Psalm 68 To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. A Song. 1Let God rise up, let His enemies be scattered; let those who hate Him flee before Him. 2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God. 3But let the […]
1 Peter 3:8‑22 8All of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9Do not repay evil for evil, or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called — that you might inherit a blessing. […]
Acts 7:55‑60 55Filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56‘Look,’ he said, ‘I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!’ 57but they covered their ears, and with a loud […]
1 Peter 2:1‑10 1Rid yourselves of all malice, all guile, all insincerity, all envy, and all slander. 2Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation — 3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4Come to Him, a living stone, rejected by mortals […]
Luke 24:13‑35 13Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16but their eyes were kept from recognizing […]
Acts 2: 14a, 22‑32 14Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the gathered Jews, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 22You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested […]
John 20:1‑18 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb, 2so she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have […]
Isaiah 50:4-9a 4The Lord has given me the tongue of a teacher and skill to console the weary with a word in the morning; He sharpened my hearing that I might listen like one who is taught. 5The Lord opened my ears and I did not disobey or turn back in defiance. 6I offered my […]
Ezekiel 37:1-14 1The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley that was full of bones. 2He led me all round them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. […]
Philippians 2:1-11 1If our common life in Christ yields anything to stir the heart, any consolation of love, any participation in the Spirit, any warmth of affection of compassion 2(then) fill up my cup of happiness by thinking and feeling alike, with the same love for one another and a common attitude of mind. 3Leave […]
1 Samuel 16:1-13 1The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.’ 2Samuel said, ‘How can […]
Exodus 17:1-7 1From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’ Moses said to them, ‘Why do you quarrel with […]
John 3:1-17 1There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews 2who came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’ 3Jesus answered him, […]
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 15The Lord God took the man [He had created] and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it, 16and the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you […]
For centuries Tranfiguration has been celebrated on 6th August. Only in recent times has there been a move to take this festival from the period in which we look at Christ’s ministry and what happened to Him, and put it either at the end of his early life and temptation, and thus before His real […]
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3You shall each revere your mother and father, and you shall keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. […]
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 1My dear fellow children of God, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3for you are […]
Matthew 5:13-20 13‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15No one […]
Matthew 5: 1-12 1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to him. 2Then He began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. […]
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 10I appeal to you, friends, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and thought; 11for it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there are […]