HAGGAI Haggai 1 A Call to Finish the Building of the Jerusalem Temple In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the…
ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1 A Call to Come Back To the LORD In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 3 Therefore say thou unto them,…
MALACHI Malachi 1 Introduction The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. God loves the (godly) Jacob, and hated the (worldly) Esau 2 I have loved you [Israel], saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s [physical, blood] brother [yes]? saith the LORD: yet I loved…
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW Matthew 1 Introduction The Genealogy of Jesus Christ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and…
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MARK Mark 1 Introduction The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The Levitical Priest John the Baptist Prepares the Way for the…
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT LUKE Luke 1 Introduction Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed…
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN John 1 Introduction Incarnation The Eternal Word of Life Became Flesh In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any…
ACTS THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Acts 1 Introduction The former treatise [Gospel of Luke] have I made, O Theophilus [friend of God], of all that Jesus began both to do and teach [the earthly Ministry of Jesus], 2 Until the day in which He was taken up [The Ascension – 40 days after the Resurrection],…
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE ROMANS Romans 1 Introduction Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the…
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 1st CORINTHIANS 1 Corinthians 1 Introduction Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints,…