Simon reads the Bible

Matthew 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.  2  Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” 3  Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.  4  Then Jesus said to hi...

Matthew 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.  2  For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 3  “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?  4  How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in...

Matthew 06 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.  2  When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they w...

Matthew 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,  2  and he began to teach them. 3  “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,     for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4  God blesses those who mourn,     for they will be comforted. 5  God blesses those who...

Matthew 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.  2  For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. 3  During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4  But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live...

Matthew 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,  2  “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”  3  The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!     Clear the road for him!’”...

Matthew 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,  2  “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3  King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.  4  He call...

Matthew 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: 2  Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. 3  Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. 4  Ram was...

Ezekiel 48 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west. 2...

Ezekiel 47 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side.  2  The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out throu...

Ezekiel 46 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The east gateway of the inner courtyard will be closed during the six workdays each week, but it will be open on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations.  2  The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt off...

Ezekiel 45 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the Lord as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide. The entire area will be holy.  2  A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet, will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87 1⁄2 feet wid...

Ezekiel 44 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was closed.  2  And the Lord said to me, “This gate must remain closed; it will never again be opened. No one will ever open it and pass through, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered here. Therefore, it must always remain shut.  3  Only the prince...

Ezekiel 43 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway.  2  Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory.  3  This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came to destroy...

Ezekiel 42 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then the man led me out of the Temple courtyard by way of the north gateway. We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard.  2  This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87 1⁄2 feet wide.  3  One block of rooms overlooked the 35-foot width of the inner c...

Ezekiel 41 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10 1⁄2 feet thick.  2  The doorway was 17 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8 3⁄4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. 3  Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inne...

Ezekiel 40 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity—fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem—the Lord took hold of me.  2  In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city.  3  As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face sho...

Ezekiel 39 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal.  2  I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north.  3  I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I wil...

Ezekiel 38 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This is another message that came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.  3  Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy!  4  I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your...

Ezekiel 37 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones.  2  He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out.  3  Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” “O Sovereign...

Ezekiel 36 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “Son of man, prophesy to Israel’s mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!  2  This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Your enemies have taunted you, saying, ‘Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!’  3  Therefore, son of man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Your enemie...

Ezekiel 35 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Again a message came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.  3  Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “I am your enemy, O Mount Seir,     and I will raise my fist against you     to destroy you completely. 4  I will demolish your cities     and make you desolate. Then you will know...

Ezekiel 34 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then this message came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep?  3  You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, bu...

Ezekiel 33 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Once again a message came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman.  3  When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.  4  Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it...

Ezekiel 32 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  On March 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:  2  “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message: “You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations,     but you are really just a sea monster, heaving around in your own rivers,     stirring up mud wi...