Today's Reading | October 11, 2024
Deuteronomy 15:1–11
Introduction Deuteronomy 15:1–11: Today’s reading is part of a long section in the book of Deuteronomy featuring laws and regulations and how they apply in new circumstances. This section continues through Deuteronomy 26. In today’s reading, all debts owed by Israelites to one another are to be canceled every seventh year. Today’s Key Verse: Deuteronomy 15:1 At the end of…
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James 5:1-20
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James 2:1-26
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James 1:1-27
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