Verse of the Day
One verse for every day of the year, with the full text, the setting it comes from and what it actually says.
Today
Read the full commentaryThe 366 verses of the year
The calendar is the same every year: each date always lands on the same verse, so you can go back and reread yesterday’s. Every page is permanent and has its own address — none of them disappears once the day is over.
January
- 1Isaiah 55:12: leaving in gladness, with the whole countryside applauding
- 2Ecclesiastes 3:1: everything has its time, and what that does not mean
- 3Psalm 146:3 (147:3): what this verse promises the crushed
- 4Romans 8:28: what it means to say everything works together for good
- 5Hebrews 12:11: why discipline hurts before it produces anything
- 6John 3:16: what the best known verse in the Bible actually says
- 7Luke 1:38: Mary’s answer and what she is actually accepting
- 8Proverbs 16:3: what is promised to the one who hands plans over to God
- 9Acts 20:35: more blessed to give — said by a man who worked with his hands
- 101 Peter 4:8: what it means to say that love covers many sins
- 11James 1:12: what is promised to the one who endures temptation
- 12Matthew 5:16: a lamp was never meant to live under a basket
- 131 Corinthians 13:13: why charity is called the greatest of the three
- 14Ephesians 2:10: what we were made for, according to Paul
- 15Genesis 1:27: what it means to be created in the image of God
- 16Colossians 3:13: bearing with someone and forgiving them are two things
- 17Jeremiah 1:5: known before birth — what the line promises, and to whom
- 181 John 1:9: what holds the promise of forgiveness up
- 192 Corinthians 5:17: what changes when someone is a new creature
- 20Mark 1:35: why Jesus went out before dawn to pray
- 212 Timothy 1:7: what was given in the place of fear
- 22Job 42:2: the sentence of someone whose confidence came back
- 23Exodus 3:14 — the name that arrives as a sentence
- 24Galatians 6:2: carrying someone’s burden without taking their place
- 25Philippians 1:6: who finishes the work that was started, and by when
- 26Deuteronomy 31:8: said to the man left alone with the responsibility
- 271 Chronicles 16:8: three orders that open the song of the ark
- 281 Timothy 4:12: what to do when nobody takes you seriously
- 29Revelation 21:5: the promise of a fresh start, spoken from the throne
- 301 Thessalonians 5:11: console each other with what you have just heard
- 312 Chronicles 7:14: who this promise was made to, and on what conditions
February
- 1Leviticus 19:2: the order to be holy, addressed to the whole people
- 21 Samuel 16:7: the Lord beholds the heart — and why that is not only comfort
- 3Song of Solomon 2:17: the refrain of belonging to each other
- 42 Samuel 22:29: the lamp, and the darkness that stays mine
- 5Nehemiah 8:10: the joy of the Lord, said to a people who were crying
- 6Malachi 3:10: the invitation to test God, and what it promises
- 7Habakkuk 3:19: the feet of a stag on steep ground
- 8Daniel 2:20: the praise that comes before the result shows up
- 9Micah 6:8: the answer that dismantles the question
- 101 Kings 3:9: what Solomon asked for, and what he left out
- 11Jonah 2:10: thanksgiving promised before the rescue arrives
- 12Joshua 1:9: courage as an order rather than a feeling
- 13Zechariah 4:6: not by army, not by strength — said about one specific job
- 14Ezra 3:11: the song at the foundation, and the crying that came with it
- 15Zephaniah 3:17: the end of a dark book, and the silence in the middle of the line
- 16Hosea 11:4 — cords of Adam, bands of love, a yoke raised
- 172 Peter 3:13 — the world where justice finally lives
- 18Nahum 1:7 — goodness declared in the middle of a judgment oracle
- 192 Kings 20:5 — when the answer comes before the prophet is out the door
- 203 John 1:4 — the gladness that depends on someone else’s road
- 21Jude 1:24 — the letter ends by naming who does the holding
- 22Lamentations 3:25: three sentences in a row that begin with good
- 23Numbers 6:24 — the blessing the priests were not allowed to compose
- 24Esther 4:14 — "who knows" is a question, not an announced destiny
- 25Amos 3:3 — the first question in a chain of questions
- 26Ezekiel 36:26 — the heart of stone is replaced, not repaired
- 272 Thessalonians 3:3 — faithfulness answering a disappointment
- 28Isaiah 40:31 — wings, running, and a promise that ends in walking
- 29Ecclesiastes 7:10 — the problem is not the anger, it is the speed
March
- 1Psalm 33:19 — the promise is nearness, not repair
- 2Romans 5:8 — love demonstrated before any change
- 3Hebrews 12:2 — where the eyes go during the struggle
- 4John 15:13 — the outer measure of a command already running
- 5Luke 15:20 — the embrace that arrives before the apology
- 6Proverbs 13:4 — the lazy one in this proverb wants it too
- 7Acts 2:24 — the sorrows that could not hold him
- 81 Peter 5:10 — the promise that comes after, not instead
- 9James 5:16 — confess and pray, in both directions
- 10Matthew 3:11 — two baptisms, and one fire rather than two gifts
- 111 Corinthians 10:13 — the verse that does not say what it is quoted for
- 12Ephesians 5:25 — the instruction to husbands is self-giving
- 13Genesis 2:18 — the first "not good" in the account
- 14Colossians 1:11 — divine power spent on patience
- 15Jeremiah 29:11 — a promise that arrives with a seventy-year term
- 161 John 3:1 — called sons, and therefore unrecognized
- 172 Corinthians 3:17: where the Spirit is, the face can stay uncovered
- 18Mark 10:27 — what exactly is impossible in the sentence Jesus says
- 192 Timothy 2:22 — flee, pursue, and above all not alone
- 20Job 37:14: stand still a moment and watch what the sky is doing
- 21Exodus 34:6 — God’s self-description, and when it is given
- 22Galatians 2:20 — spoken inside an argument, not inside a prayer
- 23Philippians 2:13 — the reason holding up the previous command
- 24Deuteronomy 33:27 — arms underneath, and an order at the end
- 251 Chronicles 16:11 — the command to seek, given on the day of victory
- 261 Timothy 2:1 — four ways of praying, and nobody left out
- 27Revelation 2:10 — spoken to a church on its way to prison
- 281 Thessalonians 3:12 — love asked for, not demanded
- 292 Chronicles 1:10 — the prayer of a man who feels small for the job
- 30Leviticus 26:12 — the promise is not comfort, it is company
- 311 Samuel 2:2 — praise from someone who has just handed over what she asked for
April
- 1Song of Solomon 7:11 — the refrain that changes on its third turn
- 22 Samuel 7:22: what David says after being told no
- 3Nehemiah 6:3: the answer of a man who will not come down
- 4Malachi 4:2: the Sun of justice and the health in his wings
- 5Habakkuk 2:3: the vision that delays and arrives anyway
- 6Daniel 9:9: whose mercy it is, and why the sentence turns
- 7Micah 5:2: why the promise points at a small village
- 81 Kings 8:57: the blessing Solomon says out loud
- 9Jonah 4:2: the praise of God delivered as a grievance
- 10Joshua 24:15: the choice Joshua puts to the people at Shechem
- 11Zechariah 9:9: the order is to rejoice, and the king arrives on a donkey
- 12Isaiah 43:2: the promise for anyone crossing water and fire
- 13Ecclesiastes 3:4: the four seasons the poem sets in pairs
- 14Psalm 117:24: the verse built to be read first thing in the morning
- 15Romans 8:1: the sentence that opens Paul’s most quoted chapter
- 16Hebrews 2:18: the one who was tempted knows how to help the tempted
- 17John 16:22: the joy no one can take away
- 18Luke 6:35: love your enemies and lend hoping for nothing back
- 19Proverbs 15:1: the mild response and the word that stirs up fury
- 20Acts 2:32: the claim at the centre of the first sermon
- 211 Peter 1:8: loving without having seen, believing without seeing
- 22James 1:5: if you lack wisdom, ask — and without reproach
- 23Matthew 5:8: the pure in heart shall see God
- 241 Corinthians 10:31: eating, drinking and the glory of God
- 25Ephesians 1:7: what the blood buys, and by what measure
- 26Genesis 2:24: leaving, clinging, and becoming one flesh
- 27Colossians 3:12: the five garments you put on every day
- 28Jeremiah 31:3: the perpetual love and what it produces
- 291 John 4:19: the order in which love happens
- 302 Corinthians 5:7: walking without being able to check
May
- 1Mark 5:34: what Jesus gives back to a woman already healed
- 22 Timothy 1:5: the faith of Lois, of Eunice and of Timothy
- 3Job 12:12: the wisdom of those who have lived a long time
- 4Exodus 20:8 — the commandment that begins with remembering
- 5Galatians 3:28: neither Jew nor Greek, neither servant nor free
- 6Philippians 4:8: a list of what deserves your attention
- 7Deuteronomy 1:31: as a man carries his son
- 81 Chronicles 16:29: four commands for anyone about to worship
- 91 Timothy 4:8: training the body, training for piety
- 10Revelation 4:11: the acclamation the elders make after dropping their crowns
- 111 Thessalonians 5:16: two words, and the hard one is the second
- 122 Chronicles 15:7: the word that kept a king from letting go
- 13Leviticus 19:11: do not steal, do not lie, do not deceive
- 141 Samuel 3:10 — the fourth call, and the two verbs before the answer
- 15Song of Solomon 3:4: the end of a search through the city
- 162 Samuel 22:47: praise with nothing asked for
- 17Nehemiah 9:6: the prayer that starts at the sky and works down
- 18Malachi 3:6: the line that explains why the people are still standing
- 19Habakkuk 2:4: the verse the New Testament quotes three times
- 20Daniel 6:10: why he kept praying after the decree
- 21Micah 7:8: the speaker here has already admitted the fault
- 221 Kings 8:23: what Solomon says before he asks for anything
- 23Isaiah 1:18: the invitation that arrives right after a heavy charge
- 24Ecclesiastes 4:6: why one handful can be worth more than two
- 25Psalms 55:9: the verse about tears God keeps in view
- 26Romans 8:15: the Spirit of adoption and the end of fear
- 27Hebrews 3:13: why encouragement comes with a daily deadline
- 28John 16:33: the promised peace arrives with a warning attached
- 29Luke 22:42: the Gethsemane prayer asks first, then surrenders
- 30Proverbs 3:5 — trust with everything, and do not lean on your own prudence
- 31Acts 2:38: Peter’s answer to the question “what shall we do?”
June
- 11 Peter 1:13: girding the mind is the letter’s first practical order
- 2James 1:19: quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger
- 3Matthew 5:12: why Jesus commands gladness under persecution
- 41 Corinthians 1:25: how human judgment reverses God’s
- 5Ephesians 3:12: approaching with confidence, and what carries it
- 6Genesis 29:20: the seven years that seemed like a few days
- 7Colossians 3:14: the love that ties every other virtue together
- 8Jeremiah 6:16: the ancient paths, and the answer nobody quotes
- 91 John 4:18: which fear perfect love drives out
- 102 Corinthians 5:21: the exchange that closes the reconciliation argument
- 11Mark 6:31: the invitation to rest that never quite happened
- 122 Timothy 1:9: a calling that does not rest on what you have done
- 13Job 23:10: confidence spoken by a man who could not find God
- 14Exodus 15:26: the name of God that arrives attached to a condition
- 15Galatians 6:9: the harvest has its own time, and it is not now
- 16Philippians 4:13: what this verse actually promises
- 17Deuteronomy 30:19: choosing life, and what that means in the text
- 181 Chronicles 16:34: the refrain Israel said out loud
- 191 Timothy 6:6: the gain that depends on knowing where to stop
- 20Revelation 7:12: the prayer that asks for nothing
- 211 Thessalonians 5:14: not everyone needs the same response
- 222 Chronicles 15:2 — being found, and the clause that comes with it
- 23Leviticus 19:18: the commandment Jesus called the second greatest
- 241 Samuel 12:24: serving out of memory rather than fear
- 25Song of Solomon 8:7: the request to be worn as a seal (8:6 in most Bibles)
- 262 Samuel 22:31: the shield is not for the strong
- 27Isaiah 26:4: trust already placed, and for how long
- 28Ecclesiastes 4:12: the threefold cord, and who the third strand is
- 29Psalms 72:26: what is left when body and heart give out
- 30Romans 8:26: what happens when you do not know what to ask for
July
- 1Hebrews 6:10: God does not forget the service nobody saw
- 2John 1:14: the verse where the Word takes an address
- 3Luke 2:19: what Mary did with what she could not yet explain
- 4Proverbs 18:22: what the verse claims, and what it does not
- 5Acts 2:21 — the promise that closes the prophecy, and screens no one out
- 61 Peter 2:9: four titles, and the job that comes with them
- 7James 1:17: why this verse sits inside an argument about temptation
- 8Matthew 5:37: what Jesus is asking for when he bans oath-taking
- 91 Corinthians 2:9: the verse is not about heaven, and that changes it
- 10Ephesians 4:15: this edition does not say “speaking the truth in love”
- 11Genesis 1:1 — the best-known line in the Bible, and what it refuses to say
- 12Colossians 2:12: burial and resurrection described as already done
- 13Jeremiah 17:7 — the blessing Jeremiah sets facing the curse
- 141 John 1:7: walking in the light does not mean you stopped sinning
- 152 Corinthians 4:16 — what wears out and what is remade, at the same time
- 16Mark 9:23: a father who believes and does not believe in the same breath
- 172 Timothy 2:13 — a faithfulness that does not rest on your performance
- 18Job 28:28: the last line of a poem about what digging cannot find
- 19Exodus 20:12: honouring is not the same as obeying
- 20Galatians 3:13: why Paul quotes a law about hanged bodies
- 21Philippians 4:19 — the measure is his riches, not your shortfall
- 22Deuteronomy 31:6: courage spoken by the man who was leaving
- 231 Chronicles 28:9: advice from a father who had already got it badly wrong
- 241 Timothy 1:15 — the gospel in one line, and who Paul puts at the head of the list
- 25Revelation 3:20 — who is knocking, and which side the handle is on
- 261 Thessalonians 5:15: the ban on retaliation reaches outside the church too
- 272 Chronicles 31:21 — a reign summed up in three verbs
- 28Leviticus 19:32 — rising in front of a grey head
- 291 Samuel 3:19 — the word that does not fall to the ground
- 30Song of Solomon 8:4: do not hurry love, said for the third time
- 312 Samuel 6:14 — the king dancing in the wrong clothes
August
- 1Isaiah 30:15: the offer that was turned down
- 2Ecclesiastes 5:9: why money never turns out to be enough (5:10 in most Bibles)
- 3Psalm 26:1: two claims and two questions (Psalm 27 in most Bibles)
- 4Romans 8:31: the question is not whether anyone is against you
- 5Hebrews 6:12: faith and patience, always as a pair
- 6John 3:5: reborn by water and the Spirit, and what Christians read here
- 7Luke 2:52: Jesus advanced — in wisdom, among other things
- 8Proverbs 19:17: who owes you when you help someone poor
- 9Acts 3:19: two verbs, and where the sentence actually stops
- 101 Peter 2:11: newcomers and sojourners, and still not detached from the place
- 11James 1:20: the verse does not forbid feeling angry
- 12Matthew 5:44: loving enemies, and the reason Jesus gives next
- 131 Corinthians 4:7: three questions that dismantle any vanity
- 14Ephesians 4:25: the reason given for not lying is not a moral one
- 15Genesis 28:15 — the promise spoken to a man who was running away
- 16Colossians 3:23 — the work stays the same, and the recipient changes
- 17Jeremiah 17:14: a prayer for healing in the middle of a complaint
- 181 John 2:2 — how far the forgiveness of Christ reaches
- 192 Corinthians 6:18 — a promise made to a king, opened to a congregation
- 20Mark 9:34 — the answer to the argument about who was greatest
- 212 Timothy 2:2 — the chain with four links
- 22Job 31:1 — the agreement he made with his own eyes
- 23Exodus 20:16 — the commandment about what you say of another person
- 24Galatians 6:1 — how to approach someone who has fallen
- 25Philippians 4:4 — an order to rejoice, written from prison
- 26Deuteronomy 6:5 — the greatest commandment, and the method that follows it
- 271 Chronicles 28:20 — the encouragement David gave Solomon
- 281 Timothy 6:10 — what the verse says, and what the popular quotation lost
- 29Revelation 3:8 — the open door was given to the ones with little strength
- 301 Thessalonians 5:17 — the shortest instruction about prayer
- 312 Chronicles 34:27 — the heart that softened, and the answer that followed
September
- 1Isaiah 42:3 — the bruised reed and the wick still smouldering
- 2Ecclesiastes 11:7 — the simplest praise in the Bible: daylight is good
- 3Psalms 29:6 — weeping that lingers, gladness toward morning
- 4Romans 12:3 — the right measure for sizing yourself up
- 5Hebrews 4:16 — the one throne you are told to walk up to
- 6John 5:24 — the tenses that change the verse
- 7Luke 6:31 — the golden rule and the company it keeps
- 8Proverbs 24:16 — the just one falls, and the text counts the times
- 9Acts 4:32 — the community where nobody called anything their own
- 101 Peter 2:24 — what the wounds heal, inside the letter’s argument
- 11James 1:22 — the self-deception of the listener
- 12Matthew 6:6 — the shut door and what Jesus is correcting
- 131 Corinthians 6:12 — freedom with two qualifiers
- 14Ephesians 4:29 — the standard for what leaves your mouth
- 15Genesis 9:13 — the sign hangs in the sky, and the reminder is for God
- 16Colossians 3:8 — the list of what comes off, and where it ends
- 17Jeremiah 30:17 — the promise made to the one they called an outcast
- 181 John 3:18 — loving in works and in truth
- 192 Corinthians 9:15 — the short line that closes two chapters about money
- 20Mark 11:25 — forgiveness placed inside the prayer
- 212 Timothy 2:5 — the crown depends on how you compete
- 22Job 31:15 — the ancient argument about employer and worker
- 23Exodus 23:20 — the angel sent ahead for the road
- 24Galatians 6:10 — good owed to everyone, and first to these
- 25Philippians 4:6 — what to do with anxiety, according to the text
- 26Isaiah 43:4 — the second half almost nobody quotes
- 27Ecclesiastes 7:9 — the end of a speech beats the beginning
- 28Psalms 61:9 — pouring out the heart, and the permission in that
- 29Romans 12:15 — rejoicing and weeping with other people
- 30Hebrews 10:36 — the patience asked for here is not calm
October
- 1John 8:12 — light enough for the next step, not for the whole road
- 2Luke 6:38 — the offering verse that is not about offerings
- 3Proverbs 27:17: the friction that sharpens, and why it says countenance
- 4Acts 17:28 — three verbs, and the finest line in the sermon is borrowed
- 51 Peter 3:8 — five words for living together, and none of them is agreeing
- 6James 2:8: the regal law, and the sentence that follows it
- 7Matthew 6:8: if God already knows, why ask?
- 81 Corinthians 16:14 — one short line at the end of a quarrelsome letter
- 9Ephesians 4:32: the measure of forgiveness is not the size of the wrong
- 10Genesis 18:14 — the question comes with a date attached
- 11Colossians 3:16: the word that lives in you is not solitary reading
- 12Jeremiah 31:34: what it means for God not to remember sin
- 131 John 4:12: no one has seen God — and the next line says where to look
- 142 Corinthians 12:9: the answer Paul got was not the one he asked for
- 15Mark 12:31: why Jesus answers one question with two commandments
- 162 Timothy 3:16 — four uses, and none of them is memorising
- 17Job 42:10: the turn happens while he prays for his friends
- 18Exodus 33:14: the promise Moses argued for after the golden calf
- 19Isaiah 7:14: the sign given to Ahaz, and why the word "virgin" is argued over
- 20Ecclesiastes 7:13: wisdom and money compared — and neither is despised
- 21Psalms 36:4 — this edition says petitions, not desires
- 22Romans 12:12 — three postures, and the first one is joy
- 23Hebrews 11:1: the definition of faith, and what it is not
- 24John 10:10 — the promise is not enough life, it is more of it
- 25Luke 11:9 — three verbs, and the third is for people who have heard no
- 26Proverbs 2:6: wisdom is given — and the verses before it speak of searching
- 27Acts 17:11 — receiving it gladly and checking it anyway
- 281 Peter 3:9: not swallowing it, but swapping it
- 29James 2:13: the hard sentence and the one that follows it
- 30Matthew 6:13: why some Bibles end the Lord’s Prayer here and others do not
- 311 Corinthians 12:13: the two divisions Paul chose to name
November
- 1Ephesians 2:8 — the line Paul repeats because the first time went by as an aside
- 2Genesis 15:1 — do not be afraid, said before the fear is named
- 3Colossians 3:19: an order in two parts, and the second is the hard one
- 4Jeremiah 33:3: the promise was made to a prophet in prison
- 51 John 5:4: what this letter calls the world, and what it calls victory
- 62 Corinthians 13:11: five short orders at the end of Paul’s tensest letter
- 7Mark 14:38: a diagnosis spoken without condemnation
- 82 Timothy 4:18 — one rescue already given, and one still on the way
- 9Isaiah 9:2: the light is announced in the past tense, before it appears
- 10Ecclesiastes 7:15: the good day, the bad day, and the reason given
- 11Psalms 15:11: the way, the joy and the right hand
- 12Romans 15:13: a blessing, not a command
- 13Hebrews 11:6: the bar is lower than it sounds
- 14John 6:35 — they asked for the bread, and the answer was a person
- 15Luke 7:47: is her love the cause of the forgiveness, or the evidence of it?
- 16Proverbs 4:23: in Hebrew, the heart is not the seat of feeling
- 17Acts 11:23 — the man sent to check, who came away glad
- 181 Peter 3:21 — baptism saves, and the verse says in what sense
- 19James 2:17 — what it means to call a faith without works dead
- 20Matthew 6:24 — why Jesus says no one can serve two masters
- 211 Corinthians 12:26 — suffering together preaches easily; rejoicing together does not
- 22Ephesians 5:20 — giving thanks for everything is not calling everything good
- 23Genesis 8:22 — the promise that the world keeps turning
- 24Colossians 4:2 — praying like someone on watch, not someone waiting to feel inspired
- 25Isaiah 12:2 — when the one holding you up is also what you sing
- 26Ecclesiastes 9:7 — eating and drinking gladly is a command, not an escape
- 27Psalms 138:14 — the awe, and who it points at
- 28Romans 2:1 — the verse that catches the reader who agreed
- 29Hebrews 11:8 — the faith that leaves home without the address
- 30John 13:1 — loving to the end, knowing exactly what was coming
December
- 1Luke 11:1 — the request that opens the best-known prayer in the world
- 2Proverbs 11:2 — insult keeps company with arrogance, wisdom with humility
- 3Acts 22:16 — the question Ananias put to Paul: why are you still waiting?
- 41 Peter 4:10 — what you can do is not yours, it is under your management
- 5James 3:9 — the mouth that blesses God is the one running people down
- 6Matthew 6:33 — what exactly gets added, according to the passage itself
- 71 Corinthians 13:4 — the list describes conduct, not a feeling
- 8Ephesians 5:21 — the submission that applies to everyone, before any role
- 9Genesis 50:20 — what this verse says, and what it never said
- 10Isaiah 26:3 — the old error gone, and peace said twice
- 11Ecclesiastes 9:10 — do well what is in your hand, because the time is short
- 12Psalms 120:2 — the answer to a question asked one line earlier
- 13Romans 2:4 — it is the kindness of God that calls you to repentance
- 14Hebrews 11:16 — the people who lived in tents are given a city
- 15John 14:1 — an order not to be troubled, given to people with every reason to be
- 16Luke 12:15 — what you have piled up is not what your life is made of
- 17Proverbs 13:20 — company is never neutral, it shapes you
- 18Acts 1:8 — they asked for a date and were given a map
- 191 Peter 5:7 — handing over your worries is an act of humility, not weakness
- 20James 3:17 — how to recognise the wisdom that comes from above
- 21Matthew 6:34 — the problem cut back to the size of one day
- 221 Corinthians 13:7 — what "endures all" means, and what it does not
- 23Ephesians 5:33 — two instructions, each with its own addressee
- 24Isaiah 41:10 — who exactly was told not to be afraid
- 25Ecclesiastes 9:11 — the fastest runner does not always win
- 26Psalms 26:10 — when the most basic bond fails
- 27Romans 6:23 — wages on one side, a gift on the other
- 28Hebrews 12:28 — what is left once everything shakeable has been shaken
- 29John 14:27 — a qualified peace, and the qualification is the point
- 30Luke 12:32 — said to a small group that knew it was small
- 31Proverbs 14:1 — building a household is not the same as keeping a house