Orthodox Bible Study
Orthodox Bible Study is a chapter-by-chapter Coptic Orthodox Bible study podcast with audio narration, working through Scripture book by book. It is a lay ministry by George, a Coptic Orthodox deacon near Seattle. The show includes study notes and additional resources at orthodoxbiblestudy.com. Seasons follow individual biblical books, beginning with Genesis and continuing through the Old Testament and beyond.
Episodes
Leviticus 8 - The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons
Aaron and his sons are washed, clothed, anointed, and consecrated; their priesthood points toward Christ and the sanctification of our whole life.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/leviticus/leviticus-8-the-consecration-of-aaron-and-his-sons
Leviticus 2 - The Grain Offering
Flour, oil, frankincense, and covenant salt reveal worship in ordinary labor, while Christ fulfills its memorial and firstfruits hope.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/leviticus/leviticus-2-the-grain-offering
Leviticus 3 - The Peace Offering
The peace offering honors God's portion and the gift of communion, preparing us to recognize Christ our peace and reverent life at His table.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/leviticus/leviticus-3-the-peace-offering
John - Overview
John bears apostolic witness to the eternal Word made flesh so that the Church may believe, abide in His life, and become a truthful witness in the world.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-overview
1 Corinthians - Overview
1 Corinthians - Overview
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-overview
Ezekiel 25 - Neighbors judged for gloating and revenge
Ezekiel 25 - Neighbors judged for gloating and revenge
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-25-neighbors-judged-for-gloating-and-revenge
Ezekiel 26-27 - Tyre falls and the merchant ship is mourned
Ezekiel 26-27 - Tyre falls and the merchant ship is mourned
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-26-27-tyre-falls-and-the-merchant-ship-is-mourned
Ezekiel 28 - Tyrian pride and the promise of safe dwelling
Ezekiel 28 - Tyrian pride and the promise of safe dwelling
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-28-tyrian-pride-and-the-promise-of-safe-dwelling
Jeremiah 11-12 - Covenant betrayal and the innocent lamb
Jeremiah 11-12 moves from broken covenant to the plot against the innocent lamb and the prophet's complaint before God, forming a Good Friday reading of betrayal, suffering, and the Lord's wounded inheritance.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-11-12-covenant-betrayal-and-the-innocent-lamb
Jeremiah 13 - The ruined linen girdle and Bright Saturday warning
Jeremiah 13 uses the ruined linen girdle, the wine-jars of judgment, and the Bright Saturday warning against pride and darkness to call God's people back before the flock is bruised and the crown is removed.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-13-the-ruined-linen-girdle-and-bright-saturday-warning
Jeremiah 14-15 - Drought, intercession, and prophetic anguish
Jeremiah 14-15 keeps drought, rejected intercession, false prophetic peace, and Jeremiah's own wounded complaint in one guide because chapter 15 is the Lord's direct answer to chapter 14's communal plea.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-14-15-drought-intercession-and-prophetic-anguish
Jeremiah 26 LXX - Egypt humbled before the Lord
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 26 carries the oracle against Egypt, familiar as Jeremiah 46 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-26-lxx-egypt-humbled-before-the-lord
Jeremiah 27-28 LXX - Babylon judged
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 27-28 contains the oracles against Babylon, familiar as Jeremiah 50-51 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-27-28-lxx-babylon-judged
Jeremiah 29-31 LXX - Philistia and the neighboring nations
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 29-31 carries oracles against Philistia, Idumea, Ammon, Kedar, Damascus, and Moab, familiar as portions of Jeremiah 47-49 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-29-31-lxx-philistia-and-the-neighboring-nations
Jeremiah 32 LXX - The cup for all nations
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 32 contains the command to take the cup of unmixed wine for all the nations, familiar as Jeremiah 25:15-38 and portions of 49 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-32-lxx-the-cup-for-all-nations
Jeremiah 33 LXX - The prophet on trial at the temple
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 33 contains the temple trial of the prophet, familiar as Jeremiah 26 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-33-lxx-the-prophet-on-trial-at-the-temple
Jeremiah 34-36 LXX - Yoke false prophecy and the letter to the exiles
Brenton/LXX Jeremiah 34-36 contains the yoke to the nations, the conflict with Hananiah the false prophet, and the letter to the exiles, familiar as Jeremiah 27-29 in English Bibles following the Masoretic order.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-34-36-lxx-yoke-false-prophecy-and-the-letter-to-the-exiles
Jeremiah 39-40 LXX - The purchased field and promise renewed
Jeremiah purchases a field during the siege, and the Lord answers certain judgment with a promise of healing, covenant renewal, and ordinary life restored.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-39-40-lxx-the-purchased-field-and-promise-renewed
Jeremiah 41 LXX - Freedom proclaimed and betrayed
Judah proclaims freedom for Hebrew servants, reverses the mercy for advantage, and turns covenant language into a witness against itself.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-41-lxx-freedom-proclaimed-and-betrayed
Jeremiah 42-43 LXX - Rechabite obedience and the unburned word
The Rechabites expose Judah’s refusal to hear, while Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah’s scroll and discovers that the word of God cannot be destroyed.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-42-43-lxx-rechabite-obedience-and-the-unburned-word
Jeremiah 44-46 LXX - Prison cistern and Jerusalem's fall
Jeremiah suffers imprisonment and the cistern while Zedekiah resists public obedience; Ebed-Melech acts with mercy before Jerusalem falls.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-44-46-lxx-prison-cistern-and-jerusalem-s-fall
Jeremiah 47-48 LXX - Gedaliah and the shattered remnant
After Jerusalem’s fall, Gedaliah offers stability, Ishmael betrays hospitality, and fear scatters the remnant that had begun to gather.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-47-48-lxx-gedaliah-and-the-shattered-remnant
Jeremiah 49-51 LXX - Egypt refusal idolatry and the word to Baruch
The remnant asks for God’s direction, rejects it when it crosses their plans, chooses Egypt as a false refuge, and hears a personal word to Baruch.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/jeremiah/jeremiah-49-51-lxx-egypt-refusal-idolatry-and-the-word-to-baruch
Ezekiel 21-22 - Sword and bloodguilt
Ezekiel 21-22 exposes Jerusalem's sword, bloodguilt, corrupt leadership, and failed intercession so that the Church learns repentance before Christ, who bears violence without becoming violent and stands in the gap by the Cross.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-21-22-sword-and-bloodguilt
Ezekiel 23 - Oholah and Oholibah
Ezekiel 23 portrays Samaria and Jerusalem as sisters whose political and cultic adulteries expose covenant betrayal, so that God's people may reject false alliances, repent of divided love, and return to the faithful Bridegroom.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-23-oholah-and-oholibah
Ezekiel 24 - The boiling pot and Ezekiel’s bereavement
Ezekiel 24 marks the beginning of Jerusalem's siege through the boiling pot sign and Ezekiel's bereavement, showing that defilement has reached crisis and that judgment enters the prophet's own sorrow.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/ezekiel/ezekiel-24-the-boiling-pot-and-ezekiel-s-bereavement
Malachi 4 - English Chapter Division Reference
English Bibles print six closing verses as Malachi 4. Hebrew and NKJV keep the same order and end on the curse. The Septuagint, Brenton, and the Coptic Bible print them as Malachi 3:19-24 and close on Moses.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/malachi/malachi-4-english-chapter-division-reference
Romans - Overview
Romans proclaims God's saving righteousness in Christ and forms Jews and Gentiles into one baptismal, Spirit-led, merciful, worshiping body whose faith becomes obedience, love, mission, and doxology.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/romans/romans-overview
Galatians - Freedom in Christ, Faith Working Through Love, and New Creation
Galatians proclaims the one Gospel in which the Son gives Himself, gathers Jew and Gentile into one baptized household, sends the Spirit of sonship, and turns freedom into crucified love and new creation.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-overview
2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 - Ambassadors of Reconciliation
Paul shows that holy fear, Christ's compelling love, and God's reconciling work make the Church an ambassador of reconciliation in the present day of salvation.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/2-corinthians/2-corinthians-10-ambassadors-of-reconciliation
2 Corinthians 10:1-18 - Weapons Not of the Flesh
Paul answers attacks on his ministry by the meekness of Christ, tearing down proud arguments rather than people, receiving a God-given field of labor, and boasting only in the Lord.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/2-corinthians/2-corinthians-17-weapons-not-of-the-flesh
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 - My Grace Is Sufficient for You
Christ answers Paul's thorn not with immediate removal but with sufficient grace, teaching the Church that strength is made perfect in weakness and that boasting belongs in Christ rather than in spiritual status.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/2-corinthians/2-corinthians-20-my-grace-is-sufficient-for-you
Galatians 3:23-29 - Clothed with Christ: Baptismal Unity
Paul shows the Law as a temporary guardian until Christ, then proclaims sonship, baptismal clothing in Christ, and a unity that gives all believers one inheritance in Abraham's promise.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-9-clothed-with-christ-baptismal-unity
Ephesians 2:1-10 - Made Alive by Grace
Paul teaches that those who were dead in trespasses are made alive with Christ by grace, saved through faith, and recreated for the good works God prepared.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-3-made-alive-by-grace
Ephesians 3:14-21 - Rooted and Grounded in Love
Paul bows before the Father and prays that the Church would be strengthened by the Spirit, indwelt by Christ, rooted in love, and filled toward the fullness of God.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-6-rooted-and-grounded-in-love
Ephesians 4:17-5:2 - Learning Christ: The Old Life Put Off, the New Life Put On
Paul teaches that learning Christ renews the mind and redirects speech, anger, work, and forgiveness toward the neighbor, until the Church walks in the self-giving love of Christ.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-8-learning-christ-the-old-life-put-off-the-new-life-put-on
Ephesians 5:21-33 - The Great Mystery: Christ and the Church
Paul places marriage under reverence for Christ and reveals its measure in the Bridegroom who gives Himself, cleanses, nourishes, and cherishes His Church.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-11-the-great-mystery-christ-and-the-church
Ephesians 6:10-24 - Stand in the Lord: Armor, Prayer, and Grace
Paul closes Ephesians by calling the Church to receive the Lord's strength, put on the whole armor of God, persevere in prayer for all the saints, and love Christ with an incorruptible love.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-13-stand-in-the-lord-armor-prayer-and-grace
1 Kings - Overview
From Solomon’s hearing heart to the divided kingdom and Elijah’s witness, 1 Kings judges royal power by obedience, worship, and justice.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/1-kings/1-kings-overview
2 Kings - Overview
2 Kings follows prophetic mercy and failed kingship into exile, while David’s preserved line keeps hope alive for the true King.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/2-kings/2-kings-overview
1 Chronicles - Overview
A Coptic Orthodox overview of 1 Chronicles as post-exilic memory theology, moving from Adam to David, from names to worship, and from wounded identity to Davidic hope.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/1-chronicles/1-chronicles-overview
2 Chronicles - Overview
A Coptic Orthodox overview of 2 Chronicles as worship-shaped memory, moving from Solomon's Temple to reform, relapse, exile, repentance, and the surprising hope of return.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/2-chronicles/2-chronicles-overview
John 11:1-27 - I Am the Resurrection and the Life
Christ delays in love, meets Martha in grief, and reveals Himself as the Resurrection and the Life before raising Lazarus.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-11-1-27-i-am-the-resurrection-and-the-life
John 11:28-44 - The Lord Who Weeps and Calls Forth Life
Christ receives Mary’s lament, weeps before Lazarus’ tomb, calls the dead man forth, and commands the witnesses to unbind him.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-11-28-44-the-lord-who-weeps-and-calls-forth-life
John 14:15-31 - The Spirit, Peace, and Obedient Love
Jesus teaches that love is kept in obedience, promises the Holy Spirit as another Helper, gives His own peace, and goes to the Passion freely in love for the Father.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-14-15-31-the-spirit-peace-and-obedient-love
John 16:5-33 - Sorrow Turned to Joy
Jesus teaches that His departure opens the mission of the Spirit, that the disciples' sorrow will become Resurrection joy, and that peace is found in Him who has overcome the world.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-16-5-33-sorrow-turned-to-joy
John 17:20-26 - That They All May Be One
Jesus prays for all who will believe through the apostolic word, asking that they may be one in the Father and the Son, perfected in love, and brought to behold His glory.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-17-20-26-that-they-all-may-be-one
Romans 4:1-25 - Abraham, Promise, and Trusting Faith
Paul uses Abraham and David to show that righteousness is received by living trust in the God who forgives sinners, keeps His promise, and raises Jesus from the dead.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/romans/romans-8-abraham-promise-and-trusting-faith
Romans 12:1-8 - Living Sacrifice, Renewed Mind, and One Body
Paul teaches that the mercies of God create embodied worship, renewed discernment, sober humility, and one Body serving through different gifts.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/romans/romans-27-living-sacrifice-renewed-mind-and-one-body
Romans 13:1-7 - Authority Under God, Conscience, and Ordered Peace
Paul calls Christians to ordered subjection under civil authority as a matter of conscience before God, not as worship of power.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/romans/romans-29-authority-under-god-conscience-and-ordered-peace
1 Corinthians 3:1-23 - God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple
Paul heals factional boasting by showing that the Church is God’s field, God’s building, and God’s temple, founded on Christ and tested by God.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-5-god-s-field-god-s-building-god-s-temple
1 Corinthians 14:26-40 - Let All Things Be Done Decently and in Order
Paul teaches the assembled Church to discern spiritual speech, yield voluntarily, receive apostolic order, and reveal the God of peace.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-23-let-all-things-be-done-decently-and-in-order
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 - The Gospel Received and Delivered
Paul recalls the Gospel the Church received and holds fast: Christ died for our sins, was buried, was raised bodily, appeared to witnesses, and transformed a persecutor into an apostle by grace.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-24-the-gospel-received-and-delivered
1 Corinthians 15:35-49 - The Spiritual Body and the Last Adam
Paul answers how the dead are raised by teaching that the body sown in corruption will be raised in incorruption, and that those who bear Adam's dust will bear the image of the heavenly Man in Christ.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-28-the-spiritual-body-and-the-last-adam
1 Corinthians 15:50-58 - Victory over Death
Paul closes the resurrection chapter by teaching that mortality must be changed, death is swallowed up in Christ's victory, and believers must abound in the work of the Lord.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/1-corinthians/1-corinthians-29-victory-over-death
John 1:1-18 - The Word Became Flesh
John opens his Gospel by revealing the eternal Word, the true Light, and the Only-Begotten Son who became flesh for our adoption and salvation.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-1-1-18-the-word-became-flesh
John 7:25-52 - Living Water and the Divided Crowd
Christ reveals His mission from the Father, offers the Spirit as living water, and exposes the difference between hearing Him and judging by partial knowledge.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-7-25-52-living-water-and-the-divided-crowd
John 7:53-8:11 - Mercy and Judgment before Christ
Christ exposes accusing hypocrisy, refuses to minimize sin, and opens mercy as a call to repentance.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-7-53-8-11-mercy-and-judgment-before-christ
Galatians 4:8-20 - Formed in Christ: Paul's Pastoral Anguish
Paul contrasts religious bondage and manipulative zeal with the grace of being known by God and the costly pastoral labor through which Christ is formed in His people.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-11-formed-in-christ-paul-s-pastoral-anguish
Galatians 4:21-31 - Hagar, Sarah, and the Jerusalem Above
Paul reads Hagar and Sarah as a covenantal contrast between slavery and promise, calling the Church to receive her life from Christ without contempt for Hagar, Jewish people, or Israel's Scriptures.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-12-hagar-sarah-and-the-jerusalem-above
Galatians 5:1-12 - Stand Fast: Circumcision, Christ, and Freedom
Paul calls the Church to guard Christ's gift of freedom, reject every rival proof of belonging, and live by the Spirit as faith becomes active through love.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-13-stand-fast-circumcision-christ-and-freedom
Galatians 5:13-26 - Freedom Through Love and the Fruit of the Spirit
Paul shows that freedom in Christ takes visible form as loving service, Spirit-led struggle, crucified passions, and a community bearing the Spirit's fruit.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-14-freedom-through-love-and-the-fruit-of-the-spirit
Galatians 6:1-10 - Restore, Bear, Sow
Paul shows how life in the Spirit repairs wounded communion through gentle restoration, shared burdens, accountable living, patient sowing, and concrete good toward all.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-15-restore-bear-sow
Galatians 6:11-18 - Boasting Only in the Cross and New Creation
Paul contrasts coercive religious display with the Cross, where human boasting dies and the new creation takes visible form in mercy, costly faithfulness, and grace.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/galatians/galatians-16-boasting-only-in-the-cross-and-new-creation
Ephesians 2:11-22 - Christ Our Peace and the Holy Temple
Christ Himself is our peace, bringing the far off near by His blood, creating one new humanity, granting access to the Father by one Spirit, and building the Church into God's holy temple.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-4-christ-our-peace-and-the-holy-temple
Ephesians 3:1-13 - The Mystery Revealed for the Nations
The mystery once hidden is now revealed in Christ: the nations share one inheritance, one Body, and one promise, while the Church displays God's wisdom and receives confident access to the Father.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-5-the-mystery-revealed-for-the-nations
Ephesians 4:1-16 - Walk Worthy: One Body Growing to Maturity
Paul calls the Church to guard her Spirit-given unity, receive Christ's different gifts without rivalry, and grow together into the maturity of Christ through truth and love.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-7-walk-worthy-one-body-growing-to-maturity
Ephesians 5:3-14 - Awake and Walk as Children of Light
Paul calls the saints to reject empty words and works of darkness, to walk as children of light, and to awake so Christ will give them light.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-9-awake-and-walk-as-children-of-light
Ephesians 5:15-20 - Redeeming the Time: Worship in the Spirit
Paul calls the Church to redeem each opportunity for faithfulness and to let the Spirit's fullness become attentive worship and thanksgiving through Christ.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-10-redeeming-the-time-worship-in-the-spirit
Ephesians 6:1-9 - Children, Parents, Servants, and Masters Under Christ
Paul places children, fathers, enslaved people, and masters under the one Lord, who forms the vulnerable, judges authority, receives hidden faithfulness, and shows no partiality.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/ephesians/ephesians-12-children-parents-servants-and-masters-under-christ
John 5:19-47 - The Father Works in the Son
Christ reveals His inseparable work with the Father, calls the dead to life, judges righteously, and exposes the religious honor that can keep a reader of Scripture from coming to Him.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-5-19-47-the-father-works-in-the-son
John 6:1-21 - Bread in the Wilderness, Lord over the Sea
Christ sees the multitude before the disciples can measure its need, gives abundance without becoming a king of human appetite, and comes over the sea as the Lord whose presence casts out fear and brings His people to land.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-6-1-21-bread-in-the-wilderness-lord-over-the-sea
John 6:22-40 - The Bread from Heaven
Christ exposes a search fixed on perishing bread, reveals Himself as the true Bread from heaven, receives the one who comes, and promises resurrection at the last day.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-6-22-40-the-bread-from-heaven
John 6:41-59 - My Flesh for the Life of the World
Christ reveals Himself as the living Bread from heaven, gives His flesh for the life of the world, and joins Eucharistic communion to abiding in Him and resurrection at the last day.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-6-41-59-my-flesh-for-the-life-of-the-world
John 6:60-71 - Will You Also Go Away?
Christ answers the offense caused by the Bread of Life discourse, guards the mystery from carnal misunderstanding, receives Peter's confession, and exposes Judas without coercing repentance.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-6-60-71-will-you-also-go-away
John 7:1-24 - At the Feast, Hiddenness and Righteous Judgment
Christ refuses the demand for public display, teaches from the Father, and exposes the difference between appearance and righteous judgment through His healing of the whole person.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-7-1-24-at-the-feast-hiddenness-and-righteous-judgment
John 8:12-30 - The Light of the World
Christ reveals Himself as the Light of the world, exposes judgment according to the flesh, warns against dying in sin, and points to the Cross where the lifted-up Son will be known.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-8-12-30-the-light-of-the-world
John 8:31-59 - The Truth That Makes Free
Christ calls those who have believed to abide in His word, exposes slavery to sin and false confidence in ancestry, and reveals His eternal divine identity: before Abraham was, I AM.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-8-31-59-the-truth-that-makes-free
John 9:1-41 - The Blind Man Who Sees
Christ gives sight to the man born blind, exposes spiritual blindness in those who refuse the sign, and brings the cast-out witness into confession and worship.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-9-1-41-the-blind-man-who-sees
John 10:1-21 - The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life
Christ reveals Himself as the Door and the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep, gathers one flock, lays down His life freely, and takes it again in divine authority.
Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/new-testament/john/john-10-1-21-the-good-shepherd-lays-down-his-life
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