BIBLE TEXT

To accompany the daily Bible texts which appear in the EDP, our team of Christian writers is now offering commentaries. We hope everyone will find this area helpful, as it develops over the weeks into a focus for daily meditations.

For those already familiar with the Bible, we hope it offers food for thought, and perhaps a new way of looking at the texts. For those with less experience of reading the Bible, we hope our commentaries will introduce the texts, and help to make their meaning clearer.

The commentaries are provided by:

Biddy Collyer (January)
Fr Antony Sutch (December)

The commentary panel is:

• Jean Larner, a Methodist lay preacher.
• Canon David Sharp, formerly Vicar of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, who is an Honorary Canon (emeritus) of Norwich Cathedral, classical scholar and lecturer.
• Fr Dick Wilson, a retired Roman Catholic priest living in Norwich.
• Biddy Collyer, a regular EDP writer and a Christian who is passionate about the love of Jesus for everyone being made real to people through the ministry of His church in Norwich and Norfolk.
• Fr Antony Sutch, Catholic parish priest at St Benet's, Beccles, and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
• Roman Catholic author Anita Dowsing.

You can also read the Church Viewpoint column by clicking here

Psalm - 40, 3 08 January 2009 06:00 He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God.

Lamentations - 3, 23 07 January 2009 06:00 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day.

Isaiah - 43, 19 06 January 2009 06:00 For I am about to do a brand-new thing.

John - 1, 4 05 January 2009 06:00 Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone.

John - 1, 1 03 January 2009 06:00 He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is.

John - 1, 1 02 January 2009 06:00 In the beginning the Word already existed.

Gen - 1, 1 01 January 2009 06:00 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

John - 1 31 December 2008 16:05 Indeed, from his fullness we have, all of us, received - yes, grace in return for grace, since, though the law was given through Moses, grace and truth have come through Jesus Christ.

John - 1

Luke - 2, 29

Luke - 2, 16

Luke 1 - 13-14

Luke - 1, 10

Luke 1 - 7

Luke -1

Luke - 1, 26

Luke 11 - 5, 25

Luke 3 - 1, 5

Isaiah - 30, 20

Mark - 1, 1

Isaiah - 35, 3-4

Isaiah - 40, 3

Isaiah - 11, 1

Matthew - 9, 36

Isaiah - 30, 26

Isaiah - 30:19

Isaiah - 11, 3-4

Psalm - 79, 4

Luke - 21, 34

St Paul to Thessalonians - 3, 12

Matthew - 24, 42

Isaiah - 63, 17

Isaiah - 2:34

Mark - 13, 35-36

Matthew - 24, 35

Matthew - 21, 28-29

1 Samuel - 16, 7.

John - 2, 10

Galatians - 3, 28.

Psalm 103 - (104), 33.

Psalm 33 - (34), 6

Psalm 33 - (34), 19

Psalm 33 - (34), 8

Psalm - 4, 9

Matthew - 6, 11

Luke - 10, 41-42

James - 3, 17-18

James - 3, 5-6

James - 2, 15-16.

Colossians - 3, 23.

Colossians 1, 6

Deuteronomy - 11, 26-28

Psalm 95 (96) - 11 & 13

Psalm - 42, 3.

Isaiah - 52, 7

2 Corinthians - 13, 11

Romans - 5, 5

Colossians - 3, 12

Ephesians - 3, 20

Luke - 7, 48

3 John - 15

Luke - 11, 9

Revelation - 2, 21

Ephesians - 6, 11

Matthew 17:18-19

Romans - 3, 12

Ephesians - 4, 4-6

Acts - 4, 31

Jeremiah - 18, 3-4

James - 4, 8

Psalm - 91, 4

Numbers - 14, 24

John - 4, 11

Psalm - 25, 16-17

Psalm - 118, 24

Exodus - 3, 11

Philippians - 4, 13

Acts - 4, 13

Galatians - 5, 25

Galatians - 5, 25

Micah - 6, 8

Romans - 12, 11

1 John - 3, 1

Ephesians - 4, 32

Luke - 10, 39-40

Proverbs - 3, 5

Revelation - 1, 8

Matthew - 18, 6

Revelations - 11, 15

John - 4, 14

Hebrews - 12, 1

Revelation - 3, 20

John - 17, 11

Mark - 9, 23

Jeremiah - 31, 31

1 Corinthians - 2, 2

James - 2, 17

Romans - 8, 28

John - 12, 32

Romans 5, 1

1 Peter - 5, 8

1 Peter - 3, 8

1 Peter - 1, 23

Acts - 8, 30

Acts - 17, 32

Luke 12, 6 -7

Luke - 5, 37

Hebrews - 13, 8

Ecclesiastes - 11, 1

Ecclesiastes - 3, 1

Luke - 10, 38

Luke - 16, 22

John - 17, 21

John - 14, 3

Matthew - 22.38

Mark - 13. 42

Luke - 9, 23

St Matthew - 9.9

St Matthew - 6, 8

Psalm 8

Isaiah - 1.18

Luke - 4.16

John - 11, 36

Mark - 16.15

Psalm - 30

Luke - 11, 8

Colossians - 3.12

Revelations - 14, 13

Luke - 23. 43

I John - 4, 18

Luke - 6, 36

Acts - 2, 44

John - 1, 6

Psalm 53

Luke - 12, 49

Matthew - 5, 9

Luke 24 v 25

Luke - 23, 42.

John - 7, 41

John - 8, 7.

John - 6, 63

Luke - 6, 28

John - 4, 15

Luke - 6, 9

Luke - 6, 5

Luke - 5, 36

Luke - 5, 31

Luke - 5, 20

Luke - 5, 13

Luke - 5, 4

John - 2, 4

John - 1, 42

Luke - 4, 19

Luke - 4, 8

Luke - 4, 4

Luke - 3, 4

Luke - 2, 49

Luke - 2, 30

Luke - 2, 11

John - 18, 33

Mark - 8, 29

John - 1, 1

1 Peter - 1, 23

I Peter - 1, 22

Matthew - 10, 28.

Mark - 10, 23

Mark - 10, 14

Mark - 9, 40

James - 4, 14

James - 3, 13

Corinthians - 13, 11

John - 1, 38

Exodus - 34, 6

Mark - 8, 29

James - 2, 14

James - 2, 1

Mark - 2, 17

Mark - 1, 35

Isaiah - 42

John - 4, 18

John - 4, 7

John - 3, 17

John - 2, 29

John - 3,1

Numbers - 6, 24-26

II Corinthians - 6, 2.

Luke - 1, 46, 7.

Luke - 7, 47.

Matthew - 18, 21, 2.

Luke - 19, 5.

Matthew - 12, 34.

1 Corinthians - 7, 14.

Colossians - 4, 6.

Acts - 10, 34, 5.

Romans - 8, 26.

Matthew - 6, 6.

Matthew - 6, 26.

Matthew - 6, 9, 10.

Psalm - 80 (81), 10, 11.

Isaiah - 12, 3.

Isaiah - 12, 2.

Romans - 6, 11.

Acts - 2, 46.

Acts - 2, 44, 45.

Acts - 2, 4.

Acts - 1, 14.

Isaiah - 49, 16a

Romans - 10, 8.

John - 20, 29.

Psalm - 127, 1

Ephesians - 4, 23.

Luke - 1, 38.

Acts - 1, 8.

James - 3, 8

Psalm - 23, 1

Psalm - 22, 1

Deuteronomy - 5, 29

Genesis - 1, 28

Psalm - 139, 13

Psalm - 147, 3

Revelation - 3, 20

Psalm - 133, 1

1 Thessalonians - 5, 17

Psalm - 56, 3

Psalm - 113, 1

Psalm - 4, 1

1 John - 3:1

1 Peter - 2, 2

Acts - 7, 60

1 Peter - 2, 21

Luke - 10, 33

John - 10,11

JAMES - 5, 6

1 Thessalonians - 5, 17

I THESSALONIANS - 5, 18

Psalm - 37, 23

ACTS - 2, 46.

Psalm - 16, 1

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