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Short Bible stories and inspiration in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.
The Creation of the World
In the very beginning, before there was light or land or life, the world was dark and formless, while the Spirit of God…
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Noah's Ark
As the world grew full of violence and evil, one man stood apart: Noah, who walked faithfully with God. Grieved by…
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Abraham and Isaac
God tested Abraham's faith in a way no parent should ever have to face. He called Abraham to take his beloved son Isaac…
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Daniel in the Lions' Den
Daniel served King Darius with such wisdom and integrity that the king planned to place him over the entire kingdom.…
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The Birth of Jesus
When Caesar Augustus ordered a census of the entire Roman world, Joseph had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the…
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The Prodigal Son
A man had two sons. The younger one asked his father for his share of the inheritance early, and soon after, he packed…
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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
In the Garden of Eden, God had given Adam and Eve everything they needed, with only one rule: they could eat from any…
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Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
Jacob loved his son Joseph more than any of his other sons, since Joseph had been born to him in his old age, and he…
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The Parting of the Red Sea
After God sent plague after plague on Egypt, Pharaoh finally let the Israelites go free. But soon his heart hardened…
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David and Goliath
For forty days, the Philistine champion Goliath -- a giant of a man, over nine feet tall -- came out each morning and…
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Jonah and the Great Fish
God told Jonah to go to the great city of Nineveh and warn its people that judgment was coming for their wickedness.…
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Ruth and Naomi
When famine struck Bethlehem, Naomi moved with her husband and two sons to the country of Moab, where the sons married…
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Esther Saves Her People
Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, had become queen of Persia without anyone knowing her…
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The Good Samaritan
An expert in the law once tried to test Jesus by asking, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus asked him what…
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
When Jesus heard that his cousin John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew by boat to a solitary place to grieve.…
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The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
As Jesus was led away to be crucified, the soldiers pulled a man named Simon from the crowd to carry his cross. A large…
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Cain and Abel
Adam and Eve's first two sons, Cain and Abel, grew up to follow very different paths -- Cain became a farmer, working…
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Two angels arrived in Sodom in the evening, and Lot, sitting at the city gate, invited them to stay the night in his…
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The Ten Commandments
After leading Israel out of Egypt, Moses brought the people to Mount Sinai, where God appeared in thunder, lightning,…
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Samson and Delilah
Samson, the strongest man in Israel, fell in love with a woman named Delilah in the Valley of Sorek. The Philistine…
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David and Jonathan
Even though David had become a hero in Israel, King Saul grew increasingly jealous and dangerous, determined to kill…
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Solomon's Wisdom
One night at Gibeon, God appeared to the young King Solomon in a dream and said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give…
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Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
When Elijah confronted King Ahab, who had led Israel into worshiping the false god Baal, Ahab greeted him as "you…
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The Sermon on the Mount
When Jesus saw the crowds following him, he went up a mountainside, sat down, and began to teach his disciples. He…
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Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
As Jesus passed through Jericho, a wealthy tax collector named Zacchaeus wanted desperately to see him. But Zacchaeus…
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Lazarus Raised from the Dead
When Jesus's dear friend Lazarus fell seriously ill, his sisters Mary and Martha sent word to Jesus, expecting him to…
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Jacob and Esau
As Isaac grew old and his eyesight failed, he called his older son Esau and asked him to hunt some wild game and…
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Joseph Reunites with His Brothers
Joseph could no longer control his emotions in front of his attendants. He ordered everyone except his brothers out of…
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Moses in the Basket
During a time when Pharaoh had ordered every Hebrew baby boy to be thrown into the Nile River, a Levite woman gave…
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Gideon and the 300
Before leading Israel into battle against the vast Midianite army, Gideon needed to be sure God was really calling him.…
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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
King Nebuchadnezzar built a massive gold statue and commanded that everyone in his kingdom bow down and worship it…
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Elijah Taken to Heaven
Elijah knew the time had come for God to take him up to heaven, and his apprentice Elisha refused to leave his side, no…
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The Baptism of Jesus
When Jesus arrived at the Jordan River, he sought out John the Baptist, who had been preaching repentance and baptizing…
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The Wise Men Visit Jesus
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, following a star they believed…
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Jesus Calms the Storm
After a long day of teaching and healing, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples to cross to the other side of the…
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Paul on the Road to Damascus
Saul was a zealous persecutor of the early followers of Jesus, determined to hunt them down and arrest them wherever he…
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Moses and the Burning Bush
Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro in the wilderness when he led the sheep near Horeb, the…
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The Ten Plagues of Egypt
For months, Moses had gone before Pharaoh again and again, asking him to let God's people go free -- and again and…
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Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
Pharaoh had two troubling dreams: in the first, seven sickly cows ate seven fat, healthy ones; in the second, seven…
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The Tower of Babel
After the flood, the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words. As people moved eastward, they settled on…
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The Patience of Job
Job was a man of complete integrity who feared God and stayed far from evil. He was the greatest man among all the…
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David and Bathsheba
King David had done something deeply wrong -- he had wronged a man named Uriah and hurt his family -- and for a long…
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The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
Tax collectors and other people with bad reputations kept gathering around Jesus to listen to him, which made the…
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Pentecost: The Holy Spirit Comes
Fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, his followers were all together in one place in Jerusalem, just as he had…
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Palm Sunday: Jesus Enters Jerusalem
As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, he sent two of them ahead to a nearby village. "You will find a donkey…
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The Last Supper
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Jesus's disciples asked him where he wanted them to prepare the…
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Peter Denies Jesus
While Jesus was on trial inside, Peter sat outside in the courtyard, watching from a distance. A servant girl…
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The Transfiguration of Jesus
Six days after telling his disciples he would soon suffer and die, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain…
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Doubting Thomas
When Jesus appeared to his disciples on the evening of the day he rose from the dead, Thomas, also called Didymus, was…
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The Parable of the Sower
Jesus sat in a boat just off the shore while a large crowd stood on the beach to listen, and he taught them many things…
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