How much did Luther read the bible ?

[ex cathedra]

"As a young man I made myself familiar with the Bible; by reading it again and again I came to know my way about in it" (LW 54:361).



For some years now, I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant (LW 54:165).



The Bible is the proper book for men. There the truth is distinguished from error far more clearly than anywhere else, and one finds something new in it every day. For twenty-eight years, since I became a doctor, I have now constantly read and preached the Bible; and yet I have not exhausted it but find something new in it every day (WA TR 5, no. 5193).




The neglect of Scripture, even by spiritual leaders, is one of the greatest evils in the world. Everything else, arts or literature, is pursued and practiced day and night, and there is no end of labor and effort; but Holy Scripture is neglected as though there were no need of it. Those who condescend to read it want to absorb everything at once. There has never been an art or a book on earth that everyone has so quickly mastered as the Holy Scriptures. But its words are not, as some think, mere literature (Lesewort); they are words of life (Lebewort), intended not for speculation and fancy but for life and action. By why complain? No one pays any attention to our lament. May Christ our Lord help us by His Spirit to love and honor His holy Word with all our hearts. Amen (LW 14:46).





You should diligently learn the Word of God and by no means imagine that you know it. Let him who is able to read take a psalm in the morning, or some other chapter of Scripture, and study it for a while. This is what I do. When I get up in the morning, I pray and recite the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer with the children, adding any one of the psalms. I do this only to keep myself well acquainted with these matters, and I do not want to let the mildew of the notion grow that I know them well enough. The devil is a greater rascal than you think he is. You do as yet not know what sort of fellow he is and what a desperate rogue you are. His definite design is to get you tired of the Word and in this way to draw you away from it. This is his aim (WA 32, 64f.).




Here [John 5:39,40,43] Christ would indicate the principal reason why the Scripture was given by God. Men are to study and search in it and to learn that He, He, Mary's Son, is the one who is able to give eternal life to all who come to Him and believe in Him. Therefore, he who would correctly and profitably read Scripture should see to it that he finds Christ in it; then he finds life eternal without fail. On the other hand, if I do not so study and understand Moses and the prophets as to find that Christ came from heaven for the sake of my salvation, became man, suffered, died, was buried, rose, and ascended into heaven so that through Him I enjoy reconciliation with God, forgiveness of all my sins, grace, righteousness, and life eternal, then my reading in Scripture is of no help whatsoever to my salvation. I may, of course, become a learned man by reading and studying Scripture and preach what I have acquired; yet all this would do me no good whatever (WA 51,4).

[farouk]

Luther translated the Bible into German.

[ex cathedra]

Luther translated the Bible into German.

This German Bible (this is not praise for myself but the work praises itself) is so good and precious that it's better than all other versions, Greek and Latin, and one can find more in it than in all commentaries, for we are removing impediments and difficulties so that other people may read it without hindrance. I'm only concerned that there won't be much reading in the Bible, for many people are tired of it and nobody clamors for it any more (LW 54:408).

[Charles Sloan]

Luther translated the Bible into German.

I think this trumps just about everything else.

[ex cathedra]

Luther translated the Bible into German.

I think this trumps just about everything else.

I think we would both agree that this one think cant be trumped,

Here [John 5:39,40,43] Christ would indicate the principal reason why the Scripture was given by God. Men are to study and search in it and to learn that He, He, Mary's Son, is the one who is able to give eternal life to all who come to Him and believe in Him. Therefore, he who would correctly and profitably read Scripture should see to it that he finds Christ in it; then he finds life eternal without fail. On the other hand, if I do not so study and understand Moses and the prophets as to find that Christ came from heaven for the sake of my salvation, became man, suffered, died, was buried, rose, and ascended into heaven so that through Him I enjoy reconciliation with God, forgiveness of all my sins, grace, righteousness, and life eternal, then my reading in Scripture is of no help whatsoever to my salvation. I may, of course, become a learned man by reading and studying Scripture and preach what I have acquired; yet all this would do me no good whatever (WA 51,4).

[Stucky]

Good topic, but it brought back the memory of when I learned that Martin Luther was anti-semitic.  All my young life (I'm old now and better understand mankind) I almost worshiped Luther, having been raised in the church and Lutheran schools, since birth.  As young people are wont to do, I put him on a pedestal and finding this out knocked him off and I was heartbroken.  Now I understand him better and can't wait to meet him in Heaven.   

[ex cathedra]

Good topic, but it brought back the memory of when I learned that Martin Luther was anti-semitic.  All my young life (I'm old now and better understand mankind) I almost worshiped Luther, having been raised in the church and Lutheran schools, since birth.  As young people are wont to do, I put him on a pedestal and finding this out knocked him off and I was heartbroken.  Now I understand him better and can't wait to meet him in Heaven.  

I and Luther only  seem to be anti-semetic  to Those  who could care less what really  happens to Jewish souls or those who are so fooled by satan they cant see straight Or by those thet lead other Jewish people from Jesus  in their  lying folly .
Does not the gospels them selves point out the very real danger to Jewish people Caused by Jewish pharisees
and their lies ?

yes Luther got angry burn down Theses pharisees synogues so they cant teach their rotten trash. Make uhm work  instead of letting them practice their cruel  use of usury.

but most often Luther was on the receiving end of far worse talk from them.