Today's Reading | January 20, 2025
Luke 6:27–49
Introduction Luke 6:27–49: Today’s reading is a continuation of Jesus’s “Sermon on the Plain” since it takes place after Jesus has come down from a hill with his apostles to a level place (see verse 17 from yesterday’s reading). A number of Jesus’s teachings, as recorded here in Luke’s Gospel, can also be found in chapters 5—7 of Matthew’s Gospel.…
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