Scriptures to Share
Monday, Week One
Numbers 6:24–26
May God bless you and protect you! May God deal kindly and graciously with you! May God bestow His favour upon you and grant you peace.
Matthew 5:2-12
Then Jesus began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you
and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely* on my account.
12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
Sûrah 2, Al-Baqarah Part 3
208 O you who believe! Enter perfectly into Islām[1] (by obeying all the rules and regulations of the religion of Islam) and follow not the footsteps of Shaitān (Satan). Verily, he is to you a plain enemy.
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Tuesday, Week One
Psalm 122:6-9
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may those who love you be at peace. May there be peace within your ramparts, calm within your citadels. For the sake of my kin and friends, I pray for your peace; for the sake of the house of the Lord your God, I seek your good.
Matthew 5:14-16
1You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
John 14: 27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
Sûrah 24. An-Nûr Part 18
54. Say: obey Allāh and obey the Messenger (*), but if you turn away he, (Messenger Muhammad *) s only responsible for the duty placed upon him (i.e. to convey Allāh’s Message) and you for that placed on you. If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger’s duty is only to convey (the message) in a clear way (i.e. to preach in a plain way.)”
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Wednesday, Week One
Psalm 119:165
Great peace to those who love Your Torah; they encounter no adversity.
Matthew 6:9-15
Pray in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.*
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And do not bring us to the time of trial,*
but rescue us from the evil one.*
14For if you forgive others their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
15but if you do not forgive others,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Sûrah 64 At-Tagâbun Part 28
12. Obey Allāh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad *); but if you turn away, the duty of our Messenger (*) is only to convey (the Message) clearly.
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Thursday, Week One
Isaiah 55:11-12
So is the word which issues from My mouth: It does not come back to Me unfulfilled, but performs what I purpose, achieves what I sent it to do. Yeah, you leave in joy and be led home in peace. Before you, mountains and hills shall shout aloud, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Matthew 11:26-30
I thank* you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent
and have revealed them to infants;
26Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.*
27All things have been handed over to me by my Father;
and no one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.
29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me;
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’
Sûrah 2, Al-Baqarah Part 2
256 There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path.
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Friday, Week One
Leviticus 26:3-6
If you follow My laws and faithfully observe My commandments, I will grant your rains in their season, so that the earth shall yield its produce and the trees of the field their fruit. Your threshing shall overtake the vintage, and your vintage shall overtake the sowing; you shall eat your fill of bread and dwell securely in your land. I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down untroubled by anyone; I will give the land respite from vicious beasts, and no sword shall cross your land.
Matthew 13:44-49a
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field,
which someone found and hid;
then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;
46on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea
and caught fish of every kind;
48when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets
but threw out the bad. 49So it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous.
Sûrah 36 Yâ-Sîn Part 23
55. Verily, the dwellers in Paradise, that Day, will be busy with joyful things.
56. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones.
57. They will have therein fruits (of all kinds) and all that they ask for.
58. (It will be said to them: ) Salām (peace be on you)—a Word from the Lord (Allāh), Most Merciful.
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Saturday, Week One
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless, note the upright, for there is a future for a person of peace.
Matthew 18:1-5
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’
2He called a child, whom he put among them, 3and said,
Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4Whoever becomes humble like this child
is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5Whoever welcomes one such child in my name
welcomes me.
Sûrah 40. Ghâfir Part 24
Say, (O Muhammad *): “I have been forbidden to worship those whom you worship besides Allāh, since there have come to me evidences from my Lord; and I am commanded to submit (in Islām) to the Lord of the ‘Ālamīn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
Sûrah 25 Al-Furqân Part 19
63 And the (faithful) slaves of the Most Gracious (Allāh) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.
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Sunday, Week One
Psalm 120:6-7
Too long have I dwelt with those who hate peace. I am all peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Luke 1:46-55 (Mary’s Prayer)
My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48 for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
53he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
54He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.’
Sûrah 19 Maryam Part 16
33. “And Salām (peace) be upon me on the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!”
Such is ‘Isā (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary). (It is) a statement of truth about which they doubt (or dispute).
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Monday, Week Two
(Genesis 15:13-15)
And He said unto Abram: “Know well that your offspring shall be strangers in a land not theirs, and they shall be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years; but I will execute judgment on the nation they shall serve, and in the end they shall go free with great wealth. As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a ripe old age.”
Luke 2:29-32:
Master, now you are dismissing your servant* in peace,
according to your word;
30for my eyes have seen your salvation,
31which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.
Sûrah 21. Al-Anbiyâ Part 17
107. And We sent you (O Muhammad *) not but as a mercy for the ‘Ālamīn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
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Tuesday, Week Two
(Deuteronomy 20:10-12)
When you approach a town to attack it, you shall offer it terms of peace. If it responds peaceably and lets you in, all the people present there shall serve you at forced labour. If it does not agree to peace, but will go to war against you, you shall lay siege to it.
Luke 6:27-36
I say to you that listen,
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
29If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also;
and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.
30Give to everyone who begs from you;
and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again.
31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them.
33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners do the same.
Sûrah 36 Yâ-Sîn Part 22
13. And put forward to them a similitude; (the story of) the Dwellers of the Town [it is said that the town was Antioch (Antākiya)], when there came Messengers to them.
14. When We sent to them two Messengers, they denied them both; so We reinforced them with a third, and they said to them, “Verily, we have been sent to you as Messengers.”
15. They (the people of the town) said: “You are only human beings like ourselves, and the Most Gracious (Allāh) has revealed nothing. You are only telling lies.”
16. The Messengers said, “Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you as Messengers,
17. “And our duty is only to convey plainly (the Message.)”
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Wednesday, Week Two
Isaiah 48:22
There is no peace, says the Lord, for the wicked.
Luke 10:30b-37
Jesus said,
A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
31Now by chance a priest was going down that road;
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side.
33But a Samaritan while travelling came near him;
and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them.
Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35The next day he took out two denarii,* gave them to the innkeeper, and said,
“Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.” 36Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’
37The man replied, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’
Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’
Sûrah 6, Al-An’âm Part 7
54 When those who believe in Our Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say: “Salāmun ‘Alaikum” (peace be on you); your Lord has written (prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that if any of you does evil in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allāh), then surely, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Thursday, Week Two
Isaiah 32:17
For the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, calm and confidence forever.
Luke: 12:22-34
Jesus said to his disciples,
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.2
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap,
they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them.