Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) is the biblical practice of listening to (reading) the Bible together.
Five Pillars of PRS
In Community
1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture to preaching and teaching.
Listening
Revelation 1:3 (ESV)
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
Whole Bible
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV)
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Regularly
Psalm 1:2 (NKJV)
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
High Quality
Nehemiah 8:8 (NKJV)
So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
PRS Examples in the Old Testament
Exodus 17:14a (ESV)
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua,…
Exodus 24:7a (ESV)
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people.
Deuteronomy 31:11b (ESV)
You shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Jeremiah 36:6b (NIV)
Read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated.
PRS Examples in the New Testament
Luke 4:16b (NKJV)
And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Acts 15:21 (NIV)
For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.
Colossians 4:16a (ESV)
And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans;…
1 Thessalonians 5:27 (ESV)
I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
How Long Does It Take to Listen to the Whole Bible?
English
98 hrs
Arabic
90 hrs
French
98 hrs
Indonesian
143 hrs
Japanese
118 hrs
Korean
85 hrs
Mandarin
100 hrs
Russian
98 hrs
Spanish
106 hrs
Listening to Audio Drama Bibles in the PRS App
Listening Time for Each of 66 Books of the Bible
Perjanjian Lama
39 Buku Alkitab • 113j 20m
Kejadian
6j 19m
Keluaran
5j 35m
Imamat
4j 21m
Bilangan
5j 26m
Ulangan
4j 34m
Yosua
2j 55m
Hakim-Hakim
2j 49m
Rut
28m
1 Samuel
3j 54m
2 Samuel
3j 31m
1 Raja-raja
3j 52m
2 Raja-raja
3j 35m
1 Tawarikh
3j 58m
2 Tawarikh
4j 33m
Ezra
1j 21m
Nehemia
2j 2m
Ester
1j 22m
Ayub
3j 56m
Mazmur
10j 26m
Amsal
2j 51m
Pengkhotbah
1j 22m
Kidung Agung
37m
Yesaya
8j 16m
Yeremia
8j 27m
Ratapan
47m
Yehezkiel
7j 26m
Daniel
2j 14m
Hosea
1j 9m
Yoel
26m
Amos
52m
Obaja
8m
Yunus
16m
Mikha
39m
Nahum
17m
Habakuk
20m
Zefanya
21m
Hagai
13m
Zakharia
1j 15m
Maleakhi
28m
Perjanjian Baru
27 Buku Alkitab • 30j 2m
Matius
3j 7m
Markus
2j 3m
Lukas
3j 41m
Yohanes
2j 45m
Kisah Para Rasul
4j 2m
Roma
1j 45m
1 Korintus
1j 49m
2 Korintus
1j 11m
Galatia
41m
Efesus
37m
Filipi
27m
Kolose
26m
1 Tesalonika
24m
2 Tesalonika
13m
1 Timotius
25m
2 Timotius
20m
Titus
12m
Filemon
6m
Ibrani
1j 17m
Yakobus
27m
1 Petrus
30m
2 Petrus
18m
1 Yohanes
35m
2 Yohanes
6m
3 Yohanes
5m
Yudas
9m
Wahyu
2j 21m
In English (NKJV). The Word of Promise Audio Bible.
How Much Bible to Listen to (Read) in One to Two Years?
Our Recommendation for Public and Private Bible Listening (Reading) Goals
PLPL113 jam
PBPB30 jam
(Mazmur)(Mazmur)10 jam
Jam Per MingguJam Per Minggu12 – 24 bulan12 – 24 bulan
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3j00m – 1j30m
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4j00m – 2j00m
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4 ×
4j30m – 2j15m
2 ×
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6j30m – 3j15m
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6 ×
8j00m – 4j00m
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9j00m – 4j30m
Hours are approximate, using English (NKJV) Audio Bible in the PRS App
Balancing OT & NT and Praying Psalms Often
Why Balance OT & NT and Pray Psalms Often?
Hebrews 1:1-2a (NIV)
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,…
Luke 9:35 (NKJV)
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
Psalm 55:17 (NKJV)
Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
Psalm 72:20 (NKJV)
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Luke 21:36a (NKJV)
Watch therefore, and pray always…
Cautions When Listening to the Bible
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (ESV)
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
John 5:39-40 (NIV)
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
Malachi 1:6a (ESV)
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you.”
Matthew 7:26 (ESV)
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
2 Timothy 2:2b-6 (NKJV)
Commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
3 Steps for Successful Bible Listening (Reading)
Step 1. Belong to a PRS Group, Preferably with a Few Friends
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NKJV) Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Luke 4:16 (NKJV) So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Step 2. Set a One to Two-Year Goal
Deuteronomy 8:3 (NKJV) So He humbled you,allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.
Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) But He answered and said, “It is written,‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouthof God.’ ”
Step 3. Track and Share It
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
1 Timothy 4:15 (ESV) Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
Comprehensive Judeo-Christian Learning
Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV & NIV)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
1 Timothy 4:13 (NIV)
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
Public Reading of Scripture Listening to Scripture Together
Preaching Hearing Biblical Preaching
Teaching Reading Books (JSU Book Club & Private) & Studying the Bible
