Outline for the book of Luke
- The Beginning of the Ministry in Galilee (4:14-41)
- The First Tour of Galilee (4:42;5:39)
- A Sabbath Controversy (6:1-11)
- The Choice of the 12 Apostles (6:12-16)
- The Sermon on the Plain (6:17-49)
- Miracles in Capernaum and Nain (7:1-18)
- The Inquiry of John the Baptist (7:19-29)
- Jesus and the Pharisees (7:30-50)
- The Second Tour of Galilee (8:1-3)
- The Parables of the Kingdom (8:4-21)
- The Trip across the Sea of Galilee (8:22-39)
- The Third Tour of Galilee (8:40;9:9)
- The Narrow Door (13:22-30)
- Warning concerning Herod (13:31-35)
- At a Pharisee's House (14:1-23)
- The Cost of Discipleship (14:24-35)
- The Parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost Son (ch. 15)
- The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (16:1-18)
- The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31)
- Miscellaneous Teachings (17:1-10)
- Ten Healed of Leprosy (17:11-19)
- The Coming of the Kingdom (17:20-37)
- The Persistent Widow (18:1-8)
- The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14)
- Jesus and the Children (18:15-17)
- The Rich Young Ruler (18:18-30)
- Christ Foretells His Death (18:31-34)
- A Blind Beggar Given His Sight (18:35-43)
- Jesus and Zacchaeus (19:1-10)
- The Parable of the Ten Minas (19:11-27)
- The Triumphal Entry (19:28-44)
- The Cleansing of the Temple (19:45-48)
- The Last Controversies with the Jewish Leaders (ch. 20)
- The Olivet Discourse (ch. 21)
- The Last Supper (22:1-38)
- Jesus Praying in Gethsemane (22:39-46)
- Jesus' Arrest (22:47-65)
- Jesus on Trial (22:66;23:25)
- The Crucifixion (23:26-56)
- The Resurrection (24:1-12)
- The Post-Resurrection Ministry (24:13-49)
- The Ascension (24:50-53)
Luke 19
28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward
Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples.
29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and
Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead.
30 “Go into that village over there,” he
told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one
has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying
that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So they went and found the colt, just as
Jesus had said.
33 And sure enough, as they were untying
it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?”
34 And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord
needs it.”
35 So they brought the colt to Jesus and
threw their garments over it for him to ride on.
36 As he rode along, the crowds spread out
their garments on the road ahead of him.
37 When he reached the place where the road
started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing
as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had
seen.
38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the
name of the LORD ! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”
39 But some of the Pharisees among the
crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!”
40 He replied, “If they kept quiet, the
stones along the road would burst into cheers!”
41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and
saw the city ahead, he began to weep.
42“How I wish today that you of all people would
understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from
your eyes.
43 Before long your enemies will build
ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every
side.
44 They will crush you into the ground, and
your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place,
because you did not recognize it when God visited you. ”
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began
to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.
46 He said to them, “The Scriptures
declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a
den of thieves.”
47 After that, he taught daily in the
Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other
leaders of the people began planning how to kill him.
48 But they could think of nothing, because all
the people hung on every word he said.
Luke
20 NLT
1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people
and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of
religious law, and the elders came up to him.
2 They demanded, “By what authority are
you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
3 “Let me ask you a question first,” he replied.
4 “Did John’s authority to baptize come
from heaven, or was it merely human?”
5 They talked it over among themselves.
“If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.
6 But if we say it was merely human, the
people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.”
7 So they finally replied that they didn’t
know.
8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell
you by what authority I do these things.”
9 Now Jesus turned to the people again and
told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers,
and moved to another country to live for several years.
10 At the time of the grape harvest, he
sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers
attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but
they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.
12 A third man was sent, and they wounded
him and chased him away.
13 “‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself.
‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’
14 “But when the tenant farmers saw his
son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill
him and get the estate for ourselves!’
15 So they dragged him out of the vineyard
and murdered him. “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to
them?” Jesus asked.
16 “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill
those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.” “How terrible that such a
thing should ever happen,” his listeners protested.
17 Jesus looked at them and said, “Then
what does this Scripture mean? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now
become the cornerstone.’
18 Everyone who stumbles over that stone
will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”
19The teachers of religious law and the leading
priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling
the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of
the people’s reaction.
20 Watching for their opportunity, the
leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say
something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest
Jesus.
21 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you
speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You
teach the way of God truthfully.
22 Now tell us—is it right for us to pay
taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 He saw through their trickery and
said,
24 “Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and
title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar
what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
26 So they failed to trap him by what he
said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they
became silent.
27 Then Jesus was approached by some
Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the
dead.
28 They posed this question: “Teacher,
Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his
brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s
name.
29 Well, suppose there were seven brothers.
The oldest one married and then died without children.
30 So the second brother married the widow,
but he also died.
31Then the third brother married her. This
continued with all seven of them, who died without children.
32 Finally, the woman also died.
33 So tell us, whose wife will she be in
the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!”
34Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on
earth.
35 But in the age to come, those worthy of
being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
36 And they will never die again. In this
respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the
resurrection.
37“But now, as to whether the dead will be
raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
38 So he is the God of the living, not the
dead, for they are all alive to him.”
39 “Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of
the teachers of religious law who were standing there.
40 And then no one dared to ask him any
more questions.
41 Then Jesus presented them with a
question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of
David?
42 For David himself wrote in the book of
Psalms: ‘The said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
43 until I humble your enemies, making them
a footstool under your feet.’
44 Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’
how can the Messiah be his son?”
45 Then, with the crowds listening, he
turned to his disciples and said,
46 “Beware of these teachers of religious
law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive
respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the
seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
47 Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of
their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public.
Because of this, they will be severely punished.”
Luke
21 NLT
1 While Jesus was in the Temple, he
watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box.
2 Then a poor widow came by and dropped in
two small coins.
3 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said,
“this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
4 For they have given a tiny part of their
surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”
5 Some of his disciples began talking
about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the
walls. But Jesus said,
6 “The time is coming when all these
things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”
7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will all
this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take
place?”
8 He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead
you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying,
‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them.
9 And when you hear of wars and
insurrections, don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place first, but the
end won’t follow immediately.”
10 Then he added, “Nation will go to war
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 There will be great earthquakes, and
there will be famines and plagues in many lands, and there will be terrifying
things and great miraculous signs from heaven.
12 “But before all this occurs, there will
be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and
prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my
followers.
13 But this will be your opportunity to
tell them about me.
14 So don’t worry in advance about how to
answer the charges against you,
15 for I will give you the right words and
such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute
you!
16 Even those closest to you—your parents,
brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of
you.
17And everyone will hate you because you are my
followers.
18 But not a hair of your head will
perish!
19 By standing firm, you will win your
souls.
20“And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by
armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived.
21 Then those in Judea must flee to the
hills. Those in Jerusalem must get out, and those out in the country should not
return to the city.
22 For those will be days of God’s
vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.
23 How terrible it will be for pregnant
women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the
land and great anger against this people.
24 They will be killed by the sword or sent
away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be
trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an
end.
25 “And there will be strange signs in the
sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil,
perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.
26 People will be terrified at what they
see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
27Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming
on a cloud with power and great glory.
28 So when all these things begin to
happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”
29 Then he gave them this illustration:
“Notice the fig tree, or any other tree.
30 When the leaves come out, you know
without being told that summer is near.
31 In the same way, when you see all these
things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near.
32 I tell you the truth, this generation
will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place.
33 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my
words will never disappear.
34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be
dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let
that day catch you unaware,
35 like a trap. For that day will come upon
everyone living on the earth.
36 Keep alert at all times. And pray that
you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the
Son of Man.”
37 Every day Jesus went to the Temple to
teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of
Olives.
38 The crowds gathered at the Temple early
each morning to hear him.
