Daily Bible Verses by Book

Heavenly father
give us grace today to know when to stay silent. 

But at last two false witnesses came forward 61 and said, 
“This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”
62 The high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to choose our words well, particularly in pressure situations. 

63 But Jesus stayed silent. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to withstand ridicule directed at ourselves, but also to share the pain of others when they are ridiculed.

67 Then they spat in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”

Heavenly father
give us grace today to speak the truth, whatever the consequences

69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”
70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
71 When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him and…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to face up to our mistakes and mourn accordingly. 

73 After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”
74 Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!”
Immediately the rooster crowed. 
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Heavenly father
give us grace today to hear your voice, particularly when we are convinced that we are doing right, and we may be doing the opposite

¹ Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 
² They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to hear your voice, particularly when we have done wrong, so that we know that we are forgiven.

³ Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, 
and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 
⁴ saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.”
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Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid personal involvement in buying items which would mean that we have blood on our hands 

⁶ The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, 
“It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.” 
⁷ They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in. …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to know what to say and what not to say. 

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
Jesus said to him, “So you say.”
¹² When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. ¹³ …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to choose the ways of Christ rather than that of a zealot

¹⁵ Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired. 
¹⁶ They had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas. 
¹⁷ When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, 
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