Bible Chapter by Chapter

Chris Hintsala
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Bible Chapter by Chapter is a calm, podcast-style journey through Scripture using the public-domain World English Bible (WEB). Each episode reads one full chapter, then adds clear context, simple commentary, and a short prayer to help you listen, reflect, and grow. Great for daily devotions, small groups, and new believers who want God’s Word explained without noise. Walk through the Gospels, Psalms, Proverbs, and more, one chapter at a time. Listen. Reflect. Grow.

  1. 1h ago

    1 John 3 — Children of God | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    Walk through 1 John Chapter 3 verse by verse in this Bible Chapter by Chapter episode. John opens with the staggering declaration that believers are children of God, then introduces the test of righteousness — how you live reveals whose child you are. The chapter reaches back to Cain and Abel, makes hatred the equivalent of murder, and delivers the letter's clearest definition of love: not in word only, but in deed and truth. Featuring the full chapter in the World English Bible (WEB) translation, deep commentary, and a reflective close. When was the last time you loved someone in deed and not just in word — when the love cost you something tangible? Share it in the comments. I read every one. Next time — 1 John Chapter 4, where John introduces the letter's most famous declaration: God is love. #1John3 #ChildrenOfGod #BibleChapterByChapter #WalkInTheLight #LoveInDeedAndTruth #BibleStudy #1John #WorldEnglishBible

  2. 1d ago

    1 John 2 — Do Not Love the World | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    Walk through 1 John Chapter 2 verse by verse in this Bible Chapter by Chapter episode. John opens with the promise of a Counselor — Jesus Christ the righteous — then lays out the tests of obedience, love, and desire. The chapter delivers one of the New Testament's most quoted commands: do not love the world. It names the antichrist — not as a future figure, but as a present fracture in the community. And it closes with a single word that holds the entire letter together: remain. Featuring the full chapter in the World English Bible (WEB) translation, deep commentary, and a reflective close. Have you ever watched someone walk away from a community you thought they belonged to — and realized the leaving revealed something that was true all along? Tell me about it in the comments. I read every one. Next time — 1 John Chapter 3, where John gives the letter's clearest statement on love: let's not love in word only, but in deed and truth. #1John2 #DoNotLoveTheWorld #BibleChapterByChapter #WalkInTheLight #BibleStudy #1John #WorldEnglishBible

  3. 2d ago

    1 John Chapter 1 — God Is Light | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    Walk through 1 John Chapter 1 verse by verse in this Bible Chapter by Chapter episode. John opens his first epistle with sensory testimony — heard, seen, touched — establishing the reality of the incarnation against false teachers who denied it. The thesis of the entire letter arrives in verse 5: God is light. The chapter closes with three "if we say" tests that measure the gap between what we claim and how we walk. Featuring the full chapter in the World English Bible (WEB) translation, deep commentary, and a reflective close. Have you ever claimed to believe something but lived as though you didn't — not out of rebellion, but because you hadn't examined the gap? Drop your answer in the comments. I read every one. Next time — 1 John Chapter 2, where we meet the Advocate and the first of John's great commandment tests. #1John1 #GodIsLight #BibleChapterByChapter #WalkInTheLight #BibleStudy #1John #WorldEnglishBible

  4. 4d ago

    The Book Of Glory — John 13–21 Explained: The Foot Washing, The Farewell Discourse, The Cross, And The Breakfast On The Beach | Bible Chapter by Chapter

    In this deep-dive overview, we walk through the entire Book of Glory — John Chapters 13 through 21 — with the Old Testament roots fully in view and every major scene given its theological weight. The Book of Glory opens with the sentence that frames everything: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end — eis telos, the same root as tetelestai, it is finished. The cross is not a tragedy interrupted by resurrection. It is the completion of a love that had nowhere further to go. The foot washing in Chapter 13: Jesus takes the position of the lowest Gentile slave — so menial that Jewish law exempted Hebrew slaves from it — and washes the feet of all twelve disciples, including Judas. The foot washing is the cross in miniature — the Lord taking the place of the servant, cleansing what the disciples cannot cleanse themselves. Do you understand what I have done to you? They will — after. The farewell discourse of Chapters 14-16: the longest uninterrupted teaching of Jesus in any of the four Gospels. The promise of the Paraclete — paraklētos, another of the same kind as Jesus, the Spirit who will teach all things and bring to remembrance all that Jesus said. The I am the way and the truth and the life — the way of Isaiah 40, the truth as person not proposition, the life that was in the Word before creation. The true vine of Chapter 15 — Jesus as the true Israel, fulfilling what Psalm 80, Isaiah 5, Ezekiel 15, and Jeremiah 2 described as the vine that failed. Abide — menō — the sustained presence, the love that keeps showing up. Chapter 17: the High Priestly Prayer — the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in any Gospel. Three movements: for himself (glorify your Son — the mutual glorification of Father and Son through the cross), for the disciples (sanctify them in the truth — send them as I was sent), for all who will believe through their word (that they may all be one — the unity grounded in the unity of Father and Son, reaching forward to every generation of the church). The passion narrative of Chapters 18-19: the lanterns and torches of the arresting party needing their own light to arrest the Light of the world. The I am in the garden — egō eimi — and the soldiers fall. Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me? The trial — Pilate's three declarations of innocence, the crowd's we have no king but Caesar, Ecce Homo. The hyssop branch at the cross — the same hyssop used to apply Passover lamb blood in Exodus 12. It is finished — tetelestai. Not one bone broken, fulfilling Exodus 12:46 and Psalm 34:20 — he dies as the Passover lamb at the hour the lambs are slaughtered in the temple. The resurrection appearances: Mary Magdalene in the garden — John places the resurrection in a garden, the new Eden, and Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener, which is exactly what he is — the true Adam tending the new creation. He breathes on the disciples — enephysēsen, the same word as Genesis 2:7, the breath of life — the new creation enacted in the upper room. Thomas: my Lord and my God — the highest Christological confession in the New Testament. The epilogue: breakfast on a charcoal fire — the same word anthrakia as the fire where Peter denied Jesus three times — and the three-fold restoration. Feed my lambs. Tend my sheep. Feed my sheep. Follow me. The first words of the call are the last words Peter receives. Scripture reading from the World English Bible (WEB). 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleChapterByChapterStudy 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/6MnjQf5YAsxCAhha7jCSGD 🌐 www.biblechapterbychapter.com #BibleStudy #GospelOfJohn #BookOfGlory #FarewellDiscourse #HighPriestlyPrayer #ItIsFinished #Resurrection #BibleChapterByChapter #Scripture #Faith #Devotional #NewTestament

  5. 5d ago

    The Darkest Psalm in the Bible — Psalm 88 Explained

    Every other lament psalm turns. The cry goes up, the darkness is named, and then — somewhere in the poem — there's a pivot. "But you, O LORD." "Yet I will praise you." Psalm 88 doesn't turn. It is the only psalm in the entire Bible that begins in darkness and ends in darkness, with no resolution in between. The last word in the Hebrew is literally "darkness." So why is this prayer in the Bible at all? This episode looks at what Psalm 88 is actually doing — and why its presence in Scripture, unresolved ending and all, is one of the most important things the Bible has to say about grief. This is Part 2 of The Darkest Psalms, a series looking honestly at the hardest prayers in Scripture. Part 1 covered Psalm 22, the psalm of abandonment that Jesus quoted from the cross. In this video we cover: - The pattern every lament psalm follows — and why Psalm 88 breaks it - The six questions the psalmist asks God directly - "LORD, why do you reject my soul?" — one of the most striking verses in the Old Testament - Why the psalm's lack of resolution isn't a flaw - What it means that the psalm begins "the God of my salvation" and ends in darkness Reading from the World English Bible (public domain). Have you ever been in a grief so deep that the usual religious answers — it will get better, God has a plan, they're in a better place — felt not just insufficient but almost offensive? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one. Part 3 goes to the angriest prayers in the Bible — the ones that bring accusation directly to God. Come back for it. #BibleStudy #Psalm88 #TheDarkestPsalms #Grief #OldTestament

  6. 6d ago

    John 21: The Epilogue — I’m Going Fishing, 153 Fish, Feed My Sheep, Follow Me, And The Close Of The Gospel

    In this final episode of Bible Chapter by Chapter Season 22, we walk verse by verse through John Chapter 21 — the epilogue that the Gospel could not end without. Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee, and two others. I’m going fishing. The Spirit has been given, the commission has been spoken, and Peter goes back to the nets. They fished all night and caught nothing. When day came, Jesus stood on the beach. They didn’t know it was him. Children, have you anything to eat? No. Cast the net on the right side. They cast and couldn’t draw it in. The beloved disciple said: It is the Lord. Peter threw himself into the sea. On the shore — a fire of coals. Anthrakia. The same word John used in Chapter 18 for the fire in the courtyard where Peter denied Jesus three times. Jesus built that fire on purpose. Fish laid on it, and bread. Come and eat breakfast. None of the disciples dared ask who he was, knowing it was the Lord. He took the bread and gave it to them — the same verbs as the feeding of the five thousand. One hundred fifty-three great fish, and the net was not torn. Then: Simon, son of Jonah — the birth name, before the calling — do you love me more than these? Three times Jesus asks. Three times Peter answers. Three commissions: feed my lambs, tend my sheep, feed my sheep. The agape-phileo shift in the Greek — Jesus asks for covenantal love, Peter offers affection, and on the third question Jesus meets Peter where he is. Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time. He knows what three means. When you are old, you will stretch out your hands. The promise Peter could not keep in Chapter 13 — I will lay down my life — is now a prophecy. Follow me. Peter sees the beloved disciple: Lord, what about this man? If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me. This is the disciple who testifies. We know that his witness is true. And the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written. Have you ever gone back to the old life after God had already called you forward? I read every one. 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleChapterByChapterStudy🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/6MnjQf5YAsxCAhha7jCSGD🌐 www.biblechapterbychapter.com

  7. Oct 11

    My Lord and My God: John 20 and the Resurrection of Jesus

    John chapter 20 is the resurrection — but John doesn't tell it the way you might expect. No crowds, no public appearance, no angel rolling back the stone while the earth shakes. Instead, four private, intimate encounters: a woman at an empty tomb, two disciples running and going home, a locked room full of frightened men, and one man who demanded proof before he'd believe anything. Mary comes in the dark, looking for a body to tend. She finds an empty tomb, two angels, and then a man she mistakes for the gardener — until he says one word. Her name. Not an explanation, not a proof. Just her name, in the voice she knew. In this video we cover: - Section 1: The Empty Tomb (John 20:1–10) - Section 2: Mary in the Garden (John 20:11–18) - Section 3: Peace Be to You (John 20:19–23) - Section 4: My Lord and My God (John 20:24–29) - Section 5: The Purpose Statement (John 20:30–31) Reading from the World English Bible (public domain). Is there a moment in your life where you were looking for Jesus in the wrong place — in the framework of what you expected — and he met you somewhere you didn't expect? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one. Come back for Chapter 21 — the last chapter in this good book. #BibleStudy #GospelOfJohn #John20 #Resurrection #DoubtingThomas #BibleChapterByChapter

  8. Oct 9

    The Crucifixion of Jesus — John 19 Verse by Verse Bible Study

    John chapter 19 is the crucifixion — forty-two verses covering more ground than almost any chapter in this gospel: a flogging, a sentencing, a crucifixion, a death, and a burial, all told by someone who was standing close enough to identify the women by name and see the blood and water come from the wound. Pilate tries five times to release Jesus in this chapter, and every attempt fails — not because he lacks the authority, but because he lacks the will to use it. Meanwhile the man with no power at all, bound, flogged, wearing a crown of thorns, speaks as if he's the one conducting the proceedings. And when the moment comes, he doesn't collapse — he bows his head and gives up his spirit. Tetelestai. It is finished. In this video we cover: - Section 1: Behold the Man (John 19:1–7) - Section 2: Power Given from Above (John 19:8–16) - Section 3: The Title and the Garments (John 19:17–24) - Section 4: The Women and the Mother (John 19:25–27) - Section 5: It Is Finished (John 19:28–37) - Section 6: The Burial (John 19:38–42) Reading from the World English Bible (public domain). Is there something about the cross you've always moved past quickly that you want to sit with more carefully this time? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one. Come back for Chapter 20 — the resurrection. #BibleStudy #GospelOfJohn #John19 #Crucifixion #ItIsFinished #BibleChapterByChapter

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Bible Chapter by Chapter is a calm, podcast-style journey through Scripture using the public-domain World English Bible (WEB). Each episode reads one full chapter, then adds clear context, simple commentary, and a short prayer to help you listen, reflect, and grow. Great for daily devotions, small groups, and new believers who want God’s Word explained without noise. Walk through the Gospels, Psalms, Proverbs, and more, one chapter at a time. Listen. Reflect. Grow.

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  • Creator
    Chris Hintsala
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    307
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Chris Hintsala
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