Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Judges+001   Introduction The books of Joshua and Judges tell the story of the early years of Israel as a nation. They describe how the Israelites conquer and occupy the land of Canaan, and then struggle to live up to their covenant with God. The Bible’s drama here moves to an […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Romans+016   Romans 16 English Standard Version (ESV) Personal Greetings 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Romans+015   Romans 15 English Standard Version (ESV) The Example of Christ 1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Romans+014   Romans 14 English Standard Version (ESV) Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another 1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Romans+013   Romans 13 English Standard Version (ESV) Submission to the Authorities 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For […]