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Book 42 · Gospel

Luke

Luke presents an orderly account of Jesus’ life, from promised birth and prophetic witness to public ministry, suffering, resurrection, and ascension. The Gospel moves through John’s preparation, Jesus’ teaching and works, table fellowship, travel toward Jerusalem, and repeated conflict with leaders. It gives careful attention to prayer, the Spirit, women, the poor, outsiders, and the Scriptures, showing Jesus as the Savior who brings mercy to Israel and to the nations.

Within the New Testament, Luke gives a full, ordered portrait of Jesus that gathers prophecy, history, and testimony into one narrative. It complements the apostolic writings by tracing mercy, the kingdom, and salvation from Israel outward, while keeping the path to Jerusalem and the risen Lord in view.

Chapters24
Reading time~100 min·23,091 words
ThemesJesus · Kingdom · Witness · Discipleship
Opens with“Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,”
Chapters

Pick a chapter.

  1. 1Ordered promises, births, and Spirit-filled praise
  2. 2Caesar’s census, shepherds, and temple testimony
  3. 3John’s Wilderness Call and Jesus’ Line
  4. 4Temptation, rejection, healing, and preaching
  5. 5Fishing, Mercy, Forgiveness, and New Wine
  6. 6Sabbath disputes, prayer, mercy, and foundations
  7. 7Faith, grief, questions, and forgiven love
  8. 8Seed, Light, Storm, and Healing
  9. 9Mission, confession, glory, and the road to Jerusalem
  10. 10Mission, mercy, and chosen sight
  11. 11Prayer, persistence, signs, light, and rebuke
  12. 12Watchfulness, wealth, fear, and division
  13. 13Repentance, fruitfulness, mercy, and Jerusalem's warning
  14. 14Honor, Banquets, Cost, and Salt
  15. 15Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Sons
  16. 16Shrewd Wealth, the Law, and the Chasm
  17. 17Stumbling, Faith, Mercy, and the Son of Man
  18. 18Prayer, humility, cost, and sight
  19. 19Seeking, Kingship, Weeping, and the Temple
  20. 20Authority Challenged, Parables, Taxes, Resurrection, Warning
  21. 21Widow, warnings, and coming redemption
  22. 22Passover Betrayal, Prayer, Denial, and Trial
  23. 23Pilate, Herod, cross, and burial
  24. 24Empty Tomb, Scripture, Witness, and Ascension
Outline

Every section, in order.

  1. Chapter 1Ordered promises, births, and Spirit-filled praise
    1. Dedication to Theophilusvv. 1-4
    2. Gabriel Foretells John’s Birthvv. 5-25
    3. Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birthvv. 26-38
    4. Mary Visits Elizabethvv. 39-45
    5. Mary’s Songvv. 46-56
    6. The Birth of John the Baptistvv. 57-66
    7. Zechariah’s Songvv. 67-80
  2. Chapter 2Caesar’s census, shepherds, and temple testimony
    1. The Birth of Jesusvv. 1-7
    2. The Shepherds and the Angelsvv. 8-20
    3. Jesus Presented at the Templevv. 21-24
    4. The Prophecy of Simeonvv. 25-35
    5. The Prophecy of Annavv. 36-38
    6. The Return to Nazarethvv. 39-40
    7. The Boy Jesus at the Templevv. 41-52
  3. Chapter 3John’s Wilderness Call and Jesus’ Line
    1. The Mission of John the Baptistvv. 1-20
    2. The Baptism of Jesusvv. 21-22
    3. The Genealogy of Jesusvv. 23-38
  4. Chapter 4Temptation, rejection, healing, and preaching
    1. The Temptation of Jesusvv. 1-13
    2. Jesus Begins His Ministryvv. 14-15
    3. The Rejection at Nazarethvv. 16-30
    4. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spiritvv. 31-37
    5. Jesus Heals at Peter’s Housevv. 38-41
    6. Jesus Preaches in Judeavv. 42-44
  5. Chapter 5Fishing, Mercy, Forgiveness, and New Wine
    1. The First Disciplesvv. 1-11
    2. The Leper’s Prayervv. 12-16
    3. Jesus Heals a Paralyticvv. 17-26
    4. Jesus Calls Levivv. 27-32
    5. Questions about Fastingvv. 33-35
    6. The Patches and the Wineskinsvv. 36-39
  6. Chapter 6Sabbath disputes, prayer, mercy, and foundations
    1. The Lord of the Sabbathvv. 1-5
    2. Jesus Heals on the Sabbathvv. 6-11
    3. The Twelve Apostlesvv. 12-16
    4. Jesus Heals the Multitudesvv. 17-19
    5. The Beatitudesvv. 20-23
    6. Woes to the Satisfiedvv. 24-26
    7. Love Your Enemiesvv. 27-36
    8. Judging Othersvv. 37-42
    9. A Tree and Its Fruitvv. 43-45
    10. The House on the Rockvv. 46-49
  7. Chapter 7Faith, grief, questions, and forgiven love
    1. The Faith of the Centurionvv. 1-10
    2. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Sonvv. 11-17
    3. John’s Inquiryvv. 18-23
    4. Jesus Testifies about Johnvv. 24-35
    5. A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesusvv. 36-50
  8. Chapter 8Seed, Light, Storm, and Healing
    1. Women Minister to Jesusvv. 1-3
    2. The Parable of the Sowervv. 4-15
    3. The Lesson of the Lampvv. 16-18
    4. Jesus’ Mother and Brothersvv. 19-21
    5. Jesus Calms the Stormvv. 22-25
    6. The Demons and the Pigsvv. 26-39
    7. The Healing Touch of Jesusvv. 40-56
  9. Chapter 9Mission, confession, glory, and the road to Jerusalem
    1. The Ministry of the Twelvevv. 1-6
    2. Herod Tries to See Jesusvv. 7-9
    3. The Feeding of the Five Thousandvv. 10-17
    4. Peter’s Confession of Christvv. 18-20
    5. Christ’s Passion Foretoldvv. 21-22
    6. Take Up Your Crossvv. 23-27
    7. The Transfigurationvv. 28-36
    8. The Boy with an Evil Spiritvv. 37-42
    9. The Second Prediction of the Passionvv. 43-45
    10. The Greatest in the Kingdomvv. 46-50
    11. The Samaritans Reject Jesusvv. 51-56
    12. The Cost of Discipleshipvv. 57-62
  10. Chapter 10Mission, mercy, and chosen sight
    1. Jesus Sends the Seventy-Twovv. 1-12
    2. Woe to the Unrepentantvv. 13-16
    3. The Joyful Returnvv. 17-20
    4. Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgivingvv. 21-24
    5. The Parable of the Good Samaritanvv. 25-37
    6. Martha and Maryvv. 38-42
  11. Chapter 11Prayer, persistence, signs, light, and rebuke
    1. The Lord’s Prayervv. 1-4
    2. Ask, Seek, Knockvv. 5-13
    3. A House Dividedvv. 14-23
    4. An Unclean Spirit Returnsvv. 24-26
    5. True Blessednessvv. 27-28
    6. The Sign of Jonahvv. 29-32
    7. The Lamp of the Bodyvv. 33-36
    8. Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Lawvv. 37-54
  12. Chapter 12Watchfulness, wealth, fear, and division
    1. The Leaven of the Phariseesvv. 1-3
    2. Fear God Alonevv. 4-7
    3. Confessing Christvv. 8-12
    4. The Parable of the Rich Foolvv. 13-21
    5. Do Not Worryvv. 22-31
    6. Treasures in Heavenvv. 32-34
    7. Readiness at Any Hourvv. 35-48
    8. Not Peace but Divisionvv. 49-53
    9. Interpreting the Present Timevv. 54-56
    10. Reconciling with an Adversaryvv. 57-59
  13. Chapter 13Repentance, fruitfulness, mercy, and Jerusalem's warning
    1. A Call to Repentancevv. 1-5
    2. The Parable of the Barren Fig Treevv. 6-9
    3. Jesus Heals a Disabled Womanvv. 10-17
    4. The Parable of the Mustard Seedvv. 18-19
    5. The Parable of the Leavenvv. 20-21
    6. The Narrow Doorvv. 22-30
    7. Lament over Jerusalemvv. 31-35
  14. Chapter 14Honor, Banquets, Cost, and Salt
    1. Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsyvv. 1-6
    2. The Parable of the Guestsvv. 7-14
    3. The Parable of the Banquetvv. 15-24
    4. The Cost of Discipleshipvv. 25-33
    5. Good Saltvv. 34-35
  15. Chapter 15Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Sons
    1. The Parable of the Lost Sheepvv. 1-7
    2. The Parable of the Lost Coinvv. 8-10
    3. The Parable of the Prodigal Sonvv. 11-32
  16. Chapter 16Shrewd Wealth, the Law, and the Chasm
    1. The Parable of the Shrewd Managervv. 1-13
    2. The Law and the Prophetsvv. 14-18
    3. The Rich Man and Lazarusvv. 19-31
  17. Chapter 17Stumbling, Faith, Mercy, and the Son of Man
    1. Temptations and Trespassesvv. 1-4
    2. The Power of Faithvv. 5-10
    3. The Ten Lepersvv. 11-19
    4. The Coming of the Kingdomvv. 20-37
  18. Chapter 18Prayer, humility, cost, and sight
    1. The Parable of the Persistent Widowvv. 1-8
    2. The Pharisee and the Tax Collectorvv. 9-14
    3. Jesus Blesses the Childrenvv. 15-17
    4. The Rich Young Rulervv. 18-30
    5. The Third Prediction of the Passionvv. 31-34
    6. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggarvv. 35-43
  19. Chapter 19Seeking, Kingship, Weeping, and the Temple
    1. Jesus and Zacchaeusvv. 1-10
    2. The Parable of the Ten Minasvv. 11-27
    3. The Triumphal Entryvv. 28-40
    4. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalemvv. 41-44
    5. Jesus Cleanses the Templevv. 45-48
  20. Chapter 20Authority Challenged, Parables, Taxes, Resurrection, Warning
    1. Jesus’ Authority Challengedvv. 1-8
    2. The Parable of the Wicked Tenantsvv. 9-18
    3. Paying Taxes to Caesarvv. 19-26
    4. The Sadducees and the Resurrectionvv. 27-40
    5. Whose Son Is the Christ?vv. 41-44
    6. Beware of the Scribesvv. 45-47
  21. Chapter 21Widow, warnings, and coming redemption
    1. The Poor Widow’s Offeringvv. 1-4
    2. Temple Destruction and Other Signsvv. 5-9
    3. Witnessing to All Nationsvv. 10-19
    4. The Destruction of Jerusalemvv. 20-24
    5. The Return of the Son of Manvv. 25-28
    6. The Lesson of the Fig Treevv. 29-33
    7. Be Watchful for the Dayvv. 34-38
  22. Chapter 22Passover Betrayal, Prayer, Denial, and Trial
    1. The Plot to Kill Jesusvv. 1-2
    2. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesusvv. 3-6
    3. Preparing the Passovervv. 7-13
    4. The Last Suppervv. 14-23
    5. Who Is the Greatest?vv. 24-30
    6. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denialvv. 31-38
    7. Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olivesvv. 39-46
    8. The Betrayal of Jesusvv. 47-53
    9. Peter Denies Jesusvv. 54-62
    10. The Soldiers Mock Jesusvv. 63-65
    11. Jesus before the Sanhedrinvv. 66-71
  23. Chapter 23Pilate, Herod, cross, and burial
    1. Jesus before Pilatevv. 1-5
    2. Jesus before Herodvv. 6-12
    3. The Crowd Chooses Barabbasvv. 13-25
    4. The Crucifixionvv. 26-43
    5. The Death of Jesusvv. 44-49
    6. The Burial of Jesusvv. 50-56
  24. Chapter 24Empty Tomb, Scripture, Witness, and Ascension
    1. The Resurrectionvv. 1-12
    2. The Road to Emmausvv. 13-35
    3. Jesus Appears to the Disciplesvv. 36-49
    4. The Ascensionvv. 50-53
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