Simon reads the Bible

Joshua 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. 2  Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, 3  giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant...

Joshua 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. 2  But someone told the king of Jericho, “Some...

Joshua 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, 2  “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. 3  I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foo...

1 Peter 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you: 2  Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what...

1 Peter 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. 2  You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. 3  You ha...

1 Peter 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2  by observing your pure and reverent lives. 3  Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry,...

1 Peter 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. 2  Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, 3  now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness. 4  You are coming...

1 Peter 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to God’s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2  God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by th...

Deuteronomy 34 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan; 2  all the land of Naphtali; the land of Ephraim and Manasseh; all the land of Judah, extending to the Mediterranean Sea; 3  the Negev; the Jordan...

Deuteronomy 33 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death: 2  “The Lord came from Mount Sinai and dawned upon us from Mount Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran and came from Meribah-kadesh with flaming fire at his right hand. 3  Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his...

Deuteronomy 32 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say! 2  Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. 3  I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God! 4  He is the Rock; his d...

Deuteronomy 31 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, 2  he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan River.’ 3  But the Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and yo...

Deuteronomy 30 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions. 2  If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all you...

Deuteronomy 29 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai. 2  Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the Lord did in the land of Egypt to P...

Deuteronomy 28 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. 2  You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: 3  Your towns and your fields will be blessed. 4  Your children and your...

Deuteronomy 27 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today. 2  When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. 3  Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the ri...

Deuteronomy 26 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there, 2  put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. 3  Go to the...

Deuteronomy 25 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong. 2  If the person in the wrong is sentenced to be flogged, the judge must command him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate to the crime. 3  But never give more than forty la...

Deuteronomy 24 read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house. 2  When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man. 3  But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of di...

Deuteronomy 23 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 “If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. 2  “If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. 3  “No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be...

Deuteronomy 22 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “If you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don’t ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner. 2  If its owner does not live nearby or you don’t know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it. 3  Do the same if you find you...

Deuteronomy 21 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “When you are in the land the Lord your God is giving you, someone may be found murdered in a field, and you don’t know who committed the murder. 2  In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns. 3  When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elder...

Deuteronomy 20 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! 2  When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. 3  He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, al...

Deuteronomy 19 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “When the Lord your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes. 2  Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 3  Survey the territory, and divide the land the Lord your God is giving you into three d...

Deuteronomy 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  “Remember that the Levitical priests—that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi—will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the Lord, for that is their share. 2  They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The Lord himsel...