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The Bible is full of passages that can change your life forever. Join us as we discuss the profound truths and encouraging promises of God’s inspired Word—verse by verse. Verse by Verse is a companion podcast to the Daily Bible Verse Blog, which is available on the Life Hope & Truth website.

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    • Nov 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Verse by Verse podcast is an excellent resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the Bible. With its quick and informative episodes, it provides a convenient way to engage with God's word in the midst of a busy day. The speakers are clear and emphasize God's love and the hope that can be found within the scriptures. I especially appreciate how each episode takes a verse or a few verses and discusses them in the context of the whole Bible, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of the passage being explored.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to deliver meaningful content in bite-sized chunks. Whether you have a few minutes during your morning routine or are looking for something to listen to while running errands, these short episodes allow you to fit in some biblical study whenever and wherever it is most convenient for you. Additionally, the speakers consistently provide thoughtful explanations or considerations of each verse, encouraging listeners to reflect on the deeper meaning behind God's word.

    While there are many positive aspects to The Verse by Verse podcast, one potential downside is its brevity. While it offers a quick lesson from the Bible, some listeners may crave more in-depth analysis or discussion surrounding certain passages. However, it is important to remember that this podcast serves as a supplementary resource and not necessarily meant to replace more extensive study methods.

    In conclusion, The Verse by Verse podcast is a wonderful tool for those seeking a deeper understanding of God's word. Its short yet thorough episodes provide meaningful insights into various verses from the Bible while emphasizing God's love and hope. Whether you have just a few minutes or are looking for something longer and more drawn out, this podcast offers valuable content that can be enjoyed at any time of day. So grab your coffee and start your day off right with The Verse by Verse podcast!



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    Latest episodes from Verse by Verse

    Why Is Peace So Elusive? (Isaiah 32:17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 5:54


    David Johnson discusses Isaiah 32:17—“The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.”

    False Teachers Creep Into Christianity (Jude 1:3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 5:30


    Doug Horchak discusses Jude 1:3-4—“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.”

    The Conquering Messiah (Psalm 9:5, 7-8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 4:36


    Cecil Maranville discusses Psalm 9:5, 7-8—“You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever . . . But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.”

    Taking Up Our Cross (Mark 8:34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 5:28


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Mark 8:34—“When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, ‘Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.'”

    Can We Be Perfect? (Matthew 5:48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 5:15


    Erik Jones discusses Matthew 5:48—“Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

    When God Calls Us on the Carpet (Proverbs 12:1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 5:10


    David Johnson discusses Proverbs 12:1—“Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”

    Are You a Good and Faithful Servant? (Matthew 25:21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 4:29


    Dave Myers discusses Matthew 25:21—“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'”

    Effective Prayer (Psalm 5:1-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 4:24


    Cecil Maranville discusses Psalm 5:1-3—“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up.”

    The Path of God's Commandments (Psalm 119:35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 4:17


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Psalm 119:35—“Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.”

    The “Give” Way or the “Get” Way (Acts 20:35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 4:56


    Erik Jones discusses Acts 20:35—“I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'”

    Does God Want Us to Judge? (Matthew 7:1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 4:58


    Mark Winner discusses Matthew 7:1-2—“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

    In Whatever State I Am (Philippians 4:11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 3:57


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Philippians 4:11—“I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.”

    Can You Discern Between Good and Evil? (Ezekiel 44:23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 5:31


    Tom Clark discusses Ezekiel 44:23—“And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”

    Christianity, in a Word (2 Corinthians 8:7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 5:35


    Erik Jones discusses 2 Corinthians 8:7—“But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.”

    The End of the Commandments? (1 Timothy 1:5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 5:10


    David Johnson discusses 1 Timothy 1:5 (KJV)—“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.”

    The Never-Ending Prayer? (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 4:28


    Jeremy Lallier discusses 1 Thessalonians 5:17—“Pray without ceasing.”

    Does Christ Live in You? (Galatians 2:20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 4:49


    Dave Myers discusses Galatians 2:20—“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

    “If My People…” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 4:33


    Cecil Maranville discusses 2 Chronicles 7:14—“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

    God's Times and Seasons (Genesis 1:14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 5:29


    Caleb Froedge discusses Genesis 1:14—“Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years”

    We Enter the Kingdom Through Tribulation (Acts 14:21-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 5:39


    Mark Winner discusses Acts 14:21-22—“And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.'”

    Praying for Nero (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 5:40


    David Johnson discusses 1 Timothy 2:1-3—“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.”

    Dogs and Vomit, Pigs and Mud (2 Peter 2:22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 5:20


    Erik Jones discusses 2 Peter 2:22—“But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: ‘A dog returns to his own vomit,' and, ‘a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.'”

    Some Dry, Technical Jargon (Psalm 74:16-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 3:32


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Psalm 74:16-17—“The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun. You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.”

    Who May Climb God's Hill? (Psalm 24:3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 5:17


    Dave Myers discusses Psalm 24:3-4—“Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.”

    Were You Predestined To Listen to This Episode? (Ephesians 1:11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 4:13


    Cecil Maranville discusses Ephesians 1:11—“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.”

    The Warning of the Days of Noah (Matthew 24:37-39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 5:18


    Doug Horchak discusses Matthew 24:37-39—“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”

    Living in “To and Fro” Times (Daniel 12:4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 5:30


    Caleb Froedge discusses Daniel 12:4—“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

    That's Not Fair! (Jeremiah 23:5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 4:58


    Dave Myers discusses Jeremiah 23:5—“‘Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, ‘That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.'”

    Planned Obsolescence and You (Isaiah 46:3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 4:15


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Isaiah 46:3-4—“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been upheld by Me from birth, who have been carried from the womb: even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

    Is the Bible the Word of God? (2 Timothy 3:16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 4:36


    Jim Franks discusses 2 Timothy 3:16—“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”

    Keeping Things Organized at Church (1 Corinthians 14:33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 4:49


    Dave Myers discusses 1 Corinthians 14:33—“For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”

    The Fate of the Righteous and the Wicked (Proverbs 10:30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 5:01


    Erik Jones discusses Proverbs 10:30—“The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the earth.”

    Lights in a Darkened World (Matthew 5:14-16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 5:54


    Tom Clark discusses Matthew 5:14-16—“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

    Are You Choosing Life? (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 3:40


    Kendrick Diaz discusses Deuteronomy 30:19-20—“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

    A Message for God's Loved Ones (Acts 1:1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 4:52


    Dave Myers discusses Acts 1:1-2—“The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen.”

    Searching Out the Truth (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 5:18


    David Johnson discusses 1 Thessalonians 5:21—“Test all things; hold fast what is good.”

    A Stupid Little Bath in a Stupid Little River (2 Kings 5:11-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 4:08


    Jeremy Lallier discusses 2 Kings 5:11-12—“But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, ‘Indeed, I said to myself, “He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.” Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?' So he turned and went away in a rage.”

    The Holy Spirit Isn't Supposed to Be a Mystery (John 14:16-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 4:16


    Cecil Maranville discusses John 14:16-17—“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

    Jesus Is Coming Back. What Are You Planting? (Galatians 6:9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 4:47


    Caleb Froedge discusses Galatians 6:9—“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

    What It Means to Pluck Out Your Eye (Matthew 5:29-30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 5:07


    Erik Jones discusses Matthew 5:29-30—“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”

    The Greatest Conspiracy of All (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 5:34


    Doug Horchak discusses 2 Corinthians 4:3-4—“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.”

    To the Law and to the Testimony! (Isaiah 8:20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 5:14


    Jim Franks discusses Isaiah 8:20—“To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”

    Another Jesus and a Different Gospel (2 Corinthians 11:3-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 5:05


    David Johnson discusses 2 Corinthians 11:3-4—“But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!”

    The Food That Really Matters (John 4:34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 4:24


    Kendrick Diaz discusses John 4:34—“Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.'”

    Time and Chance and You (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 4:28


    Jeremy Lallier discusses Ecclesiastes 9:11—“I returned and saw under the sun that—the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.”

    What is the Feast of Tabernacles? (John 7:2, 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 4:11


    Cecil Maranville discusses John 7:2, 10—“Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand . . . but when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.”

    Christ the Light-Giver (Luke 1:79)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 4:30


    Dave Myers discusses Luke 1:79—“To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

    Why We Must Endure Trials (Acts 14:22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 5:51


    Tom Clark discusses Acts 14:22—“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

    A Little Sleep, a Little Slumber (Proverbs 6:10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 5:21


    Caleb Froedge discusses Proverbs 6:10-11—“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—so shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, and your need like an armed man.”

    First, Seek to Understand (Proverbs 18:13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 4:48


    David Johnson discusses Proverbs 18:13—“He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.”

    The Most Powerful Words in the Bible? (Acts 2:38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 4:09


    Jim Franks discusses Acts 2:38—“Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'”

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