BibleGateway: Luke 9:18-27 ESV Text: Luke 9:18-27 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:14 and ends at about 3:42      18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with… God’s Messiah wasn’t what most people were expecting. He would be rejected and killed, and those who followed Him would also suffer much.

BibleGateway: Psalm 47 ESV Text: Psalm 47 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 47:      1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout… God is the great King over all the earth. The good news is that He is our God!

BibleGateway: Ruth 2 ESV Text: Ruth 2 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 2:      1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and… Boaz took notice of Ruth, and noticed too that she had come on account of the Lord, the God of Israel (v. 12).

BibleGateway: Ruth 1 ESV Text: Ruth 1 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 1: 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the… Ruth wasn’t simply attached to her mother-in-law. She had come to faith in the God of Israel and was determined to remain among others who believed in Him.

BibleGateway: Matthew 15:29-39 ESV Text: Matthew 15:29-39 KJV Text: The section starts at about 3:6 and ends at about 4:44      29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and… Again Jesus has compassion on a great crowd of people. Again He gives them dinner too!

BibleGateway: Matthew 15:21-28 ESV Text: Matthew 15:21-28 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:5 and ends at about 3:13 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22… In contrast to the Pharisees, here is a woman with true faith in her heart, expressing itself by being confident in Christ.

BibleGateway: Matthew 15:1-20 ESV Text: Matthew 15:1-20 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:14      1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why… The Pharisees thought they were especially holy in the eyes of God because they went above and beyond the requirements of the commandments. The problem was that inwardly their hearts were still full of sin.

BibleGateway: Psalm 46 ESV Text: Psalm 46 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 46:      1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength,… After Psalm 23, this is probably the most frequently sung Psalm in the world today—thanks to Martin Luther.

BibleGateway: Psalm 45 ESV Text: Psalm 45 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 45:      1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is… This is a wedding song for a great king. As all the wonderful things about this king are listed, it is hard not to think also of Jesus, the greatest King of all.

BibleGateway: Matthew 14:22-36 ESV Text: Matthew 14:22-36 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:15 and ends at about 4:7      22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go… When Peter’s faith began to falter, Jesus was there immediately to rescue Him. Isn’t that how it is with us too?