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J.B. Phillips New Testament Readings, other readings, interviews, and other special episodes. The J.B. Phillips version is full of energy and is alive. For anyone that wants to refresh themselves in scripture in a new format and perhaps a new translation. Read by the late J.B. Phillips' youngest Grandson, Peter Croft.

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    1 Corinthians Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 3:14


    "Paul, writing from Ephesus, where he stayed for more than two years... [to] the Christian church at Corinth, which was then the largest town in Greece... It would have been full of a cosmopolitan crowd, and even in those days a byword for immorality." From the introduction. 

    1 Corinthians Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 2:49


    "Paul, writing from Ephesus, where he stayed for more than two years... [to] the Christian church at Corinth, which was then the largest town in Greece... It would have been full of a cosmopolitan crowd, and even in those days a byword for immorality." From the introduction. 

    1 Corinthians Chapter 2 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 2:21


    "Paul, writing from Ephesus, where he stayed for more than two years... [to] the Christian church at Corinth, which was then the largest town in Greece... It would have been full of a cosmopolitan crowd, and even in those days a byword for immorality." From the introduction. 

    1 Corinthians Chapter 1 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 3:51


    "Paul, writing from Ephesus, where he stayed for more than two years... [to] the Christian church at Corinth, which was then the largest town in Greece... It would have been full of a cosmopolitan crowd, and even in those days a byword for immorality." From the introduction. 

    Galatians Chapter 6 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 2:15


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Galatians Chapter 5 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 3:19


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Galatians Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 3:56


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Galatians Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 4:08


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Galatians Chapter 2 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 3:32


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Galatians Chapter 1 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 2:46


    "The Galatians appear to have been seduced from their first faith....   ... Paul warns the Galatians that although they are free, as Christians, from the Law, yet their lives must exhibit the fruits of the inner law of love implanted by God's Spirit."   From the introduction.

    Matthew Chapter 28 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 2:15


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 27 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 7:02


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 26 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 8:20


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 25 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 5:13


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 24 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 5:12


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 23 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 4:30


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 22 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 4:29


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 21 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 5:53


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 20 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 3:31


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 19 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 3:40


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 18 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 3:57


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 17 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 2:56


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 16 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 3:28


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 15 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 3:51


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 14 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 3:35


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 13 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 6:36


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 12 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 5:43


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 11 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 3:35


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 10 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 4:45


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 9 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 4:24


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 8 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 3:50


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 7 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 3:05


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 6 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 3:38


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 5 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 5:06


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 2:47


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 1:58


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 2 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 3:05


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    Matthew Chapter 1 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 2:45


    From the introduction, "Matthew is quite plainly a Jew who has been convinced of Jesus' messianic claim... He attempts to convey a logical conviction that the new teaching was not only prophesied in the old but does in fact supersede it in the divine plan... It is being written at that distance in time from the great event where sober reflection and sturdy conviction can perhaps give a better balanced portrait of God's unique revelation of himself than could be given by those who were so close to the light that they were partly dazzled by it".

    James Chapter 5 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 3:04


    The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 5. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.   Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.

    James Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 2:42


    The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 4. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.   Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.

    James Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 2:44


    The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 3. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.   Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.

    James Chapter 2 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 3:46


    The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 2. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.   Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.

    James Chapter 1 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 3:56


    The book/letter/epistle of James. Chapter 1. Originally published as a part of Letters to Young Churches, which sold over 4,000,000 copies.   Read by Peter Croft, youngest grandson of the late J.B. Phillips.

    2 Timothy Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 2:33


    This second letter also aims at stimulating Timothy's faith and courage, and renews its plea for faithfulness to sound teaching and loyalty to what he, Timothy, knows to be true.   - From the introduction

    2 Timothy Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 2:06


    This second letter also aims at stimulating Timothy's faith and courage, and renews its plea for faithfulness to sound teaching and loyalty to what he, Timothy, knows to be true.   - From the introduction

    2 Timothy Chapter 2 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 3:16


    This second letter also aims at stimulating Timothy's faith and courage, and renews its plea for faithfulness to sound teaching and loyalty to what he, Timothy, knows to be true.   - From the introduction

    2 Timothy Chapter 1 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 2:25


    This second letter also aims at stimulating Timothy's faith and courage, and renews its plea for faithfulness to sound teaching and loyalty to what he, Timothy, knows to be true.   - From the introduction

    1 Timothy Chapter 6 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 3:02


    "This is a personal letter to Timothy, son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother. He was converted during Paul's visit, to Lystra (Acts 16.1). He became Paul's special protégé, and, though evidently diffident and nervous in temperament, was his loyal assistant. He accompanied Paul on various missions and has now been left in charge of the church at Ephesus".    - From the introduction.   Originally published in Letters to Young Churches.

    1 Timothy Chapter 5 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2026 3:23


    "This is a personal letter to Timothy, son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother. He was converted during Paul's visit, to Lystra (Acts 16.1). He became Paul's special protégé, and, though evidently diffident and nervous in temperament, was his loyal assistant. He accompanied Paul on various missions and has now been left in charge of the church at Ephesus".    - From the introduction.   Originally published in Letters to Young Churches.

    1 Timothy Chapter 4 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 2:05


    "This is a personal letter to Timothy, son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother. He was converted during Paul's visit, to Lystra (Acts 16.1). He became Paul's special protégé, and, though evidently diffident and nervous in temperament, was his loyal assistant. He accompanied Paul on various missions and has now been left in charge of the church at Ephesus".    - From the introduction.   Originally published in Letters to Young Churches.

    1 Timothy Chapter 3 New Testament Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 1:59


    "This is a personal letter to Timothy, son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother. He was converted during Paul's visit, to Lystra (Acts 16.1). He became Paul's special protégé, and, though evidently diffident and nervous in temperament, was his loyal assistant. He accompanied Paul on various missions and has now been left in charge of the church at Ephesus".    - From the introduction.   Originally published in Letters to Young Churches.

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