As you are heading to bed or putting the kids to bed, peruse our collection of brief stories from the Bible. If you are up for it, you can also choose a nightime story at random. Have a blessed restful night!
Early Years of Jesus
Jesus is Born at Bethlehem
Jesus Decides How He Will Do His Work
John the Baptist Tells of Jesus' Work
The Boy Jesus Asks Questions
The Wise Men Bring Gifts to the Young Child
Jesus Wins Devoted Friends
Jesus Works His Miracles & Shares Wisdom for Our Lives
The Wedding at Cana
The Healing of the Ten Lepers
Healing the Man at the Pool
Jesus Talks with a Samaritan Woman
Giving Life to a Widow's Son
Jesus Heals the Sick
Jesus Cures a Man Who Cannot Walk
Jesus Makes Even Wrongdoers of His Friends
Jesus Finds Joy in All His Work
Jesus Calms the Storm
Jesus Heals a Little Girl
Jesus Visits His Old Home
Jesus Calls Together His Friends and Helpers
What Jesus Asks of His Friends and Helpers
The Way to Learn from Jesus
The Rewards for Following Jesus' Teachings
God's Love Even for Sinners
God's Readiness to Answer Prayer
How to Pray
Why We Should Trust God
The Kingdom of God
The Two Great Commandments
The Rewards of Modesty and Unselfishness
How to Use Money
Different Ways of Using Talents
The Good Samaritan
The Way to Treat Those Who Wrong Us
The Golden Rule
The People Who Are Really Happy
Jesus Sends Out the First Missionaries
Jesus Praises John the Baptist
Jesus Feeds the Hungry
Jesus Tells What It Means to Be Clean
Jesus is Kind to a Stranger
Jesus Makes an Heroic Choice
Jesus is Glorified
Jesus Tells How One May Become Great
Jesus Makes the Wicked Zaccheus His Friend
Jesus is Gladly Welcomed by the People
Jesus Fights Wrong in the Temple
Jesus Condemns Those Who Pretend to Be Good
Jesus Warns His Disciples
Jesus Cures a Blind Man
Jesus Tells What He Came to Do
Jesus Brings Lazarus Back to Life
Jesus Praises a Woman Who Gave Her Best
Jesus' End of Life and Resurrection
Jesus Eats the Last Supper With His Disciples
Jesus Encourages His Friends and Helpers
Jesus is Seized by the Mob
Jesus in the Hands of His Enemies
Jesus is Crucified by His Enemies
The King of the Jews
Jesus Conquers Death
Jesus Walks and Talks With Two of His Disciples
Jesus Gives His Last Commands to His Helpers
Journeys of Jesus' Apostles
The Healing of the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate
The Generosity of the Early Christians
Stephen the First Christian Martyr
Philip and the Ethiopian
Peter and the Roman Officer
Peter's Escape from Prison
Paul's Account of His Way to Damascus
The Christian Church at Antioch
Paul and Barnabas in Foreign Lands
Why Paul Went to Macedonia
Paul and Silas in Macedonia
Paul's Great Speech at Athens
To an Unknown God
Paul Writes to His Friends at Thessalonica
Paul's Work at Corinth
Paul Writes to His Friends in Corinth
The New Life After Death
Ways of Showing Love
Paul's Trials and Victories at Ephesus
Paul Writes to the Christians at Rome
Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem
Paul's Narrow Escape from Death
A Prisoner Who Preached to His Judges
Paul's Shipwreck
The End of Paul's Long Journey
Paul's Last Words to His Friends
The Meaning of Faith
The Importance of Doing What is Right
The Love That Makes Men Brothers
The Glory and Honor That Jesus Has Won
The Reward of the Faithful
The New Heaven On Earth
When you wake up again, consider starting your new day off with a time of morning meditation.
Note: These stories were taken from the public domain eBook "The Children's Bible" from Project Gutenberg. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org.