Scripture Readings - New Testament Readings

New Testament Readings

The books of the Bible which contain the revelation of God since the coming of Christ: the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the seven General Epistles, the fourteen Epistles of Saint Paul, and the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse).

The center of the New Testament part of the Bible is the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John who are called the four evangelists, which means those who wrote the gospels. Gospel in Greek is ‘evangelion’ which, as we have seen, means the “glad tidings” or the “good news.”
In the New Testament scripture there is also the book of the Acts of the Apostles, written by St. Luke. There are fourteen letters called the epistles (which simply means letters) of the Apostle Paul, though perhaps some, such as the Letter to the Hebrews, were not written directly by him. Three letters are also ascribed to the Apostle John; two to the Apostle Peter; and one each to the Apostles James and Jude. Finally there is the Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse, which is ascribed to St. John as well.
For the Orthodox, the Bible is the main written source of divine doctrine since God Himself inspired its writing by His Holy Spirit (see 2 Tim 3:16 and 2 Pet 1:20). This is the doctrine of the inspiration of the Bible, namely that men inspired by God wrote the words which are truly their own human words—all words are human!—but which nevertheless may be called all together the Word of God. Thus, the Bible is the Word of God in written form because it contains not merely the thoughts and experiences of men, but the very self-revelation of God.
The center of the Bible as the written Word of God in human form is the person of the Living Word of God in human form, Jesus Christ. All parts of the Bible are interpreted in the Orthodox Church in the light of Christ since everything in the Bible leads up to Christ and speaks about Him (Lk 24: 44). This fact is symbolized in the Orthodox Church by the fact that only the book of the four gospels is enthroned on the altars of our churches and not the entire Bible. This is so because everything in the Bible is fulfilled in Christ.

Reading Read Time Hit Count
Mark 8:1-10 (16th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 3701
I Corinthians 11:8-22 (8th Friday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4166
Hebrews 12:6-13; 25-27 (In Times of Fear of Earthquake) 1 min 3532
Matthew 9:1-8 (6th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4806
Luke 6:37-45 (3rd Tuesday of Luke) 1 min 5360
Romans 11:25-36 (4th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4789
Acts 12:12-17 (5th Monday after Pascha) 1 min 4991
John 8:21-30 (4th Friday after Pascha) 1 min 4728
II Corinthians 13:14 (Dismissal) - 2257
Hebrews 12:25, 26, 13:22-25 (31st Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4366
Matthew 9:9-13 (5th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4469
Romans 12:1-3 (7th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4365
I Corinthians 11:23-32 (Holy Thursday) 1 min 5161
Mark 8:11-21 (30th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 6121
Luke 6:46-49, 7:1 (Saint) 1 min 2816
Acts 12:25;13.1-12 (5th Tuesday after Pascha) 2 mins 4290
John 8:31-42 (4th Saturday after Pascha) 1 min 5689
I Corinthians 11:31-12:6 (9th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4377
Matthew 9:14-17 (2nd Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 52827
Mark 8:22-26 (30th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 5517
Luke 6:46-49, 7:1 (3rd Wednesday of Luke) 1 min 3877
Romans 12:4-5,15-21 (5th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4151
Acts 13:13-24 (5th Wednesday after Pascha) 1 min 4400
John 8:42-51 (5th Monday after Pascha) 1 min 4699