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Luke 22:47–62

Luke 22:47–62

Judas betrays Jesus with the intimacy of a kiss, the mob arrests him in darkness, and Jesus refuses a kingdom advanced by violence. Peter then denies ...

Luke 22:39–46

Luke 22:39–46

Fully God and fully man, Jesus faces the cross in genuine human agony, prays to his Father, submits his will, receives heavenly strengthening, and urg...

Luke 22:31–38

Luke 22:31–38

Jesus tells Peter that Satan will sift him and that Peter will fail, yet Christ has prayed for his faith and will restore him to strengthen others. Je...

Luke 22:24-30

Luke 22:24-30

While the disciples dispute who is greatest, Jesus overturns worldly ideas of authority. In his kingdom greatness takes the form of humble service, mo...

Luke 22:7-18

Luke 22:7-18

Jesus' exact instructions for preparing Passover reveal that he knows and orders what lies ahead. At his last meal he fervently desires fellowship wit...

Luke 22:1–6

Luke 22:1–6

As Passover approaches, religious leaders seek a secret way to kill Jesus, Satan enters Judas, and Judas agrees to betray his Lord for money. Human si...

Luke 21:34-38

Luke 21:34-38

Jesus commands his disciples to stay alert for his return. They must guard their hearts from drunkenness, worldly pleasures, and life's anxieties, wat...

Luke 21:29-33

Luke 21:29-33

Like budding trees announcing summer, Jesus' fulfilled signs establish that God's kingdom is near even while believers await its fullness. The temple ...

Luke 21:20-28

Luke 21:20-28

Jesus speaks about Jerusalem's desolation, fulfilled in part when Roman armies destroyed the city and temple, while also pointing beyond that judgment...

Luke 21:5-19

Luke 21:5-19

Jesus foretells the temple's destruction and warns his disciples not to be deceived by false messiahs or alarmed by wars, disasters, and persecution. ...

Luke 21:1-4

Luke 21:1-4

Jesus sees a poor widow give her entire livelihood after warning that showy scribes devour widows' houses. The passage contrasts exploitative outward ...

Luke 20:39-47

Luke 20:39-47

Jesus uses Psalm 110 to show that the Christ is not merely David's descendant but David's Lord, yet the scribes do not truly believe. He warns against...

Luke 20:27-38

Luke 20:27-38

Sadducees who deny resurrection pose a hypothetical marriage problem to trap Jesus. He teaches that resurrected life is not merely present life contin...

Luke 20:9–26

Luke 20:9–26

Jesus portrays Israel's leaders as tenants who reject God's servants and finally kill his beloved Son, the cornerstone, bringing judgment and the tran...

Luke 19:45-20:8

Luke 19:45–20:8

Jesus enters the temple as King, cleanses his Father's house, and restores it as a place of prayer and gospel teaching. Religious leaders challenge hi...

Luke 19:28-44

Luke 19:28-44

Jesus enters Jerusalem as the promised King exactly as foretold. His disciples praise God for his mighty works while the Pharisees resist, and Jesus w...

Luke 19:11-27

Luke 19:11-27

Jesus corrects expectations of an immediate earthly kingdom with a parable about a nobleman who departs to receive a kingdom and later returns. His se...

Luke 18:31–43

Luke 18:31–43

Jesus knowingly travels toward Jerusalem, where the prophets' words about his suffering, death, and resurrection will be fulfilled. Even with death be...

Luke 18:18–30

Luke 18:18–30

The rich ruler wants eternal life but cannot release the wealth that rules his heart. Jesus exposes his divided loyalty and teaches that salvation is ...

Luke 18:15–17

Luke 18:15–17

Jesus welcomes and blesses even the smallest infants when the disciples try to turn them away. He teaches that God's kingdom belongs to such as these ...

Luke 18:1–14

Luke 18:1–14

Luke 17:11-37

Luke 17:11-37

Jesus cleanses ten lepers, but only the Samaritan returns to glorify God and thank Jesus. Jesus then teaches that God's kingdom is already present in ...

Luke 17:1-10

Luke 17:1-10

Jesus teaches forgiveness and faithfulness: take sin seriously, rebuke and repeatedly forgive a repentant brother, depend on even mustard-seed faith, ...

Luke 16:1-17

Luke 16:1-17

Jesus teaches about grace, faithful stewardship, and rightly ordered priorities. His disciples must seek God's kingdom rather than financial security,...