Luke

New Testament · Gospels · 71 chapter studies

Read Luke in canonical sequence.

1. Intro Luke - Overview 19 min read
2. 1 Luke 1:1-4 - Certainty for Theophilus Luke opens by grounding Christian certainty in fulfilled saving events, apostolic eyewitness delivery, careful ordered writing, and catechesis that steadies the believer in the... 11 min read
3. 1 Luke 1:5-25 - The Barren Priest and the Promised Forerunner In the temple, the Lord receives the prayer of a righteous yet wounded household, promises the Spirit filled Forerunner, corrects unbelief without withdrawing His word, and begins... 18 min read
4. 1 Luke 1:26-38 - The Annunciation Gabriel's annunciation to Mary reveals the Son of the Highest, the overshadowing work of the Holy Spirit, and Mary's faithful obedience to the word of God. 13 min read
5. 1 Luke 1:39-56 - The Visitation and Magnificat Mary carries the hidden Christ to Elizabeth, the Forerunner leaps for joy, Elizabeth confesses the mother of her Lord, and Mary sings of God's covenant mercy toward the lowly and... 16 min read
6. 1 Luke 1:57-80 - John Is Born and the Benedictus John is born, Zacharias receives the God given name, and the Benedictus blesses the God of Israel for covenant mercy fulfilled in Christ, the horn of salvation and Dayspring from... 16 min read
7. 2 Luke 2:1-20 - The Nativity and the Shepherds Christ is born in Bethlehem within real history, revealed in humble signs, announced to shepherds as Savior and Christ the Lord, treasured by Mary, and praised by those who hear... 15 min read
8. 2 Luke 2:21-40 - Circumcision, Presentation, Simeon, and Anna The Law brings the Holy Family to the temple, the Spirit brings Simeon to recognize Christ, Anna answers with thanksgiving and witness, and the incarnate Son returns to Nazareth... 18 min read
9. 2 Luke 2:41-52 - The Boy Jesus in His Father's House At twelve years old, Christ is found in the temple, reveals His unique Sonship and saving mission, returns in obedience to Nazareth, and truly increases in wisdom, stature, and... 17 min read
10. 3 Luke 3:1-20 - John the Baptist and Fruits Worthy of Repentance The word of God comes to John in the wilderness, summoning every rank of life to concrete repentance and directing all expectation toward Christ, the Mightier One who gives the... 20 min read
11. 3 Luke 3:21-38 - Baptism, Sonship, and Genealogy Jesus enters the waters, prays as heaven opens, is revealed as the beloved Son by the Father and Spirit, and is traced through humanity back to Adam and God. 14 min read
12. 4 Luke 4:1-13 - Tempted in the Wilderness The Spirit filled Son refuses to prove His identity through appetite, domination, or spectacle; in the humanity He assumed, Christ answers the tempter with obedient worship and... 17 min read
13. 4 Luke 4:14-30 - Today This Scripture Is Fulfilled Jesus returns in the power of the Spirit, proclaims Isaiah fulfilled in Himself, exposes the desire to possess grace as hometown privilege, recalls God's mercy to the widow of... 18 min read
14. 4 Luke 4:31-44 - Authority in Capernaum Jesus teaches in Capernaum with authority, silences and casts out an unclean spirit, heals Simon's mother in law and many others, refuses demonic testimony, and continues to other... 18 min read
15. 5 Luke 5:1-11 - The Catch and the Call of Peter Jesus teaches from Simon's boat, commands an exhausted fisherman to launch into the deep, fills the nets with an overwhelming catch, receives Peter's confession of sin, and calls... 17 min read
16. 5 Luke 5:12-26 - Cleansing and Forgiveness Jesus cleanses a man full of leprosy by His willing touch, withdraws to prayer amid growing crowds, forgives and heals a paralyzed man, and reveals the Son of Man's authority on... 19 min read
17. 5 Luke 5:27-39 - Levi, Sinners, Fasting, and New Wine Jesus calls Levi from the tax office, receives tax collectors and sinners as the Physician who calls them to repentance, reveals Himself as Bridegroom, and gives new wine that... 18 min read
18. 6 Luke 6:1-16 - Sabbath Mercy and the Twelve Jesus reveals Himself as Lord of the Sabbath, restores the man with the withered hand, spends the night in prayer, and calls, chooses, and names the Twelve apostles. 17 min read
19. 6 Luke 6:17-26 - Blessings and Woes The healing Christ blesses disciples whose present poverty, hunger, tears, or rejection cannot cancel the Kingdom, and warns those whose comfort, fullness, laughter, or praise has... 16 min read
20. 6 Luke 6:27-49 - Mercy, Judgment, Fruit, and Foundation Christ forms those who truly hear Him into the mercy of the Father, giving them clear sight, good fruit, and an obedient life founded on His words. 19 min read
21. 7 Luke 7:1-17 - Faith, Authority, and the Widow's Son Jesus heals the centurion's servant by His word and raises the widow's only son at Nain, revealing humble faith, divine authority, compassion, and the visitation of God. 15 min read
22. 7 Luke 7:18-35 - John, Christ, and the Children in the Marketplace Jesus answers John's messengers through works of mercy, honors the Forerunner, and exposes the heart that rejects both John's austerity and Christ's table fellowship. 16 min read
23. 7 Luke 7:36-50 - The Forgiven Woman at the Pharisee's Table At Simon's table, Christ makes an unnamed woman's repentance the test of spiritual sight: grace cancels an unpayable debt, love reveals mercy received, faith saves, and the... 16 min read
24. 8 Luke 8:1-15 - Women Disciples and the Word That Bears Fruit Jesus travels preaching the Kingdom, receives the faithful service of healed women, and interprets the parable of the sower so that every hearer may keep the word with a noble... 21 min read
25. 8 Luke 8:16-21 - Lamp, Hearing, and the True Family Jesus teaches that the word received is like a lamp set out for light, that hearing must be guarded, and that His true family is formed by hearing the word of God and doing it. 13 min read
26. 8 Luke 8:22-39 - Christ in the Storm and Among the Tombs Jesus commands the crossing, calms the storm, delivers and restores the man among the tombs, and sends him home as a witness to what God has done in Jesus. 17 min read
27. 8 Luke 8:40-56 - Jairus and the Woman with the Flow of Blood Jesus receives Jairus, restores the woman with the flow of blood, strengthens faith during delay, and raises Jairus's daughter from death as Lord of life. 18 min read
28. 9 Luke 9:1-17 - Mission of the Twelve and Feeding the Multitude Jesus gives the Twelve power and authority, sends them to preach and heal, exposes Herod's troubled curiosity, receives the returning apostles, teaches and heals the multitude,... 20 min read
29. 9 Luke 9:18-27 - Confession and the Cross Jesus prays, asks the disciples who they say He is, receives Peter's confession that He is the Christ of God, reveals His necessary Passion and Resurrection, and calls every... 17 min read
30. 9 Luke 9:28-36 - The Transfiguration and the Exodus He Would Accomplish Jesus goes up the mountain to pray, reveals His glory before Peter, John, and James, speaks with Moses and Elijah about the exodus He will accomplish at Jerusalem, and is... 17 min read
31. 9 Luke 9:37-50 - Healing, Passion, and Humble Greatness Jesus heals the only son, teaches His coming Passion, and corrects the disciples' ambition and possessive control. 17 min read
32. 10 Luke 10:1-24 - The Seventy and the Joy of Mission Jesus sends the seventy before His face, teaches them simplicity, peace, healing, and nearness of the kingdom, warns against rejecting the Gospel, corrects missionary joy away... 24 min read
33. 10 Luke 10:25-37 - The Good Samaritan Christ exposes the boundary making logic of self justification and commands a mercy that approaches, spends, collaborates, and remains accountable. 15 min read
34. 10 Luke 10:38-42 - Martha, Mary, and the One Thing Needed Jesus receives Martha's hospitality, honors Mary's hearing of His word, gently corrects anxious distraction, and teaches that all service must be ordered around the one thing... 15 min read
35. 11 Luke 11:1-13 - Teach Us to Pray The praying Son teaches His disciples to stand before God as children by grace: to seek the Father's name and kingdom first, to ask day by day for bread and forgiveness, to... 21 min read
36. 11 Luke 11:14-36 - The Divided Kingdom, Sign of Jonah, and Lamp of the Body Jesus frees a mute man, unmasks the charge that God's work is demonic, declares that the kingdom has come by the finger of God, warns that a swept house must be filled, honors... 21 min read
37. 11 Luke 11:37-54 - Woes at the Pharisee's Table At a Pharisee's table, Jesus exposes the division between religious appearance and an unclean heart, joins careful obedience to justice and the love of God, judges authority that... 17 min read
38. 12 Luke 12:1-21 - Fear God, Confess Christ, and Beware Covetousness Jesus warns His disciples against hidden hypocrisy, frees them from fear of men by teaching reverent fear of God, promises the Holy Spirit's help in witness, refuses to let an... 16 min read
39. 12 Luke 12:22-34 - Do Not Fear, Little Flock Jesus frees His disciples from anxious seeking by revealing the Father's care, commands them to seek the Kingdom, comforts the little flock with the Father's pleasure to give, and... 17 min read
40. 12 Luke 12:35-59 - Watchfulness, Fire, and Discernment Jesus calls His servants to live awake before His coming, steward responsibility without abuse, receive the saving fire of His Gospel, and discern the time for repentance while... 17 min read
41. 13 Luke 13:1-17 - Repent or Perish, and the Woman Loosed Jesus refuses victim blaming after public disasters, calls everyone to repentance, gives the fig tree one more season of mercy, and reveals Sabbath rest by loosing a daughter of... 18 min read
42. 13 Luke 13:18-35 - Kingdom Growth, Narrow Door, and Lament over Jerusalem Jesus teaches that the Kingdom grows from small and hidden beginnings, redirects curiosity about salvation into striving through the narrow gate, continues freely toward His... 18 min read
43. 14 Luke 14:1-24 - Sabbath Table, Humility, and the Great Banquet At a watched Sabbath meal, Jesus heals, overturns the pursuit of rank, opens hospitality beyond repayment, and warns that the ready feast of the Kingdom can be admired yet refused. 17 min read
44. 14 Luke 14:25-35 - The Cost of Discipleship Jesus turns from the traveling crowds and teaches that discipleship is first love for Him, a carried cross, sober completion, freedom from possession's lordship, and salt that... 18 min read
45. 15 Luke 15:1-10 - Lost Sheep and Lost Coin Jesus answers complaint over receiving sinners with heaven's joy over the lost who are found. 15 min read
46. 15 Luke 15:11-32 - The Prodigal Son Jesus reveals the Father's mercy toward the repentant son and exposes the older brother's refusal to rejoice, calling the whole Church to return, restoration, and joy in mercy. 16 min read
47. 16 Luke 16:1-18 - Stewardship, Mammon, Law, and Faithfulness Christ summons His disciples to give a faithful account of entrusted goods, refuse the mastery of mammon, and keep covenant under the enduring word of God. 18 min read
48. 16 Luke 16:19-31 - The Rich Man and Lazarus Jesus sets Lazarus at the gate so the Church can hear Moses and the prophets before the gulf is fixed. 14 min read
49. 17 Luke 17:1-19 - Scandal, Forgiveness, Faith, and the Ten Lepers Jesus teaches His disciples to guard the little ones, forgive the repentant, ask for living faith, serve without entitlement, and return with gratitude like the healed Samaritan. 15 min read
50. 17 Luke 17:20-37 - The Kingdom and the Days of the Son of Man Jesus turns attention from signs and predictions toward the Kingdom present in the King, the Cross that precedes His glory, and a life of repentance, detachment, and readiness for... 15 min read
51. 18 Luke 18:1-17 - Persistent Prayer, Humility, and Children Jesus teaches prayer that does not lose heart, repentance that does not justify itself, and childlike reception of the Kingdom. 15 min read
52. 18 Luke 18:18-30 - The Rich Ruler and Impossible Salvation Christ exposes the ruler's bondage to wealth, commands mercy to the poor and personal discipleship, and reveals that the salvation impossible to human strength is possible with... 18 min read
53. 18 Luke 18:31-43 - Passion Foretold and the Blind Beggar Christ freely goes toward His Passion and Resurrection, while a blind beggar confesses the Son of David, receives mercy, and follows Him with praise. 13 min read
54. 19 Luke 19:1-10 - Zacchaeus Christ seeks Zacchaeus before Zacchaeus can fully see Him, enters the house of a rich tax collector, and makes repentance visible through joy, almsgiving, restitution, and... 16 min read
55. 19 Luke 19:11-27 - The Minas and the Returning King Christ corrects the expectation of an immediately visible Kingdom by revealing the interval of entrusted service, His certain return, and the judgment that belongs to the King. 16 min read
56. 19 Luke 19:28-40 - The King Enters Jerusalem Christ goes ahead to Jerusalem as the meek King whose authority is revealed in voluntary self offering and whose praise cannot be silenced. 13 min read
57. 19 Luke 19:41-48 - Tears over Jerusalem, Temple, and Teaching The visiting King weeps over missed peace, cleanses His house for prayer, and remains in the temple to teach those who attend to His saving word. 13 min read
58. 20 Luke 20:1-26 - Authority, Vineyard, and Caesar Christ exposes authority severed from obedience, reveals Himself as the beloved Son and rejected cornerstone, and orders Caesar's limited due beneath God's greater claim. 18 min read
59. 20-21 Luke 20:27-21:4 - Resurrection, David's Lord, Scribes, and the Widow Christ answers the Sadducees with the God of the living, reveals that David's Son is David's Lord, warns against religious display that devours widows, and praises the poor... 17 min read
60. 21 Luke 21:5-19 - Temple Judgment and Faithful Witness Christ warns that the beautiful temple will fall, guards His disciples from deception and panic, and teaches that persecution will become testimony through His given wisdom and... 14 min read
61. 21 Luke 21:20-38 - Jerusalem, the Son of Man, and Watchfulness Christ warns of Jerusalem's desolation, reveals the coming of the Son of Man, anchors the disciples in His unpassing words, and calls them to watchful prayer instead of panic. 17 min read
62. 22 Luke 22:1-13 - Betrayal and the Passover Prepared As betrayal gathers in secret, Christ prepares the Passover with sovereign peace, warning every disciple against hidden consent to sin and teaching obedient readiness for His... 12 min read
63. 22 Luke 22:14-23 - The Mystical Supper and the New Covenant in His Blood At the hour of His Passion, Christ fervently desires to eat the Passover with His apostles, gives His Body and Blood as the new covenant, and exposes betrayal at the table as a... 16 min read
64. 22 Luke 22:24-38 - Servanthood, Peter's Sifting, and the Sword Jesus answers rivalry with servant greatness, prays for Peter before his denial, and prepares the apostles for the Passion without making the kingdom a work of violence. 12 min read
65. 22 Luke 22:39-71 - Gethsemane, Arrest, Denial, Mockery, and Council The voluntarily suffering Christ prays in agony, heals during His arrest, recalls Peter through His merciful look, endures mockery, and confesses heavenly enthronement before the... 19 min read
66. 23 Luke 23:1-25 - Pilate, Herod, Barabbas, and the Condemned Innocent The innocent Christ is falsely accused before Pilate, mocked by Herod, exchanged for Barabbas, and delivered to the will of the crowd, yet He continues voluntarily toward the... 15 min read
67. 23 Luke 23:26-43 - The Way to the Cross, Forgiveness, and Paradise Simon bears the Cross behind Jesus; Christ warns Jerusalem, intercedes for His crucifiers, reigns amid mockery, and opens Paradise to the repentant thief. 16 min read
68. 23 Luke 23:44-56 - Death, Veil, Witness, Burial, and the Women Christ dies with a loud cry of trust to the Father, the veil is torn, the centurion and crowds bear witness, Joseph asks for the body, and the faithful women observe the burial... 15 min read
69. 24 Luke 24:1-12 - The Empty Tomb and the Remembered Word The faithful women come to the tomb with spices, find the body of the Lord Jesus absent, hear the proclamation that He is risen, remember His words, and bear witness while Peter... 14 min read
70. 24 Luke 24:13-35 - The Road to Emmaus The risen Christ draws near to two grieving disciples on the road to Emmaus, opens Moses and the Prophets, is recognized in the breaking of bread, and sends them back to the... 19 min read
71. 24 Luke 24:36-53 - The Risen Christ Opens His Disciples' Understanding The risen Christ gives peace, shows His true body, opens His disciples' understanding of the Scriptures, sends witnesses with the promise of power from on high, and ascends while... 16 min read