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
旧约
39 卷合计 • 77小时6分
创世记
4小时52分
出埃及记
3小时33分
利未记
2小时39分
民数记
3小时31分
申命记
3小时18分
约书亚记
2小时9分
士师记
2小时2分
路得记
17分
撒母耳记上
3小时3分
撒母耳记下
2小时21分
列王纪上
2小时47分
列王纪下
2小时36分
历代志上
2小时44分
历代志下
3小时
以斯拉记
51分
尼希米记
1小时17分
以斯帖记
38分
约伯记
2小时40分
诗篇
7小时33分
箴言
2小时13分
传道书
48分
雅歌
26分
以赛亚书
5小时23分
耶利米书
5小时51分
耶利米哀歌
38分
以西结书
4小时28分
但以理书
1小时20分
何西阿书
43分
约珥书
16分
阿摩司书
32分
俄巴底亚书
4分
约拿书
10分
弥迦书
24分
那鸿书
9分
哈巴谷书
12分
西番雅书
12分
哈该书
8分
撒迦利亚书
47分
玛拉基书
15分
新约
27 卷合计 • 22小时9分
马太福音
2小时36分
马可福音
1小时43分
路加福音
2小时55分
约翰福音
2小时12分
使徒行传
2小时44分
罗马书
1小时15分
哥林多前书
1小时12分
哥林多后书
48分
加拉太书
25分
以弗所书
24分
腓立比书
18分
歌罗西书
18分
帖撒罗尼迦前书
15分
帖撒罗尼迦后书
8分
提摩太前书
19分
提摩太后书
14分
提多书
7分
腓利门书
3分
希伯来书
54分
雅各书
19分
彼得前书
21分
彼得后书
13分
约翰壹书
21分
约翰贰书
2分
约翰叁书
2分
犹大书
5分
启示录
1小时42分
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
旧约旧约77小时
新约新约22小时
(诗篇)(诗篇)7.5小时
每周的用时每周的用时12 – 24 月份12 – 24 月份
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4小时30分 – 2小时15分
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5小时00分 – 2小时30分
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6小时00分 – 3小时00分
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
