Daily Bible Reading - January 17th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - January 17th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Luke 7:18-35: Earlier this month, we read that John the Baptist had been imprisoned by Herod (Luke 3:20). While in prison, John sends messengers to ask Jesus if he is the long-awaited Messiah. Jesus tells them to report to John what they have seen and heard. Then Jesus tells the crowd that John is a prophet and the forerunner sent by God. Jesus compares those who doubt to a group of quarreling children, saying that some don’t agree with John’s ways because they are too strict, yet they don’t like Jesus’s ways because they aren’t strict enough.