Advent Daily Reading
Advent Daily Reading – December 23 (English)
December 23, 2022 Luke 2:13-15 NIV Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into...
Advent Daily Reading – December 22 (English)
December 22, 2022 Luke 2:8-12 NIV And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to...
Advent Daily Reading – December 21 (English)
December 21, 2022 Luke 2:6-7 NIV While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Read Entire...
Advent Daily Reading – December 20 (English)
December 20, 2022 Luke 2:1-5 NIV In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register....
Advent Daily Reading – December 19 (English)
December 19, 2022 Matthew 1:22-25 NIV All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel...
Advent Daily Reading – December 18 (English)
December 18, 2022 Matthew 1:20-21 NIV But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will...
Advent Daily Reading – December 17 (English)
December 17, 2022 Matthew 1:17-19 NIV Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah...
Advent Daily Reading – December 16 (English)
December 16, 2022 Luke 1:76-80 NIV And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender...
Advent Daily Reading – December 15 (English)
December 15, 2022 Luke 1:67-75 NIV Zechariah’s Song His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the...
Advent Daily Reading – December 14 (English)
December 14, 2022 Luke 1:65-66 NIV All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s...
Advent Daily Reading – December 13 (English)
December 13, 2022 Luke 1:61-64 NIV They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote,...
Advent Daily Reading – December 12 (English)
December 12, 2022 Luke 1:56-60 NIV Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. The Birth of John the Baptist When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had...
Advent Daily Reading – December 11 (English)
December 11, 2022 Luke 1:53-55 NIV He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.” Read Entire...
Advent Daily Reading – December 10 (English)
December 10, 2022 Luke 1:50-52 NIV His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has...
Advent Daily Reading – December 9 (English)
December 9, 2022 Luke 1:46-49 NIV Mary’s Song And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has...
Advent Daily Reading – December 8 (English)
December 8, 2022 Luke 1:42-45 NIV In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the...
Advent Daily Reading – December 7 (English)
December 7, 2022 Luke 1:39-41 NIV Mary Visits Elizabeth At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and...
Advent Daily Reading – December 6 (English)
December 6, 2022 Luke 1:37-38 NIV For no word from God will ever fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. Read Entire...
Advent Daily Reading – December 5 (English)
December 5, 2022 Luke 1:34-36 NIV “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even...
Advent Daily Reading – December 4 (English)
December 4, 2022 Luke 1:29-33 NIV Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call...
Advent Daily Reading – December 3 (English)
December 3, 2022 Luke 1:26-28 NIV The Birth of Jesus Foretold In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name...
Advent Daily Reading – December 2 (English)
December 2, 2022 Luke 1:21-25 NIV Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but...
Advent Daily Reading – December 1 (English)
December 1, 2022 Luke 1:18-20 NIV 1Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you...