Today's Reading | July 13, 2025
Genesis 37:1–11
Introduction Genesis 37:1–11: This chapter turns to the story of Jacob’s son Joseph, which is the focus of the rest of Genesis, apart from chapter 38. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite, and this sets the stage for the conflict between Joseph and his brothers. When Joseph tells his brothers his dreams, they become jealous of him. Today’s Key Verse: Genesis 37:3a…
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John 17:1–26
Introduction John 17:1–26: Today’s reading is often referred to as Jesus’s “High Priestly Prayer,” recorded only in John’s Gospel. After Jesus’s final discourse with his disciples (John 14—16) and just before his betrayal and arrest (John 18), he addresses God in prayer. Jesus acknowledges that he has completed the work God sent him to do, and he prays for his…
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Luke 7:36–50
Introduction Luke 7:36–50: Jesus dines at the home of a Pharisee. A woman known for her sinful life enters the house and washes Jesus’s feet with her tears and dries them with her hair. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 7:37b–38 She brought an alabaster jar full of perfume and stood behind Jesus, by his feet, crying and wetting his feet with…
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Luke 7:18–35
Introduction Luke 7:18–35: Earlier this month, on January 10, we read that John the Baptist had been imprisoned by Herod (Luke 3:20). From prison, John sends messengers to ask Jesus if he is the long-awaited Messiah. Jesus tells them to report to John what they have seen and heard. Then Jesus tells the crowd that John is a prophet and…
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Luke 7:1–17
Introduction Luke 7:1–17: A Roman officer sends messengers asking for Jesus to heal his servant, and Jesus commends the officer for his faith. Jesus is filled with pity for a widow whose only son has died, and he takes the initiative to restore her son to life. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 7:16 They all were filled with fear and praised…
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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.…
READ MOREJanuary 19, 2025
Luke 6:17–26
Introduction Luke 6:17–26: Many people throughout the region come to Jesus for healing, and Jesus begins to teach the crowd who had come to hear him speak. Today’s reading begins with what is sometimes referred to as the “Sermon on the Plain” (in contrast to the “Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew’s Gospel). Many of the teachings in today’s reading,…
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