Contents

How to Use This eBook

Introduction

List of Sidebars

Index of Photos and Maps

Abbreviations

Luke

Mark Strauss

The Prologue (1:1–4)

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold (1:5–25)

The Birth of Jesus Foretold (1:26–38)

Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39–45)

Mary’s Song (1:46–56)

The Birth of John the Baptist (1:57–66)

Zechariah’s Song (1:67–80)

The Birth of Jesus (2:1–7)

The Shepherds and the Angels (2:8–20)

Jesus Presented in the Temple (2:21–40)

The Boy Jesus at the Temple (2:41–52)

John the Baptist Prepares the Way (3:1–20)

The Baptism of Jesus (3:21–22)

The Genealogy of Jesus (3:23–38)

The Temptation of Jesus (4:1–13)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth (4:14–30)

Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit (4:31–37)

Jesus Heals Many (4:38–44)

The Calling of the First Disciples (5:1–11)

The Man With Leprosy (5:12–16)

Jesus Heals a Paralytic (5:17–26)

The Calling of Levi (5:27–32)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting (5:33–39)

Lord of the Sabbath (6:1–11)

The Twelve Apostles (6:12–16)

The Great Sermon (6:17–49): Introduction (6:17–19)

Blessings and Woes (6:20–26)

Love for Enemies (6:27–36)

Judging Others (6:37–42)

A Tree and Its Fruit (6:43–45)

The Wise and Foolish Builders (6:46–49)

The Faith of the Centurion (7:1–10)

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son (7:11–17)

Jesus and John the Baptist (7:18–35)

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman (7:36–50)

Jesus’ Itinerant Ministry and the Women Who Supported Him (8:1–3)

The Parable of the Sower (8:4–15)

A Lamp on a Stand (8:16–18)

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers (8:19–21)

Jesus Calms the Storm (8:22–25)

The Healing of a Demon-Possessed Man (8:26–39)

A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman (8:40–56)

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve (9:1–9)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand (9:10–17)

Peter’s Confession of Christ (9:18–27)

The Transfiguration (9:28–36)

The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit (9:37–45)

Who Will Be the Greatest? (9:46–50)

Samaritan Opposition (9:51–56)

The Cost of Following Jesus (9:57–62)

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two (10:1–24)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (10:25–37)

At the Home of Martha and Mary (10:38–42)

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer (11:1–13)

Jesus and Beelzebub (11:14–28)

The Sign of Jonah (11:29–32)

The Lamp of the Body (11:33–36)

Six Woes (11:37–54)

Warnings and Encouragements (12:1–12)

The Parable of the Rich Fool (12:13–21)

Do Not Worry (12:22–34)

Watchfulness (12:35–48)

Not Peace but Division (12:49–53)

Interpreting the Times (12:54–59)

Repent or Perish (13:1–9)

A Crippled Woman Healed on the Sabbath (13:10–17)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast (13:18–21)

The Narrow Door (13:22–30)

Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem (13:31–35)

Jesus at a Pharisee’s House (14:1–14)

The Parable of the Great Banquet (14:15–24)

The Cost of Being a Disciple (14:25–35)

The Parable of the Lost Sheep (15:1–7)

The Parable of the Lost Coin (15:8–10)

The Parable of the Lost Son (15:11–31)

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (16:1–15)

Additional Teachings (16:16–18)

The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19–31)

Sin, Faith, Duty (17:1–10)

Ten Healed of Leprosy (17:11–19)

The Coming of the Kingdom of God (17:20–37)

The Parable of the Persistent Widow (18:1–8)

Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9–14)

The Little Children and Jesus (18:15–17)

The Rich Ruler (18:18–30)

Jesus Again Predicts His Death (18:31–34)

A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight (18:35–43)

Zacchaeus the Tax Collector (19:1–10)

The Parable of the Ten Minas (19:11–27)

The Triumphal Entry (19:28–44)

Jesus at the Temple (19:45–48)

The Authority of Jesus Questioned (20:1–8)

The Parable of the Tenants (20:9–19)

Paying Taxes to Caesar (20:20–26)

The Resurrection and Marriage (20:27–39)

Whose Son Is the Christ? (20:41–44)

Denouncing the Teachers of the Law (20:45–47)

The Widow’s Offering (21:1–4)

Signs of the End of the Age (21:5–38)

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus (22:1–6)

The Last Supper (22:7–38)

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives (22:39–46)

Jesus Arrested (22:47–53)

Peter Disowns Jesus (22:54–62)

Trial Before the Sanhedrin (22:66–71)

Trial Before Pilate and Herod (23:1–25)

The Crucifixion (23:26–43)

Jesus’ Death (23:44–49)

Jesus’ Burial (23:50–56)

The Resurrection (24:1–12)

On the Road to Emmaus (24:13–35)

Jesus Appears to the Disciples (24:36–49)

The Ascension (24:50–53)

Credits for Photos and Maps

The New International Version Appendix