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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

Returning to the tribe of Benjamin, the inspired writer records a genealogy of the family of Saul, the first king of Israel.

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 8 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 8 1 Chronicles 8 (Listen) A Genealogy of Saul 8:1 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 These are the sons of Ehud… 

Jesus rises from the dead! Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene and to the two disciples walking in the country. Jesus appears to the eleven disciples and commissions them to proclaim the Gospel to the world. Jesus ascends into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God.

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BibleGateway: Mark 16 ESV Text: Mark 16 Mark 16 (Listen) The Resurrection 16:1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint… 

As mankind grows increasingly wicked, the Lord resolves to remove mankind and the animals from the earth. The Lord commands Noah to build an ark in which Noah, his sons, their wives, and a male and a female of every kind of animal will survive the great flood.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 6 ESV Text: Genesis 6 Genesis 6 (Listen) Increasing Corruption on Earth 6:1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God… 

In faith Abel offers a sacrifice that is pleasing to the Lord. The sacrifice of Cain is not pleasing to the Lord. Therefore Cain murders Abel, his brother. The Lord curses Cain, and Cain settles in the land of Nod, east of Eden. The descendants of Cain grow increasingly wicked. The Lord blesses Adam and Eve with another son, Seth, and a grandson, Enosh.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 4 ESV Text: Genesis 4 Genesis 4 (Listen) Cain and Abel 4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten1 a man with the help of… 

In the form of a serpent, Satan tempts Adam and Eve to sin. Adam and Eve sin and in so doing bring curses on mankind and on the natural world. The Lord drives Adam and Eve out from the Garden of Eden so that they cannot eat from the Tree of life. Despite the rebellion of man against his Creator, the Lord promises that the Seed (or offspring) of the woman will bruise the head of the serpent, Satan.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 3 ESV Text: Genesis 3 Genesis 3 (Listen) The Fall 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the… 

On the night of His betrayal, Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. Jesus tells the disciples that one of them, Judas, will betray Him. Jesus commands the disciples to love one another as He has loved them. Jesus tells Peter that Peter will deny Him three times.

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BibleGateway: John 13 ESV Text: John 13 John 13 (Listen) Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet 13:1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this… 

Mary anoints Jesus at Bethany. The chief priests plot to kill Lazarus in addition to Jesus. Jesus enters Jerusalem in humble triumph. A group of Greeks wishes to see Jesus. Jesus proclaims that He must be lifted up. Though many people continue in unbelief, Jesus has come to provide eternal life for all people.

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BibleGateway: John 12 ESV Text: John 12 John 12 (Listen) Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany 12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.…