Simon reads the Bible

Exodus 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the Lord had rescued them from Egypt. 2  Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in. 3  (Moses’ first son was name...

Exodus 17 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 At the Lord’s command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. 2  So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. “Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaini...

Exodus 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  16  Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. 2  There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. 3  “If only the Lord...

Exodus 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea. 2  The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! 3  The Lord is...

Exodus 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  14  Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses: 2  “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. 3  Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’ 4  And once again I will harden Pharao...

Exodus 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  13  Then the Lord said to Moses, 2  “Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.” 3  So Moses said to the people, “This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the Lord has brought you out by the power o...

Exodus 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  12  While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the Lord gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: 2  “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. 3  Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifi...

Exodus 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave. 2  Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold....

Exodus 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. 2  I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you...

Exodus 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Go back to Pharaoh,” the Lord commanded Moses. “Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. 2  If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, 3  the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly...

Exodus 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Pharaoh and announce to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. 2  If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land. 3  The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into...

Exodus 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. 2  Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. 3  But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my...

Exodus 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord told Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. When he feels the force of my strong hand, he will let the people go. In fact, he will force them to leave his land!” 2  And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’ 3  I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not...

Exodus 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.” 2  “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I do...

Exodus 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?” 2  Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied. 3  “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snak...

Exodus 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro*,[Moses’ father-in-law went by two names, Jethro and Reuel] the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 2  There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in...

1 Timothy 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. 2  If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved. Teach these things, Timothy...

1 Timothy 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  5  Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2  Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 3  Take care of any widow who has no one else to care...

1 Timothy 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2  These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. 3  They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But Go...

1 Timothy 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” 2  So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must b...

1 Timothy 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2  Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3  This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4  who wants everyon...

1 Timothy 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope. 2 I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. 3 When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop tho...

Genesis 50 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed. 3 The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days. 4 When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s ad...

Genesis 49 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1 Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come. 2 “Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father. 3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power. 4 But yo...

Genesis 48 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2  When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed. 3  Jacob said to Joseph, “G...