The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest
Read more…Proverbs 24 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 24 Saying 20 1 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; 2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. Saying 21 3 By wisdom a house is built, and th
Read more…Psalm 24 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm. 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. 3 Who may ascend the mount
Read more…Song of Solomon 4 (New International Version, ©2010) Song of Solomon 4 He 1 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead. 2 Your t
Read more…14 One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings, but he hurled insults at them. 15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat us, and the whole time we were
Read more…The Parable of the Weeds 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat s
Read more…Matthew 13 (New International Version, ©2010) Matthew 13 The Parable of the Sower 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people st
Read more…Lamentations 2 (New International Version, ©2010) Lamentations 2 1 [a]How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger[b]! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the d
Read more…Song of Solomon 3 (New International Version, ©2010) Song of Solomon 3 1 All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. 2 I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares
Read more…Proverbs 22 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 22 1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent see
Read more…Psalm 22 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 22 Psalm 22[a] For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. 1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cr
Read more…Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to
Read more…The Sign of Jonah 38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prop
Read more…Luke 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Luke 1 Introduction 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and se
Read more…Song of Solomon 2 (New International Version, ©2010) Song of Solomon 2 She[a] 1 I am a rose[b] of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. He 2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. She 3 Like an apple[c] tree among the trees of t
Read more…Lamentations 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Lamentations 1 1 [a]How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave. 2
Read more…Deuteronomy 8 Do Not Forget the LORD 1 Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors. 2 Remember how the LORD your God led yo
Read more…Judges 4 (New International Version, ©2010) Judges 4 Deborah 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, now that Ehud was dead. 2 So the LORD sold them into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, the command
Read more…Isaiah 21 (New International Version, ©2010) Isaiah 21 A Prophecy Against Babylon 1 A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. 2 A dire vision h
Read more…Proverbs 21 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 21 1 In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him. 2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart. 3 To do
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