Today's Reading | April 19, 2025
Luke 24:1–12
Introduction Luke 24:1–12: The women who go to the tomb are told that Jesus has been raised from death. They go to tell the disciples, who dismiss their claims. But Peter runs to the tomb and sees only Jesus’s burial cloths lying there. He wonders what happened. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 24:7 “‘The Son of Man must be handed over…
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