Daily Bible Reading - January 19th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - January 19th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Matthew 17:1-27: Jesus takes Peter, James, and John with him up to a high mountain where he is transfigured or visibly glorified. The disciples witness Jesus speaking with Moses and Elijah. When they descend from the mountain, Jesus heals a boy with a demon. Jesus speaks a second time about his impending death, and the reading concludes with Jesus’s teaching on payment of the Temple tax.

Daily Bible Reading - January 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - January 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Matthew 10:1-15: Jesus calls his twelve disciples together and commissions them to continue the mission he has initiated.

Daily Bible Reading - January 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - January 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Matthew 10:1-15: Jesus calls his twelve disciples together and commissions them to continue the mission he has initiated.

Daily Bible Reading - January 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - January 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Matthew 1:18-25: Matthew recounts how the birth of Jesus took place. An angel appears to Joseph in a dream and tells him that Mary, to whom he is engaged, has conceived a child by the Holy Spirit, and that the child is to be named Jesus.

Daily Bible Reading - December 29th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - December 29th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Titus 3:1-15: Titus is told to remind the people in his care to obey the governing authorities and that Christ came to save God’s people. Believers are encouraged to do good deeds and avoid arguing with those who cause divisions within the community.

Daily Bible Reading - December 25th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - December 25th, 2019 | American Bible Society: John 1:1-18: Today’s reading is in the form of a prologue or opening hymn that introduces the key themes to John’s Gospel. Jesus is described as the Word who already existed with God and whose life “brought light to people.” John, the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah, is described as one who bore witness to the light.

Daily Bible Reading - December 22nd, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - December 22nd, 2019 | American Bible Society: Luke 1:26-56: The angel Gabriel is sent by God to Mary of Nazareth to announce that she is favored by God and chosen to be the mother of God’s Son. The angel tells Mary about Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and Mary then visits Elizabeth in Judea. The reading concludes with Mary’s song of praise, known in various faith traditions as the Magnificat (from the Latin “magnify”).