All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
- 2 Timothy 3:16

There are many books and websites devoted to encouraging people to read the Bible. Many of them take a daily or weekly short quote from the Bible and suggest the message to be taken from it. These verses are invariably carefully chosen to fit with the beliefs of the preacher. In this series, I will attempt to highlight some of the less well-known verses in the Bible - the strange, contradictory, evil or just plain weird.

Key

Length:

1 = part of a verse

2 = a verse

3 = several verses

4 = a chapter

5 = more than one chapter

Controversy

This is a measure of the difficulty in interpretation of the text (alternative versions, translations or meanings). It is not intended as a measure of how controversial the verses are among modern religious groups.

The Readings

• Week One.
• Week Two (Easter).
• Week Three.
• Week Four.
• Week Five.
• Week Six.
• Week Seven.
• Week Eight.
• Week Nine.
• Week Ten.
• Week Eleven.
• Week Twelve.
• Week Thirteen.

• Week Fourteen.
• Week Fifteen.
• Week Sixteen.
• Week Seventeen.
• Week Eighteen.
• Week Nineteen.
• Week Twenty.
• Week Twenty One.
• Week Twenty Two.
• Week Twenty Three.
• Week Twenty Four.
• Week Twenty Five.
• Week Twenty Six.

• Week Twenty Seven.
• Week Twenty Eight.
• Week Twenty Nine.
• Week Thirty.
• Week Thirty One.
• Week Thirty Two.
• Week Thirty Three.
• Week Thirty Four.
• Week Thirty Five.
• Week Thirty Six.
• Week Thirty Seven.
• Week Thirty Eight.
• Week Thirty Nine (Christmas).

• Week Forty.
• Week Forty One.
• Week Forty Two.
• Week Forty Three.
• Week Forty Four.
• Week Forty Five.
• Week Forty Six.
• Week Forty Seven.
• Week Forty Eight.
• Week Forty Nine.
• Week Fifty.
• Week Fifty One.
• Week Fifty Two.

Quarterly Special One: Matthew.

Quarterly Special Two: Mark.

Quarterly Special Three: Luke.

Quarterly Special Four: John.

'Week 53'.

References

• The Gospels displayed side-by-side.
• Top Verses in the Bible
• Answers in Genesis - a Biblical literalist website.
• Bart Ehrman's Top 10 Verses not originally in the Bible.
• The Skeptic's Annotated Bible - a comprehensive, if sometimes overly keen to find fault, list of Biblical contradictions, atrocities and blunders.
• The Brick Testament - also known as the Lego Bible.