Daily Bible Verses by Book

Heavenly father
give us grace today celebrate the gift of grace. 

²⁴ When they had come to Capernaum,
those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter,  [Temple Tax of 2 drachma]]
and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”   
²⁵ He said, “Yes.”
When he came into the house,
Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon?
From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? [It is not like income tax which is paid for by those who will benefit from public…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to repent of our pride and become as little children
 

¹ In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
“Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
² Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them 
³ and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 
⁴ Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be open to receive from others, particularly those who do not have much to give

⁵ Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me, 
⁶ but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble,
it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn away from despising those who don’t have much going for them. 

⁷ “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling!
For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes! 
⁸ If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you.
It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. 
⁹ If your eye causes…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to care for those who have lost their way

¹² “What do you think?
If a man has one hundred sheep,
and one of them goes astray,
doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine,
go to the mountains,
and seek that which has gone astray? 
¹³ If he finds it, most certainly I tell you,
he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. 
¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to deal appropriately with those who hurt us.  

¹⁵ “If your brother sins against you,
go, show him his fault between you and him alone.
If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. 
¹⁶ But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you,
that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
¹⁷ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly.
If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to release others, in the name of Jesus, from all that we hold against them. 

¹⁸ Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven,
and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven. 
¹⁹ Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask,
it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. 
²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be forgiving, particularly to those who show no sign of real repentance. 

²¹ Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
²² Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. 

Heavenly father
give us grace today to joyfully receive your mercy 

²³ Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 
²⁴ When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 
²⁵ But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to forgive others from our hearts

²⁸ “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, 
and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
²⁹ “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’ 
³⁰ He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due. 
³¹ So when his fellow…