Luke 6:20-36 But woe to you who are rich, … But woe to you who are full now, … But woe to you who laugh now, … But woe to you when all people speak well of you… (vv. 24-26) I always cringe a bit when I read these verses; Carol and I are (relatively) …
Category Archives: RTB 2021 – New Testament
February 4 / Matt. 5:27-48
Matthew 5:27-48 Today’s 22 verses were covered in three sections two years ago. Comments linked below for all three… Words for today: But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you… (v. 44) Not since the Civil War has our nation seen such a split in our citizenry. We …
February 3 / Matt. 5:1-26
Matthew 5:1-26 Today’s 26 verses were covered in three sections two years ago. Comments linked below for all three… We often refer to Jesus contrasting the “letter of the law” with the “spirit of the law”: You have heard that it was said…, but I say to you…” (vv. 21a, 22a). And we do it …
February 2 / Matt. 12:15-21; Mark 3:7-19; Luke 6:12-19
Matthew 12:15-21, Mark 3:7-19, and Luke 6:12-19 Alphaeus. As Jesus chose His apostles, …He appointed the twelve…, and James the son of Alphaeus… (Mark 3:16, 18a; Luke 6:13,15a). I thought I recognized that name. Sure enough, in Mark’s previous chapter: And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the …
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February 1 / Matt. 12:1-14; Mark 2:23-3:6; Luke 6:1-11
Matthew 12:1-14, Mark 2:23-3:6, Luke 6:1-11 Today, more verses (37) than our average 20-25, especially following on last week’s all in the teens. Three accounts of Jesus and the Sabbath on three days in 2019… He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the …
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February 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Feb Matt. 12:1-14; Mark 2:23-3:6; Luke 6:1-11 37 02-Feb Matt. 12:15-21; Mark 3:7-19; Luke 6:12-19 28 03-Feb Matt. 5:1-26 26 04-Feb Matt. 5:27-48 22 05-Feb Luke 6:20-36 17 06-Feb Matt. 6:1-15; Luke 11:1-4 19 07-Feb Matt. 6:16-34 19 08-Feb Luke 12:22-34 13 09-Feb Matt. 7:1-12; Luke 11:5-13 21 10-Feb Matt. 7:13-20; Luke …
January 31 / Matt. 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39
Matthew 9:14-17, Mark 2:18-22, and Luke 5:33-39 Another day with three short readings, parallel accounts of the “fasting” issue from each of the three Synoptic gospels. And again, as with yesterday, in our readings two years ago each of these Synoptic gospels covered three events together in one or two readings. We did not make …
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January 30 / Matt. 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32
Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, and Luke 5:27-32 Another day with three short readings, parallel accounts of three events from each of the three Synoptic gospels. And again, as with yesterday, in our readings two years ago each of these Synoptic gospels covered those three events together in one or two readings. We did not make …
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January 29 / Matt. 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26
Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, and Luke 5:17-26 Two years ago we covered three events in Matthew 9:1-17, but only focused on the second, the call of Levi, the tax collector; I made no comments on Matthew’s healing of the paralytic, so only Mark’s and Luke’s accounts are covered in the links below. I mention in …
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January 28 / Matt. 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16
Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45, and Luke 5:12-16 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” (Mt. 8:4) Yes, the Synoptic writers agree on a lot of material, but it’s rare that they …
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