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Brief · Tuesday, September 22 · 7:48 PM

Good evening, Linda. You stopped at Luke 20:9, the vineyard owner who sends his beloved son. Tonight is eleven verses, about four minutes, with the plain-English page beside it. You have read six nights running.

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3In story order, one passage a night. The lamp explains each one.
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Luke 20:9–19
The Wicked Tenants · KJV
4 min 11
9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard…
13I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him.

The owner knew what the tenants had done, and he sent his son anyway. This is love that will not give up.

The question it leaves you: what will you do with the Son?
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Luke 20:20–26
Tribute to Caesar · KJV
Tomorrow 7
24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?
A Roman denarius

Spies try to trap Jesus with a question about tax. He asks them whose face is on the coin.

Render unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
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John 14:19–24
The Spirit promised · KJV
Thursday 6
19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

On his last night, Jesus tells his friends he is leaving, and that they will not be left alone.

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The story so far

2The whole Bible, told straight through in plain English.All stories
Gn
Genesis 5:18–32
From Jared to Noah · Story
3 min

Enoch walks with God, and then one day he is simply gone, God has taken him.

969 years, Methuselah6 generations15 verses
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Psalm 118:22
Saved · Sunday
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

Jesus quotes this line tonight, in Luke 20:17. You saved it three days before you reached it.

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This week

6Six nights running. Nothing is lost if you miss one.Full history
Mon 9:12Luke 20:1–8 · By what authority?The leaders ask who gave Jesus the right. He answers with a question about John.Read
Sun 8:40Luke 19:41–48 · Jesus weeps over the cityHe sees what is coming for Jerusalem, then clears the Temple.Read
Sat 7:55John 13:31–38 · A new commandmentLove one another, as I have loved you. Peter says he will never fall away.Listened