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
John 19:31-37 (Holy Friday Vespers) 1 min 4494
Luke 11:23-26 (6th Friday of Luke) 1 min 4157
Mark 15:22-25,33-41 (Friday after the Prodigal Son) 1 min 3779
Matthew 16:1-6 (In Times of Drought) 1 min 4085
Luke 11:29-33 (7th Monday of Luke) 1 min 4119
John 19:38-42 (11th Passion Gospel) 1 min 6666
Matthew 16:6-12 (8th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4091
Luke 11:34-41 (7th Tuesday of Luke) 1 min 3764
John 20:1-10 (7th Matins Resurrection Gospel) 1 min 5541
Mark 15:43-47 (10th Passion Gospel) 1 min 7241
Matthew 16:20-24 (8th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4034
Luke 11:42-46 (7th Wednesday of Luke) 1 min 4178
John 20:11-18 (8th Matins Resurrection Gospel) 1 min 5648
Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8 (3rd Sunday after Pascha) 2 mins 6041
Matthew 16:13-19 (Church, Apostles) 1 min 5181
John 20:19-23 (Pentecost Matins) 1 min 4470
Luke 11:47-54; 12:1 (7th Thursday of Luke) 1 min 4010
Mark 16:1-8 (2nd Matins Resurrection Gospel) 1 min 5491
Luke 12:2-12 (Matins Gospel – New Martyrs of Alaska) 3 mins 4359
Matthew 16:24-28 (8th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4433
John 20:19-25 (Pascha) 1 min 5778
Mark 16:9-20 (3rd Matins Resurrection Gospel) 1 min 5898
Luke 12:8-12 (7th Friday of Luke) 1 min 3734
Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ) 1 min 5224