Today's Reading | April 6, 2025
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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April 6, 2024
Ephesians 1:1–23
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Ephesians 1:1–23: Today we begin reading the letter to the Ephesians. The apostle Paul had been in Ephesus, where he preached in the synagogue. He also lectured in the hall of Tyrannus, who was believed to be a teacher or the owner of the lecture hall (see Acts 19:1–10). The opening chapter describes the unfolding…
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Jude 1–25
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction Jude 1–25: The Letter from Jude was written to warn against false teachers who claimed to be believers. In this brief letter, the writer encourages believers to defend and build on the foundation of their faith. Today’s Key Verse: Jude 20b–21 Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and keep yourselves in the love…
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John 21:15–25
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 21:15–25: Jesus speaks to Simon Peter, and three times he calls upon Peter to care for Jesus’s lambs and sheep (verses 15–17). Scholars have connected the three questions about Peter’s love for Jesus with Peter’s three earlier denials of Jesus (see John 18:17, 25–27 and also Mark 14:66–72 from the March 28 reading). It…
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John 21:1–14
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 21:1–14: Seven of the disciples fish all night but catch nothing. When Jesus appears on the shore of Lake Tiberias and tells them to cast their net again, they catch many fish. Jesus then invites the disciples to share with him the meal that he has prepared. Today’s Key Verse: John 21:13 Jesus went…
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John 20:19–31
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 20:19–31: Late Sunday evening the resurrected Jesus appears to the disciples, who are gathered behind locked doors. Jesus breathes on them, saying, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” He appears to them again and Thomas’s faith is tested. Today’s Key Verse: John 20:19b Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. Reading…
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John 20:1–18
God’s Guiding Word: Hope Introduction John 20:1–18: When Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’s tomb, she sees that the stone has been rolled away. She runs to tell the disciples, believing that someone took Jesus’s body from the tomb. Then Jesus appears to Mary, telling her that he is going to return to God. Mary then tells the disciples that she…
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