God’s Word For Today

📖  Luke 10:23–24 (ESV) 23  Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24  For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” After teaching about true joy and salvation, Jesus turns privately to His disciples and declares them  blessed . They were witnessin...

📖  Luke 10:13–16 (ESV) 13  “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14  But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15  And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. 16  The one who h...

📖  Luke 10:4–12 (ESV) 4  Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. 5  Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this house!” 6  And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. 7  And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to h...

📖  Luke 10:3 (ESV) 3  Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves Jesus sends His followers into a hostile world—not as warriors, but as  lambs . This vivid image reveals the vulnerability, purity, and dependence required of those who represent Christ. Yet even among wolves, God’s lambs are never abandoned. This passage teaches us: ✔ Following Jesus involves real ris...

📖  Luke 10:1–2 (ESV) 1  After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2  And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Jesus expands the mission. Beyond the Twelve, He appoi...

📖  Luke 9:57–62 (ESV) 57  As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58  And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59  To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60  And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their o...

Luke 9:51–56 (ESV) 51  When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52  And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53  But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54  And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tel...

Luke 9:49–50 (ESV) 49  John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50  But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.” The disciples encounter someone casting out demons in Jesus’ name—but because he does not belong to their group, they try to stop him. Jesus corrects...

Luke 9:46–48 (ESV) 46  An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47  But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side 48  and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.” While Jesus speaks of suffering an...

Luke 9:43–45 (ESV) 43  And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, 44  “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45  But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid...

Luke 9:37–43 (ESV) 37  On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38  And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39  And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40  And I begged your dis...

Luke 9:28–36 (ESV) 28  Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29  And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30  And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31  who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplis...

Luke 9:24–27 (ESV) 24  For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25  For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26  For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27  But I tell you...

Ephesians 5:15–17 (ESV) 15  Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16  making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. As we begin a new year, Scripture calls us to  walk wisely . The apostle Paul urges believers to be intentional with how they live, because the days we live in are marke...

Luke 9:21–22 (ESV) 21  And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22  saying,  “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” After Peter’s confession that Jesus is  “the Christ of God,”  Jesus immediately reveals a shocking truth:  the Messiah must suffer . Instead of poli...

Luke 9:18–20 (ESV) 18  Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19  And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20  Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered,  “The Christ of God.” Public opinion about Jesus...

Luke 9:10–17 (ESV) 10  On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11  When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. 12  Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to g...

Luke 9:7–9 (ESV) 7  Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8  by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9  Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him. Herod Antipas hears reports a...

Matthew 1:21 (ESV) 21   She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” The angel’s message to Joseph is clear and unmistakable: the child’s name must be  Jesus , because His mission is salvation—not political freedom, not temporary relief, but  deliverance from sin . This verse reveals the very heart of the gospel. Jesus is not merely a teache...

Luke 9:1–6 (ESV) 1  And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2  and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3  And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 4  And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5  And wherev...

Luke 8:40–42; 49–56 (ESV) 40  Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41  And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42  for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. 49  While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler’s house came...

Luke 8:40–48 (ESV) 40  Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41  And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42  for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 43  And there was a woman who...

Luke 8:34–39 (ESV) 34  When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35  Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36  And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been...

Luke 8:26–33 (ESV) 26  Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27  When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. 28  When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me...

Luke 8:22–25 (ESV) 22  One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, 23  and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24  And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind a...