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Bible Passages to Read and Know
These readings from the Old and New Testaments have been chosen because they are relatively easy to understand and because, together, they offer an introduction to the promise and hope in the Bible. They are not intended to encapsulate scripture, as though the rest could be skipped. The readings selected have offered strength and courage to people for centuries, and we hope you find them helpful
OLD TESTAMENT
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Genesis 1:1-5 |
Psalm 1 | Psalm 121 | Isaiah 52:13-15; 53:1-12 |
Genesis 1:26-31 |
Psalm 8 | Psalm 127:1-2 | Isaiah 55:6-11 |
| Genesis 2:18-25 | Psalm 19:14 | Psalm 130 | Jeremiah 1:4-10 |
| Genesis 9:8-17 | Psalm 23 | Psalm 138:8 | Jeremiah 31:20 |
| Genesis 12:1-3 | Psalm 27 | Psalm 139 | Jeremiah 31:31-34 |
| Genesis 15:1-6 | Psalm 31:14-17a | Psalm 145 | Lamentations 3:19-26 |
| Genesis 50:15-21 | Psalm 33:18-22 | Psalm 146 | Ezekiel 18:30-32 |
| Exodus 3:1-10 | Psalm 46 | Psalm 149:4 | Ezekiel 36:24-32 |
| Deuteronomy 6:4-9 | Psalm 51 | Psalm 150:6 | Hosea 11:1-11 |
| Deuteronomy 7:6-11 | Psalm 68:19-20 | Proverbs 3:1-12 | Joel 2:12-14 |
| Deuteronomy 8:1-10 | Psalm 91 | Isaiah 6:1-8 | Amos 5:21-24 |
| Deuteronomy 8:11-18 | Psalm 95:1-7 | Isaiah 9:2b-7 | Micah 4:1-4 |
| Joshua 1:1-9 | Psalm 100 | Isaiah 11:1-9 | Micah 6:6-8 |
| Joshua 24:14-25 | Psalm 103 | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Habakkuk 2:1-4 |
| I Samuel 1:27-28 | Psalm 107:1 | Isaiah 26:3 | Zechariah 9:9-10 |
| I Samuel 3:1-10 | Psalm 118:8,9,14 | Isaiah 40:1-8,27-31 |
NEW TESTAMENT
| Matthew 3:13-17 | Mark 10:27 | John 11:25-26 | I Corinthians 15:35-58 |
| Matthew 4:1-11 | Mark 14:22-25 | John 13:1-14 | Galatians 2:19b-20 |
| Matthew 4:18-23 | Mark 15:33-39 | John 13:34-35 | Galatians 5:1 |
| Matthew 5:1-11 | Luke 4:16-21 | John 14:1-14 | Galatians 5:22-23 |
| Matthew 5:23-24 | Luke 10:25-37 | John 14:18-20,25-27 | Ephesians 2:4-10 |
| Matthew 5:43-48 | Luke 15:11-32 | John 15:1-17 | Ephesians 2:13-17 |
| Matthew 6:19-21 | Luke 16:10 | John 16:33 | Ephesians 4:1-6 |
| Matthew 6:25-34 | Luke 17:20-21 | John 17:25-26 | Philippians 2:12-13 |
| Matthew 7:1-5 | Luke 18:1-8 | John 20:1-18 | Philippians 4:4-9 |
| Matthew 7:7-11 | Luke 18:9-14 | John 20:19-23 | Colossians 2:6-7 |
| Matthew 10:29-31 | Luke 18:18-27 | Acts 1:6-8 | II Timothy 1:11-14 |
| Matthew 11:28-30 | Luke 20:20-26 | Romans 1:16-17 | II Timothy 3:14-17 |
| Matthew l3:44-45 | Luke 21:1-4 | Romans 5:6-8 | II Timothy 4:6-8 |
| Matthew 16:13-17 | John 1:1-18 | Romans 6:1-4 | Hebrews 1:1-4 |
| Matthew 16:24-26 | John 3:16-21 | Romans 7:21-25 | James 1:19-20 |
| Matthew 18:4-5 | John 4:22-24 | Romans 8:1-2,14-17 | James 1:22-25 |
| Matthew 19:30 | John 5:24 | Romans 8:18-28 | I Peter 2:4-10 |
| Matthew 20:24-28 | John 5:39-44 | Romans 8:31-39 | I John 4:11-13a |
| Matthew 22:37-40 | John 6:66-69 | Romans 12:1-2,9-21 | I John 4:13b-21 |
| Matthew 23:12 | John 8:1-11 | I Corinthians 13:1-13 | Revelation 21:1-7 |
| Matthew 28:18-20 | John 8:12 | I Corinthians 15:3-8 | |
| Mark 1:14-15 | John 10:1-18 | I Corinthians 15:17-26 |