Hebrews 1:1-2 NLT Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he cre...
Jonah 3.10 and 4.1 NLT 'When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened. This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very ...
Jonah 3.1-3 NLT Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took th...
Jonah 2.1-2 NLT Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and Lord, you heard me!” The thought of spen...
Jonah 1.1-3 NLT The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite directi...
Proverbs 20.29 NLT 'The glory of the young is their strength; the grey hair of experience is the splendour of the old.' Tension between the generations is not new. Aristotle in the 4th century BC once commented, “When I look at the younger ge...
Proverbs 20.20 NLT 'If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.' Family relationships were of central concern to the writer of Proverbs. The incredibly harsh language that he uses in this particular ...
Proverbs 19.28 NLT 'A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.' Justice is a persistent theme throughout the Bible, because it is one of the characteristics of God. He loves justice. This is beautif...
Proverbs 19.18 NLT 'Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.' The word discipline has a harsh ring to it, but the writer of the Proverbs is clear that it is absolutely essential for every parent to kn...
Proverbs 18.4 NLT 'Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.' If you look at the history of many villages or towns you will find that they originally grew up because they were close to a river, brook o...
Proverbs 17.5 NLT 'Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.' Every society has poor people and Jesus affirmed that that would always be the case. But that doesn’t mean that we...
Proverbs 17.4 NLT 'Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander.' The Book of Proverbs was written more than 2,500 years ago, but the issues that it tackles are so up to date that you could imagine it was written ...
Romans 16.3-5 NLT 'Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches. Also give my greetings to t...
Romans 15.30 NLT 'Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.' It is an incredible privilege...
Romans 15.23-24 NLT 'But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you. I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fel...
