Today's Reading | August 13, 2025
Acts 13:26–41
Introduction Acts 13:26–41: Paul continues his message to the people in Antioch and proclaims the Good News about Jesus. In verses 33 and 34, Paul quotes from Psalm 2:7 and Isaiah 55:3, pointing to Jesus as the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Today’s Key Verse: Acts 13:32–33a GNT [Paul said]: “We are here to bring the Good News to you: what…
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John 17:1–26
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Luke 7:36–50
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Luke 7:18–35
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Luke 7:1–17
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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.…
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