Today's Reading | January 23, 2025
Luke 7:36–50
Introduction Luke 7:36–50: Jesus dines at the home of a Pharisee. A woman known for her sinful life enters the house and washes Jesus’s feet with her tears and dries them with her hair. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 7:37b–38 She brought an alabaster jar full of perfume and stood behind Jesus, by his feet, crying and wetting his feet with…
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Isaiah 52:1-12
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Isaiah 51:1-16
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Isaiah 44:1-20
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Isaiah 40:18-31
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