New Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the 11 remaining Apostles gathered together in the upper room after Jesus was taken up to Heaven. Jesus had personally chosen His Apostles. Peter assumed that they must choose another Apostle to replace Judas who had betrayed Jesus and committed suicide. By secret ballot they chose Matthias. Jesus had personally chosen the other Apostles.  Jesus did not directly choose Matthias. Later, Jesus did personally choose Paul.…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Jesus appearing to His disciples a third time after He had risen from the dead. This appearance was at the sea of Tiberius, in Galilee. Jesus asked Peter three times if Peter loved Jesus. Peter said ‘yes’ three times. Jesus instructed Peter to “Tend My lambs;” “Shepherd my sheep;” and “Tend my sheep.” In so doing, Jesus appointed Peter to lead His Church and care for…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Jesus rising from the dead on the third day and appearing to the disciples. Interestingly, Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene at the tomb. When Jesus first appeared to the disciples, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.” I believe…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the soldiers casting lots for Jesus’ clothing. The soldiers also broke the legs of the two prisoners crucified with Jesus; but they did not break Jesus’ legs. He was already dead. Instead, they verified Jesus’ death by piercing His side with a spear. They also had given Jesus sour wine before He died. These events were prophesied in the Old Testament. In fact, there are 300…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the Jews turning Jesus over to the Roman governor, Pilate, to be crucified.  Interestingly, the Jews would not enter the Roman Praetorian because they did not want to be defiled. This would prevent them from eating the Passover dinner. This is a graphic illustration of religion.  Religion is man-made and applies rules that are not found in the Bible.  In so doing, religion distorts the Truth.…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Jesus being taken captive by the Jews and Roman soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter put up some resistance to Jesus’ arrest, but Jesus did not. Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath.  The cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?” Jesus knew it was God’s will for Jesus to be taken captive and crucified. It was…

In this daily Bible reading Jesus prays to God the Father on behalf of His disciples. In His prayer, Jesus defines Eternal Life: “And this is Eternal Life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.” Eternal Life, as Jesus defined it, is contingent on knowing God and Jesus. It is contingent on an active belief in Jesus, who is the living Word of God.  Therefore, a…

In this daily Bible reading Jesus tells His disciples about the Holy Spirit of God. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would come to the disciples after Jesus left them. Jesus told them that the Holy Spirit would guide them into all the Truth. The Bible says that God’s Holy Spirit resides in believers. I believe that the Holy Spirit has been my teacher.  I believe that He helped me to write the book, “The…

In this daily Bible reading Jesus tells His disciples that ‘Jesus is the vine and they are the branches.’ Jesus said that one must bear fruit in their lives to prove that they are followers of Jesus. Mere intellectual assent that Jesus is the Son of God is not enough. We must obey the Word of God in our daily lives, and in so doing we will bear fruit. Jesus also said that the world…

In this daily Bible reading Jesus tells His disciples, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” That is evidence of our love for Jesus. It is also evidence of our love for God. There is no other validation of our love for God than our obedience to the Word of God. Jesus promised that if we live our lives in obedience to the Word of God, then God and Jesus will be with…