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Bible - Book of John
The fourth Gospel: the Word made flesh, seven signs, the great "I am" sayings, the raising of Lazarus, the farewell at the supper and the risen Jesus.
Bible - Book of Acts
The sequel to Luke's Gospel follows the first Christians from a room in Jerusalem to the capital of the empire, through Pentecost, persecution, Peter's visions and Paul's journeys.
Bible - Book of Romans
Paul's longest and weightiest letter: everyone has sinned, God sets people right as a gift received by faith, nothing can separate them from his love, and here is how to live.
Bible - Book of 1 Corinthians
Paul writes to a gifted, quarrelsome young church about factions, sex, lawsuits, food, worship and spiritual gifts, and answers them with the cross, the body, love and the resurrection.
Bible - Book of 2 Corinthians
Paul's most personal letter: comfort after anguish, treasure in earthen vessels, the ministry of reconciliation, cheerful giving and strength made perfect in weakness.
Bible - Book of Galatians
Paul's most heated letter: a defense of his gospel against those who would require Gentile converts to be circumcised, and a charter of freedom lived out through love.
Bible - Book of Ephesians
A letter with a cosmic canvas: all things gathered in Christ, salvation by grace, Jew and Gentile made one people, and the armour of God for daily life.
Bible - Book of Philippians
Paul's letter of joy from prison: to live is Christ, the poem of Christ's humility and exaltation, pressing toward the mark, and contentment in every state.
Bible - Book of Colossians
A letter from prison to a small church tempted by rules, visions and philosophy, answering that Christ is supreme over everything and is all they need.
Bible - Book of 1 Thessalonians
Paul's warm, early letter to a young church under pressure: thanks for their faith, a defense of his own conduct, and hope for those who grieve.
Bible - Book of 2 Thessalonians
A short letter to a persecuted church shaken by claims that the day of the Lord had already come, urging steadiness, patience and honest work.
Bible - Book of 1 Timothy
A veteran apostle's working instructions to a young leader in Ephesus: guard sound teaching, choose leaders of proven character, and prize godliness over gain.
Bible - Book of 2 Timothy
Paul's farewell letter from prison to his younger colleague Timothy: do not be ashamed, guard what you were given, endure hardship, and preach the word, for his own race is nearly run.
Bible - Book of Titus
A compact letter of instructions to Paul's delegate on Crete: appoint sound leaders, silence false teachers, and teach every group to live out the grace they have received.
Bible - Book of Philemon
Paul's shortest letter: from prison he asks a friend to take back the runaway Onesimus, no longer as a servant but as a beloved brother.
Bible - Book of Hebrews
An anonymous sermon of great eloquence: Jesus as God's final word and eternal high priest, a new covenant, the roll of faith and a call to endure.
Bible - Book of James
The New Testament's book of practical wisdom: faith that does nothing is dead, the tongue is a fire, the poor are to be honored, and the rich are put on notice.
Bible - Book of 1 Peter
A letter of hope to scattered, slandered believers in Asia Minor: you are God's chosen people, your suffering has meaning, and the way to answer hostility is a good life.
Bible - Book of 2 Peter
A farewell letter in Peter's name that urges believers to grow in virtue, beware of false teachers, and trust that the Lord's delay is patience, not neglect.
Bible - Book of 1 John
God is light and God is love: a pastor's tests for telling true faith from false, in right living, in confessing Jesus come in the flesh, and in love.
Bible - Book of 2 John
A one-chapter letter from "the elder" urging a beloved community to walk in truth and love, and to shut the door on teachers who deny that Jesus came in the flesh.
Bible - Book of 3 John
The Bible's shortest book: a personal note from "the elder" praising one man's hospitality, calling out another's hunger for control, and vouching for a third.
Bible - Book of Jude
Twenty-five urgent verses calling believers to contend for the faith against intruders who turn grace into license, ending in one of the Bible's great blessings.
Bible - Book of Revelation
John's vision from Patmos: letters to seven churches, seals, trumpets and beasts, the fall of Babylon, and a new heaven and a new earth.