Today's Reading | January 17, 2025
Luke 5:33—6:5
Introduction Luke 5:33—6:5: Jesus responds with a parable to people who question him about fasting. He is then questioned by the religious leaders about observing the Sabbath. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 6:5 And Jesus concluded, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” Reading 33 Some people said to Jesus, “The disciples of John fast frequently and offer prayers, and…
READ MORE
Latest Daily Bible Readings
October 10, 2022
John 9:13-41
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 9:13-41: Today’s reading begins by introducing the controversy over violation of the Sabbath law. The Pharisees and the Jewish authorities question both the healed man and his parents, and they expel the healed man from the synagogue. According to verse 22, the Jewish authorities threatened to expel anyone who became a follower of Jesus. The…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
Psalm 118:15-29
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionPsalm 118:15-29: It is thought that this psalm was adapted from a prayer of thanksgiving by an individual, perhaps a king, who was delivered by God from danger. Therefore, this psalm is sometimes entitled “A Song of Victory." Today’s reading is the conclusion to the psalm which describes a liturgical procession and an affirmation of…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
John 9:1-12
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 9:1-12: Today’s reading begins with a conversation between Jesus and his disciples, prompted by their seeing a man who had been born physically blind. At the time of Jesus, some believed that a person who was blind was being punished by God for sinning, or for the sin of one’s parents. Jesus rejects the connection…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
Mark 16:1-20
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 16:1-20: Mark’s account of Jesus’s resurrection is often referred to as an empty tomb story because of the way it ends at verse 8, with the empty tomb being proof of Jesus’s resurrection. It is believed that the additional ending (verses 9-20) was added in the late second or early third century A.D. In…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
Psalm 43
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionPsalm 43: Today’s reading continues the reading from yesterday (Psalm 42). It begins with the writer’s plea for deliverance from enemies and those who are evil and concludes with an affirmation of trust in God.Scripture ReadingThe Prayer of Someone in Exile(Continuation of Psalm 42)1O God, declare me innocent,and defend my cause against the ungodly;deliver me from…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
Mark 15:42-47
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 15:42-47: Joseph of Arimathea approaches Pilate and asks to remove the body of Jesus from the cross. He arranges to have Jesus buried in a tomb. Two women watch and see where Jesus’s body is placed.Scripture ReadingThe Burial of Jesus(Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)42-43It was toward evening when Joseph of Arimathea arrived. He…
READ MORESupport the Bible cause
Help share the Bible with those who have yet to meet Jesus.
