42and said, If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! 17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. 41When Elizabeth heard Marys greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.. The Parable of the Lost Sheep(Matthew 18:1014), 1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus. One owed him five hundred denarii,e and the other fifty. A prophet? 55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed. 58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche in 1997. and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed, and a sword will pierce your soul as well.. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests., 6And the Lord said, Listen to the words of the unjust judge. 30saying, This man could not finish what he started to build.. The distinction drawn between Luke and other colleagues of the circumcision (Colossians 4:11) has caused many scholars to conclude that he was a Gentile. . This very night your life will be required of you. 8When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. Jesus Begins His Ministry(Isaiah 9:17; Matthew 4:1217; Mark 1:1415). He has also noted chronological difficulties whereby Luke "has Gamaliel refer to Theudas and Judas in the wrong order, and Theudas actually rebelled about a decade after Gamaliel spoke (5:367)",[32] though this report's status as a chronological difficulty is hotly disputed. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry. 44For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 53Every day I was with you in the temple courts,e and you did not lay a hand on Me. 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 15When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice. 13Woe to you, Chorazin! 29They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. 51But Jesus answered, No more of this! And He touched the mans ear and healed him. [citation needed]. 7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? 22When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 11So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old. . Nothing will harm you. 38As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. 15And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi. Follow him to the house he enters, Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. Untie it and bring it here. You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. 22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 42For David himself says in the book of Psalms: 44Thus David calls Him Lord. So how can He be Davids son?, 45In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples, 1143 YDS. 8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast., The Patches and the Wineskins(Matthew 9:1617; Mark 2:2122). The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out., Let us cross to the other side of the lake., Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me., your faith has healed you. The Feeding of the Five Thousand(Matthew 14:1321; Mark 6:3044; John 6:115). A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. 56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. 78because of the tender mercy of our God. How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 26Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. [6][7][19] The phrase could just as easily be used to differentiate between those Christians who strictly observed the rituals of Judaism and those who did not. 16The first servant came forward and said, Master, your mina has produced ten more minas., 17His master replied, Well done, good servant! 4So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. 33Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. It was the spadework of archaeology which first revealed the truth. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 18Then Johns disciples informed him about all these things. 25Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. 5In the time of Herod king of Judea(I) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(J) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 39At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,(AY) 40where she entered Zechariahs home and greeted Elizabeth. And a voice came from heaven: You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased., The Genealogy of Jesus(Ruth 4:1822; Matthew 1:117). 13That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven milesb from Jerusalem. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded. 42In a loud voice she exclaimed, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?, 9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. St. Luke, also called Saint Luke the Evangelist, (flourished 1st century ce; feast day October 18), in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, a companion of St. Paul the Apostle, and the most literary of the New Testament writers. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick. 17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, Come, for everything is now ready., 18But one after another they all began to make excuses. 29But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Legion, he replied, because many demons had gone into him. Tell Me: Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 34Jesus answered, The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. Touch Me and seefor a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have. It is written: My house will be a house of prayer., Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.. But they were afraid of the people. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, 46Beware of the scribes. 33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first(B) were eyewitnesses(C) and servants of the word. 14Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. 46Woe to you as well, experts in the law! He replied. 24and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.d. 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A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return. 17Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it., The Rich Young Ruler(Matthew 19:1630; Mark 10:1731), 18Then a certain ruler asked Him, Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?, 19Why do you call Me good? Jesus replied. The Mission of John the Baptist(Isaiah 40:15; Matthew 3:112; Mark 1:18; John 1:1928). 1900 . .-. 25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. They were filled with awe and said, We have seen remarkable things today., Jesus Calls Levi(Matthew 9:913; Mark 2:1317). 11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. When your eyes are good,f your whole body also is full of light. 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