Daily Bible Reading - May 23rd, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 23rd, 2021 | American Bible Society: Acts 2:1-21: God sends the Holy Spirit to give power and courage to the apostles. They begin to tell the good news about Jesus, which people hear in many different languages. Some people are happy and excited, while others make fun of the Lord’s followers. Peter repeats the words of the prophet Joel regarding the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Daily Bible Reading - May 16th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 16th, 2021 | American Bible Society: Acts 4:1-22: Peter and John are arrested for teaching about Jesus and his resurrection, and they are questioned by the religious leaders. The Council warns them to stop preaching about Jesus and then sets them free.

Daily Bible Reading - May 9th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 9th, 2021 | American Bible Society: Ezekiel 37:1-28: The Israelites living in exile were feeling as if their hopes had dried up; but like an army of dry bones that rise from death, the people will stand up and return home. God promises that the kingdoms of Judah and Israel will once again be united.

Daily Bible Reading - April 25th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - April 25th, 2021 | American Bible Society: Psalm 57: This psalm is an individual prayer for God’s protection from enemies. It is attributed to David at a time when he was hiding in a cave while running away from King Saul (see 1 Samuel 24). The psalm includes two refrains (verses 5, 11) that attest to the greatness and glory of God.

Daily Bible Reading - April 18th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - April 18th, 2021 | American Bible Society: 2 Samuel 9:1-13: On one of the occasions when David spared Saul’s life, David promised that he would spare Saul’s descendants (1 Samuel 24:21, 22). He had also promised Saul’s son, Jonathan, that he would show loyalty to Jonathan’s family (1 Samuel 20:14-16). In today’s reading, David wants to show kindness to Saul’s family. He seeks out Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth who is crippled, and David gives him the land that once belonged to his grandfather Saul. David promises to feed and care for him like one of his own sons.

Daily Bible Reading - April 11th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - April 11th, 2021 | American Bible Society: Hosea 9:17—10:15: Hosea describes the consequences of the people’s sinfulness, and the LORD pronounces judgment on the people.

Daily Bible Reading - April 4th, 2021 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - April 4th, 2021 | American Bible Society: Mark 16:1-20: Mark’s account of Jesus’s resurrection is often referred to as an empty tomb story because of the way it ends at verse 8, with the empty tomb being proof of Jesus’s resurrection. It is believed that the additional ending (verses 9-20) was added in the late second or early third century A.D. In today’s reading, several women go to the tomb to anoint Jesus’s body. When they arrive, a messenger tells them that Jesus has been raised to life. According to the additional ending, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene and to his followers. Jesus tells his disciples what they must do and is then taken up to heaven.