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Daily Bible Reading (Thursday, January 31st)

Matthew 23(ESV) Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, 3so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. 4They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves ar...

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Daily Bible Reading (Wednesday, January 30th)

Matthew 22(ESV) The Parable of the Wedding Feast And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3and sent his servants[a] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I hav...

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Daily Bible Reading (Tuesday, January 29th)

Matthew 21(ESV) The Triumphal Entry Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs th...

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Daily Bible Reading (Monday, January 28th)

Matthew 20(ESV) Laborers in the Vineyard "For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius[a] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4and to them he said, 'You go i...

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Daily Bible Reading (Friday, January 25th)

Matthew 19(ESV) Teaching About Divorce Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" 4He answered, "Have you not read that he who ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Thursday, January 24th)

Matthew 18(ESV) Who Is the Greatest? At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them3and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Wednesday, January 23rd)

Matthew 17(ESV) The Transfiguration And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4And Peter said to Jesus, "L...

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Daily Bible Reading (Tuesday, January 22nd)

Matthew 16(ESV) The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2He answered them,[a] "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 3And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the...

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Daily Bible Reading (Monday, January 21st)

Matthew 15(ESV) Traditions and Commandments Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Friday, January 18th)

Matthew 14(ESV) The Death of John the Baptist At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." 3For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife...

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Daily Bible Reading (Thursday, January 17th)

Matthew 13(ESV) The Parable of the Sower That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came...

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Daily Bible Reading (Wednesday, January 16th)

Matthew 12(ESV) Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 3He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Tuesday, January 15th)

Matthew 11(ESV) Messengers from John the Baptist When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" 4And Jesus answered them, "Go ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Monday, January 14th)

Matthew 10(ESV) The Twelve Apostles And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.2The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thoma...

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Daily Bible Reading (Friday, January 11th)

Matthew 9(ESV) Jesus Heals a Paralytic And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." 4But Jesu...

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Daily Bible Reading (Thursday, January 10th)

Matthew 8 English Standard Version (ESV) Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2And behold, a leper[a] came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." 3And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jes...

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Daily Bible Reading (Wednesday, January 9th)

Matthew 7(ESV) Judging Others "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when ...

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Daily Bible Reading (Tuesday, January 8th)

Matthew 6(ESV) Giving to the Needy "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to y...

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Daily Bible Reading (Monday, January 7th)

Matthew 5(ESV) The Sermon on the Mount Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. The Beatitudes 2And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5"Blessed are the meek, for they sh...

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Daily Bible Reading (Friday, January 4th)

Matthew 4(ESV) The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." 4But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread al...

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Daily Bible Reading (Thursday, January 3rd)

Matthew 3(ESV) John the Baptist Prepares the Way In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,2"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."[a] 3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:'Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;make his paths straight.'" 4Now John wore a ga...

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Daily Bible Reading (Wednesday, January 2nd)

Matthew 2(ESV) The Visit of the Wise Men Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from the east came to Jerusalem, 2saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose[b] and have come to worship him." 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with h...

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Daily Bible Reading (Tuesday, January 1st)

Matthew 1(ESV) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ 1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,[a] 4and Ram the f...

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