Bible passages

Titus 3:12–15

Help Travellers and Meet Necessary Needs

The letter's final plans turn into a wider lesson about useful help.

Philemon 1:1–3

A Greeting to Philemon and the House Gathering

A personal letter opens its greeting to several people and a gathered community.

Philemon 1:4–7

Love That Refreshes Other People's Hearts

Paul thanks God for care that has brought real encouragement.

Philemon 1:8–22

Receive Onesimus as a Beloved Brother

Read with an adult. Paul's appeal concerns an enslaved man, affection, consent and a possible debt.

Philemon 1:23–25

Coworkers Send Greetings and Christ's Grace

The brief ending remembers a prisoner, four workers and a blessing.

Hebrews 1:1–14

God Speaks through the Son, above All Angels

The opening compares the Son with angels, using pictures and quotations to show his greatness.

Hebrews 2:1–4

Pay Attention So You Do Not Drift Away

A great rescue message deserves serious attention rather than neglect.

Hebrews 2:5–18

Jesus Shares Human Life to Help His People

The passage asks why Jesus suffered as a human being and what help comes through him.

Hebrews 3:1–6

Consider Jesus, the Son over God's House

Moses is honoured as faithful, while Jesus is shown as greater.

Hebrews 3:7–11

Listen Today Instead of Hardening Your Heart

The quoted warning remembers people who saw God's deeds yet kept resisting him.

Hebrews 3:12–19

Encourage One Another Today and Keep Trusting

A severe wilderness warning is joined to a daily task of encouragement.

Hebrews 4:1–11

God's Rest Still Calls for a Response Today

The promise remains open, but hearing must be joined with trust.

Hebrews 4:12–16

God Sees Deeply, and Jesus Welcomes Us for Help

The passage moves from searching truth to mercy for people in need.

Hebrews 5:1–10

God Appoints Jesus to Be a Helping High Priest

The comparison explains priestly representation, gentle care and Christ's costly obedience.

Hebrews 5:11–14

Grow by Practising Good Judgment

Milk and solid food picture stages of learning rather than a rule about meals.

Hebrews 6:1–12

Grow with Diligence and Take the Warning Seriously

Read with an adult. A severe falling-away warning is followed by reassurance and a call to keep loving and serving.

Hebrews 6:13–20

God's Promise Gives Hope Like an Anchor

The passage moves from God's promise to Abraham to hope secured through Jesus.

Hebrews 7:1–10

Why Abraham's Gift to Melchizedek Matters

Read with an adult. An ancient meeting becomes an argument about priesthood, not a lesson in taking plunder.

Hebrews 7:11–28

Jesus Lives Forever to Bring People Near to God

The passage compares a changing line of priests with Jesus' continuing priesthood.

Hebrews 8:1–5

The High Priest Serves in God's True Sanctuary

The writer states the main point, then compares earthly worship with its heavenly pattern.

Hebrews 8:6–13

A New Covenant Written on Hearts

The promise joins inwardly known teaching, belonging to God and mercy for wrongs.

Hebrews 9:1–10

The Worship Tent Shows Restricted Access

Read with an adult. The furniture and blood rituals support an argument about access to God and conscience.

Hebrews 9:11–28

Christ's One Offering and His Promised Return

Read with an adult. The comparison includes animal blood, Jesus' death and judgment, and ends with hope.

Hebrews 10:1–18

One Offering Brings Forgiveness

Repeated sacrifices are contrasted with Jesus' single self-offering and God's promise to forgive.