ITHU, AUG 6, 2026
Ephesians 3: The Sentence That Waits Until Verse 14
Paul starts a sentence in Ephesians 3:1, drops it for twelve verses, and picks it back up at verse 14. What he puts in the gap is the chapter.
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Ephesians 2: The Half of the Chapter After Verse 10
Most of us stop at verse 10. The second half of Ephesians 2 is about a wall, two groups of people, and a building that's still going up.
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IIITUE, AUG 4, 2026
Leviticus 5: Guilty Before He Knew It, and the Fifth Part
Leviticus 5 asks a man to confess, bring an offering that fits his means and repay what he broke with a fifth added. Verse 17 is the part I still argue with.
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IVMON, AUG 3, 2026
D&C 94: The Two Houses That Were Told to Wait
I carried the wrong number into D&C 94 for years. Two buildings, a lot each, and a verse 16 that tells them both to hold.
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VSUN, AUG 2, 2026
Mosiah 28: The Sons Leave and the King Reaches for the Plates
Four sons turn down a throne, and the king spends the rest of Mosiah 28 deciding who gets the records. Verse 10 is the hinge.
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VISAT, AUG 1, 2026
Ephesians 1 and the Small Word That Changes the Pronoun
Verse 13 swaps "us" for "ye," and I read past it for years. It changes who Paul means when he says we were chosen before the foundation of the world.
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VIIFRI, JUL 31, 2026
Galatians 6: Bear One Another's Burdens, Then Carry Your Own
Paul says bear one another's burdens in verse 2 and every man bears his own in verse 5. I think the verses between them explain how both can be true.
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VIIITHU, JUL 30, 2026
Leviticus 4: The Sin Offering and the Sin Nobody Knew About
In Leviticus 4 the ruler and the common man bring their offering once the sin "come to his knowledge." I read it on a cabin porch and stayed on that phrase.
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IXWED, JUL 29, 2026
D&C 93: The Glory of God and Four Fathers Who Fell Short
D&C 93 defines truth and says what God's glory is, then spends ten verses on four men's homes. I think the second half is the reason for the first.
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XTUE, JUL 28, 2026
Mosiah 27: The Angel Came for His Father's Prayers
Alma the Younger gets the angel, but the verses I reread in Mosiah 27 are about the men who carried him home and the work that came after.
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