Daily Readings - 18/05/2026

^19:1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul made his way overland as far as Ephesus, where he found a number of disciples.

^19:2 When he asked, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?’ they answered, ‘No, we were never even told there was such a thing as a Holy Spirit’.

^19:3 ‘Then how were you baptised?’ he asked. ‘With John’s baptism’ they replied.

^19:4 ‘John’s baptism’ said Paul ‘was a baptism of repentance; but he insisted that the people should believe in the one who was to come after him-in other words Jesus.’

^19:5 When they heard this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus,

^19:6 and the moment Paul had laid hands on them the Holy Spirit came down on them, and they began to speak with tongues and to prophesy.

^19:7 There were about twelve of these men.

^19:8 He began by going to the synagogue, where he spoke out boldly and argued persuasively about the kingdom of God. He did this for three months,

^67:1 May God show kindness and bless us, and make his face smile on us! (pause)

^67:2 For then the earth will acknowledge your ways and all the nations will know of your power to save. (pause)

^67:3 Let the nations praise you, O God, let all the nations praise you!

^67:4 Let the nations shout and sing for joy, since you dispense true justice to the world; you dispense strict justice to the peoples, on earth you rule the nations. (pause)

^67:5 Let the nations praise you, God, let all the nations praise you!

^67:6 The soil has given its harvest, God, our God, has blessed us.

^67:7 May God bless us, and let him be feared to the very ends of the earth.

^16:29 His disciples said, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using metaphors!

^16:30 Now we see that you know everything, and do not have to wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’

^16:31 Jesus answered them: ‘Do you believe at last?

^16:32 Listen; the time will come – in fact it has come already – when you will be scattered, each going his own way and leaving me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

^16:33 I have told you all this so that you may find peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but be brave: I have conquered the world.’