Simon reads the Bible

Proverbs 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt     or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— 2  if you have trapped yourself by your agreement     and are caught by what you said— 3  follow my advice and save yourself,     for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride;     go and beg to have your name e...

Proverbs 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  My son, pay attention to my wisdom;     listen carefully to my wise counsel. 2  Then you will show discernment,     and your lips will express what you’ve learned. 3  For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,     and her mouth is smoother than oil. 4  But in the end she is as bitter as poison,     as dangerous as a double-edged sword....

Proverbs 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  My children, listen when your father corrects you.     Pay attention and learn good judgment, 2  for I am giving you good guidance.     Don’t turn away from my instructions. 3  For I, too, was once my father’s son,     tenderly loved as my mother’s only child. 4  My father taught me, “Take my words to heart.     Follow my commands, and you will liv...

Proverbs 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  My child, never forget the things I have taught you.     Store my commands in your heart. 2  If you do this, you will live many years,     and your life will be satisfying. 3  Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!     Tie them around your neck as a reminder.     Write them deep within your heart. 4  Then you will find favor with both God and pe...

Proverbs 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 My child, listen to what I say,     and treasure my commands. 2  Tune your ears to wisdom,     and concentrate on understanding. 3  Cry out for insight,     and ask for understanding. 4  Search for them as you would for silver;     seek them like hidden treasures. 5  Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,     and you will gain know...

Proverbs 1 (NLT) read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. 2  Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,     to help them understand the insights of the wise. 3  Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,     to help them do what is right, just, and fair. 4  These proverbs will give insight to the...

Psalm 87 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 On the holy mountain stands the city founded by the LORD . 2 He loves the city of Jerusalem more than any other city in Israel. 3 O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude 4 I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me— also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia. They have all become citizens of Jerusalem! 5 Regar...

Jeremiah 45 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The prophet Jeremiah gave a message to Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, after Baruch had written down everything Jeremiah had dictated to him. He said,  2  “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:  3  You have said, ‘I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven’t I had enough pain alre...

Job 25 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 2 “God is powerful and dreadful. He enforces peace in the heavens. 3 Who is able to count his heavenly army? Doesn’t his light shine on all the earth? 4 How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure? 5 God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars. 6 In comparison, p...

Ezekiel 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then this message came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?  3  Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?  4  No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.  5  Vines are useless both before and aft...

Psalm 113 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Praise the LORD ! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD . Praise the name of the LORD ! 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD now and forever. 3 Everywhere—from east to west— praise the name of the LORD . 4 For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens. 5 Who can be compared with the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high...

Romans 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea.  2  Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God’s people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me. 3  Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.  4  In fact,...

Romans 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.  2  We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.  3  For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”  4  Such thing...

Romans 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.  2  For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables.  3  Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who...

Romans 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.  2  So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.  3  For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those...

Romans 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.  2  Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you t...

Romans 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2  No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about th...

Romans 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.  2  I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.  3  For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by...

Romans 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.  2  My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief  3  for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them.  4  They are the people of Israel, chosen to be...

Romans 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  2  And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.  3  The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a bo...

Romans 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Now, dear brothers and sisters—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living?  2  For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her.  3  So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adul...

Romans 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?  2  Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?  3  Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?  4  For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And jus...

Romans 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.  2  Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. 3  We can rejoice, too, when we...

Romans 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?  2  If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way.  3  For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his fait...

Romans 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision?  2  Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God. 3  True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?  4  Of course not! Even if everyon...