Today's Reading | April 21, 2025
Luke 24:13–35
Introduction Luke 24:13–35: Two of Jesus’s followers, who have disbelieved the story of the women, meet Jesus on the road to the village of Emmaus. Not recognizing him, they tell him what has happened the past few days. After sharing a meal with him, they realize he is Jesus raised from the dead. Then they return to Jerusalem and share…
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Luke 19:1–10
Introduction Luke 19:1–10: Zacchaeus, a superintendent tax collector, encounters Jesus and promises to repay those he has cheated. The concluding verse is often read as a mission statement of Jesus. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 19:10 [Jesus said:] “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Reading 19 Jesus went on into Jericho and was passing through. 2 There was…
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Luke 18:18–43
Introduction Luke 18:18–43: We return to Luke’s Gospel as Jesus is journeying toward Jerusalem and the cross. In today’s reading, Jesus speaks with a wealthy man, a leader, who asks him what he must do to receive eternal life. The reading concludes with Jesus speaking for a third time (in Luke’s account) about his impending death. As he continues to…
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John 11:45–57
Introduction John 11:45–57: The raising of Lazarus causes division among the Jews, and the religious authorities make plans to arrest and kill Jesus. Today’s Key Verse: John 11:45 Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him. Reading 45 Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what…
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John 12:1–11
Introduction John 12:1–11: Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume, and Judas Iscariot pretends to criticize the waste. Jesus affirms Mary’s action and rejects Judas’s interpretation. The reading concludes with the religious leaders extending their plot to include killing Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from death. Today’s Key Verse: John 12:8 [Jesus said:] “You will always have poor people with you,…
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John 11:28–44
Introduction John 11:28–44: Today’s reading concludes the story of the death and raising of Lazarus. Jesus weeps when he arrives at the tomb. After praying to the Father, Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb and instructs the onlookers to remove Lazarus’s burial cloths. Today’s Key Verse: John 11:40 Jesus said to [Martha], “Didn’t I tell you that you would…
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John 11:17–27
Introduction John 11:17–27: Jesus arrives in Bethany to find that his friend Lazarus has been buried for four days, and he speaks to the dead man’s sister, Martha. Today’s reading includes another of the “I am” passages (verse 25) that appear only in John’s Gospel—Jesus’s self-revelation connecting him to the divine name (see Exodus 3:14) and identifying him as the…
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