Portia's soliloquy ("The quality of mercy is not strained") from The Merchant of Venice is paired with the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:1-12 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Henry and David
The justly famous St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V is paired with David's words to Goliath in the Valley of Elah, from 1 Samuel 17:45-47 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Honor and Virtue
Diana's answer to Bertram's suit in All's Well That Ends Well (Act IV, Scene 2) is followed by Proverbs 31:10-30 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Not in the Roll of Common Men
A short passage from Shakespeare's history play, Henry IV Part 1 (in which the mysterious figure Owen Glendower boasts of being "extraordinary") is paired with words of Paul the Apostle from Philippians 2:5-11 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Why, Revenge
Shylock's soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1, of The Merchant of Venice is followed by verses from Paul's letter to the Romans (Romans 12:19-21) in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Love and Lust
Lines from Shakespeare's poem, "Venus and Adonis," are paired with Proverbs 5:15-21 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Unfading Beauty
One of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets ("Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?") is followed by a passage from the prophet Isaiah (35:1-10) in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Quintessence of Dust
Hamlet's "What a piece of work is man" speech is paired with King David's thoughts on the same subject from Psalm 8:4-9 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: The Book of Fate
A short passage from Shakespeare's Henry IV Pt. 2 is followed by another short passage, from Daniel 2:20-22, in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Isn't She Lovely?
Romeo's famous soliloquy in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet meets The Song of Solomon 2:10-14 from the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Little or Much
Some of Petruchio's words to Kate in The Taming of the Shrew are paired with words attributed to King Solomon from Ecclesiastes 5:10-12, in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Such Stuff
Prospero's short soliloquy ("Our revels now are ended") from The Tempest is paired with Paul's words to the first-century church at Corinth from 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: An Ever-Fixed Mark
The Bard's Sonnet 116 ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds") is paired with Paul's discourse on love in 1 Corinthians 13, from the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Roses Have Thorns
Shakespeare's Sonnet 35 ("No more be griev'd") is paired with the words of Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Tares from Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Island and Mount
John of Gaunt's dying paean to England ("This royal throne of kings") from Richard II is paired with Psalm 48:1-14 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: Time and Mortality
Macbeth's soliloquy ("Tomorrow, and tomorrow") paired with words attributed to King Solomon from Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, in the King James Version of the Bible.
The Bard and the Bible Podcast: The Undiscover'd Country
Hamlet's third soliloquy ("To Be or Not to Be") paired with Paul of Tarsus's words from 2 Corinthians 5:1-9.