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
Matthew 14:14-22 (8th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4607
John 18:1-28 (2nd Passion Gospel) 3 mins 7401
Mark 14:3-9 (Friday after the Publican and the Pharisee) 1 min 4900
Luke 10:25-37 (8th Sunday of Luke) 1 min 6239
Matthew 14:22-34 (9th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5004
John 18:28-19:16 (4th Passion Gospel) 4 mins 7128
Matthew 14:35-15:11 (7th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4683
Mark 14:10-42 (Tuesday after the Prodigal Son) 4 mins 5097
John 18:28-19:37 (Holy Friday Royal Hours – Sixth Hour) 6 mins 3911
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Most-HolyTheotokos) 1 min 9500
Matthew 15:12-21 (7th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 3547
Mark 14:43-15:1 (Wednesday after the Prodigal Son) 3 mins 5131
Luke 11:1-10 (6th Tuesday of Luke) 1 min 5506
John 19:6-11; 13-20; 5-28; 30-35 (Exaltation of the Precious Cross) 3 mins 4709
John 19:25-27; 21:24-25 (St. John) 1 min 4757
Mark 15:1-15 (Thursday after the Prodigal Son) 1 min 5050
Luke 11:9-13 (6th Wednesday of Luke) 1 min 4117
Matthew 15:21-28 (17th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4301
Matthew 15:29-31 (7th Friday after Pentecost) - 3823
Luke 11:14-23 (6th Thursday of Luke) 1 min 4542
John 19:25-37 (9th Passion Gospel) 2 mins 7531
Mark 15:16-32 (6th Passion Gospel) 2 mins 7226
Matthew 15:32-39 (9th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 3832
Mark 15:16-41 (Holy Friday Royal Hours – Third Hour) 3 mins 5528