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This 365-day reading plan leads you from Genesis to Revelation in just a year. Though it
doesn't include every chapter and verse, it offers a complete view of Scripture and does so without being overwhelming. By skipping past
material that appears more than once, it gives you a streamlined look at the entire Bible. Take this tour of God's Word to discover its
life-changing wisdom and power.
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passage 1 - Luke 20:20-40
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* - denotes footnote |
20 Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.21 "Teacher," they said, "we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.22 Now tell us—is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
23 He saw through their trickery and said,24 "Show me a Roman coin.* Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"
"Caesar's," they replied.
25 "Well then," he said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."
26 So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent.
27 Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.28 They posed this question: "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name.*29 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.30 So the second brother married the widow, but he also died.31 Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children.32 Finally, the woman also died.33 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!"
34 Jesus replied, "Marriage is for people here on earth.35 But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.36 And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.
37 "But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord* as 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'*38 So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him."
39 "Well said, Teacher!" remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there.40 And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Footnotes: |
| 20:24 Greek a denarius. |
| 20:28 See Deut 25:5-6. |
| 20:37a Greek when he wrote about the bush. He referred to the Lord. 20:37b Exod 3:6. |
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