people get,    the more pagan altars they build.The more bountiful their harvests...  Read More

Hosea Announces Israel’s Punishment1 O people of Israel,    do not rejoice as other nations do.For you have been unfaithful to your God,    hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,    worshiping other ...  Read More

Israel Harvests the Whirlwind1 “Sound the alarm!    The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord,for they have broken my covenant    and revolted against my law.2 Now Israel pleads with ...  Read More

A Call to Repentance1 “Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces;    now he will heal us.He has injured us;    now he will bandage our wounds.2 In just a short time he will restore us, ...  Read More

The Failure of Israel’s Leaders1 “Hear this, you priests.    Pay attention, you leaders of Israel.Listen, you members of the royal family.    Judgment has been handed down against you.For you have led...  Read More

3 Hosea’s Wife Is Redeemed1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even tho...  Read More

1 “In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’Charges against an Unfaithful Wife2 “But now bring charges against Israel—your mot...  Read More

1 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.Hosea’s Wife and Childre...  Read More

The Time of the End1 “At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. ...  Read More

21 “The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue. 22 Before him gr...  Read More

1 I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.)Kings of the South and North2 “Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three...  Read More

Daniel’s Vision of a Messenger1 In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain t...  Read More

Daniel’s Prayer for His People1 It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. 2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learne...  Read More

Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and Goat1 During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. 2 In this vision I was at the for...  Read More

Daniel’s Vision of Four Beasts1 Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon, Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what...  Read More

Daniel in the Lions’ Den1 Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. 2 The king also chose Daniel and two others as a...  Read More

The Writing on the Wall1 Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in ...  Read More

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream about a Tree1King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world:“Peace and prosperity to you!2 “I want you all to kno...  Read More

Nebuchadnezzar’s Gold Statue1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 Then he sent messages to the h...  Read More

Daniel Interprets the Dream24 Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I ...  Read More

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream1 One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep. 2 He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrol...  Read More

Daniel in Nebuchadnezzar’s Court1 During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 The Lord gave him victory over King Jeho...  Read More

The Resurrection1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord ca...  Read More

The Soldiers Mock Jesus27 Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. 29 They wove thorn ...  Read More

Judas Hangs Himself1 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. 2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to ...  Read More

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane36 Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” 37 He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and Jo...  Read More

The Plot to Kill Jesus1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”...  Read More

The Final Judgment31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he wi...  Read More

Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The fi...  Read More

32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return...  Read More

Jesus Speaks about the Future1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you t...  Read More