New Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading Paul told the Corinthian Church that they should forgive one of its members who they had seriously admonished for committing a significant sin.  Evidently this person was having an affair with his step-mother.  When Paul learned this, he admonished the church to remove the person from the church.  Paul said this person’s action would corrupt the church if he remained in the church.  Paul then said regarding this person, “I…

In this daily Bible reading Paul tells the Corinthian Church that he has suffered many afflictions, even to the point of death. However, God had comforted Paul during his afflictions. Paul said his experience with his afflictions enabled him to comfort others who were going through afflictions. Paul said, “Just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ."  God will indeed test believers to see if…

In this daily Bible reading Paul tells the Corinthian Church, “Be on the alert, stand firm in the Faith, act like men. Be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." This is good advice for believers. Walking in Faith will require strength of mind, body and spirit. There is a spiritual battle going on around us with the purpose of influencing how we think and act. The Bible says that Satan is…

In this daily Bible reading Paul speaks to the Corinthians about life after death. Paul said that believers will be raised from the dead, just as Jesus was raised from the dead. There are different opinions in the Christian community as to when this event will happen. Some believe that it will happen before the Great Tribulation, the seven years prior to Jesus’ return. These people have called this the ‘rapture’ of the church. Others…

In this daily Bible reading Paul said to the Corinthian Church that he was making known to them, "The Gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain." By Paul's words we see that our salvation is conditional. It is not guaranteed. We must hold fast to the Word of God and what…

In this daily Bible reading Paul tells the Corinthian Church, "Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be babes, but in your thinking be mature.” We are called to become knowledgeable of God’s Word, the Bible.  However, we are not to become knowledgeable in the things of evil. We are to be aware of evil, but we are not called to be well-versed in evil. In fact, we are to avoid…

In this daily Bible reading Paul compares two of the spiritual gifts: ‘Prophecy’ and ‘speaking in tongues’. Paul said that one should desire to have the gift of prophecy, for this gift edifies the church. ‘Speaking in tongues’ only helps the one speaking, unless there is someone who can interpret what he says. However, the one who prophesies speaks to the Church for edification, exhortation and consolation. The one who prophesies helps the church and…

In this daily Bible reading Paul continues to speaks of spiritual gifts given to believers. He says they are important to the good health of the Church. However, if they are not used with love, they are worthless. Paul described love as follows: “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; Love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act like unbecomingly. It does not seek its own, and is not…

In this daily Bible reading Paul tells the Corinthian Church that the Church is the body of Jesus. Each person in the body has a necessary function. The human body has various parts that serve various functions for the body: The ear for hearing, the nose for smelling, the mouth for speaking, etc. The Bible says that when we become believers, the Holy Spirit of God bestows on us one or more spiritual gifts for…

In this daily Bible reading Paul chastises the Corinthian Church for being disorderly and irreverent when they drink wine and eat bread in remembrance of Jesus Christ. Partaking of the wine, as Jesus commanded his disciples at the last supper, was to remind Jesus’ followers that the wine represented His blood that was shed for them. The bread represented His body that was given up for them. Eating the bread and drinking the wine was…