BibleGateway: Romans 16 ESV Text: Romans 16 Romans 16 (Listen) Personal Greetings 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant1 of the church at… Read More »Paul closes his letter with personal greetings, a warning to avoid false teachers, and praise to the Lord.
BibleGateway: Romans 15 ESV Text: Romans 15 Romans 15 (Listen) The Example of Christ 15:1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the… Read More »Paul continues urging those who are strong to bear with those who are weak, following the example of Christ. Christ has provided hope for Jews and Gentiles alike. Paul reflects on his work of proclaiming the Gospel among the Gentiles and expresses his hope to visit Rome on his way to Spain.
BibleGateway: John 8 ESV Text: John 8 John 8 (Listen) 8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again… Read More »Jesus absolves the woman caught in adultery. Jesus proclaims Himself to be the light of the world. Jesus speaks harsh words to the Jews who are plotting to kill Him.
BibleGateway: Revelation 14 ESV Text: Revelation 14 Revelation 14 (Listen) The Lamb and the 144,000 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the… Read More »John sees the redeemed of the earth. A flying angel proclaims the Gospel to everyone on earth. The judgment will be glorious for those who are righteous by faith, but terrifying for the unrighteous.
BibleGateway: Romans 3 ESV Text: Romans 3 Romans 3 (Listen) God’s Righteousness Upheld 3:1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of… Read More »No one is justified before God by obeying the Law. On the contrary, the Law exposes our sin. The Law reveals the problem, not the solution. True righteousness before God is received freely by faith in Jesus Christ.
BibleGateway: Romans 2 ESV Text: Romans 2 Romans 2 (Listen) God’s Righteous Judgment 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who… Read More »The judgment of God is righteous and just. Those who would escape the judgment of God by their good works must obey the entire Law perfectly.
BibleGateway: Romans 1 ESV Text: Romans 1 Romans 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, a servant1 of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for… Read More »Paul greets the Christians in Rome, whom he longs to visit in person. Believers in Christ are righteous by faith. God reveals His wrath against the unrighteousness of mankind.
BibleGateway: 1 Thessalonians 2 ESV Text: 1 Thessalonians 2 1 Thessalonians 2 (Listen) Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians 2:1 For you yourselves know, brothers,1 that our… Read More »Paul reminds the Thessalonians of his ministry among them when he visited them. Paul yearns to visit Thessalonica again.
BibleGateway: 1 Thessalonians 1 ESV Text: 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in… Read More »Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy praise and thank the Lord for the faithfulness of the Thessalonian believers.
BibleGateway: Jeremiah 8 ESV Text: Jeremiah 8 Jeremiah 8 (Listen) 8:1 “At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones… Read More »Even in their graves, the wicked will find no rest; death is not the end for the righteous or for the wicked. The Lord continues proclaiming judgment. Jeremiah grieves for his fellow Judeans.
BibleGateway: Jeremiah 7 ESV Text: Jeremiah 7 Jeremiah 7 (Listen) Evil in the Land 7:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 “Stand in… Read More »The Lord invites His people to return to Him and to reject falsehood. Even so, the people continue to sin against the Lord and to worship false gods. Again the Lord foretells terrible destruction for the people of Judah.
BibleGateway: Jeremiah 6 ESV Text: Jeremiah 6 Jeremiah 6 (Listen) Impending Disaster for Jerusalem 6:1 Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow… Read More »The Lord continues describing the coming judgment of Jerusalem.
