The Women Who Followed Jesus (Luke 8:1-3)
Who were the women who followed Jesus in Luke 8:1-3? Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna, and the women who supported Jesus’ ministry from their own resources.
Luke 7:36-50 Meaning: Forgiven Much, Loves Much (The Woman With the Alabaster Jar)
Commentary on Luke 7:36-50: a sinful woman anoints Jesus at Simon the Pharisee’s house. The parable of the two debtors, “forgiven much, loves much,” and who she was.
Luke 7:18-35 Meaning: Why Did John the Baptist Doubt Jesus?
Commentary on Luke 7:18-35: John asks if Jesus is the one to come. Why John doubted, “the blind see, the lame walk,” and why no one is greater than John.
Luke 7:11-17 Meaning: Jesus Raises the Widow of Nain’s Son
Commentary on Luke 7:11-17: Jesus raises a widow’s only son at Nain. Where Nain is, the Elijah and Elisha echoes, and every person raised from the dead in the Bible.
Healing a Centurion’s Servant (Luke 7:1-10)
Commentary on Luke 7:1-10: a centurion asks Jesus to heal his slave with only a word. Greek insights, Matthew comparison, and the roots of “Lord, I am not worthy.”
The Wise and Foolish Builders (Luke 6:46-49)
The parable of the wise and foolish builders in Luke 6:46-49: “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’?”, digging deep to the rock, how Luke differs from Matthew, and what it means to hear and do.
A Tree and Its Fruit (Luke 6:43-45)
What does Luke 6:45 mean? Commentary on Luke 6:43-45: a tree is known by its fruit, the treasure of the heart, and why “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Do Not Judge (Luke 6:37-42
What do Luke 6:37 and 6:38 mean? Commentary on Luke 6:37-42: do not judge, forgive, “good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,” the blind leading the blind, and the speck and the log.
Love Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36)
Commentary on Luke 6:27-36: love your enemies, turn the other cheek, and the Golden Rule. What Luke 6:31, 6:35, and 6:36 mean, plus the “love your enemies” Bible verse explained.
The Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:17-26)
What is the Sermon on the Plain? Commentary on Luke 6:17-26: Jesus’ four blessings and four woes, “blessed are the poor,” “woe to you who are rich,” and how Luke differs from Matthew.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles (Luke 6:12-16)
Commentary on Luke 6:12-16: Jesus prays all night on a mountain, then chooses twelve apostles. Why twelve, what “apostle” means, every name explained, and Judas “who became a traitor.”
Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath: The Withered Hand (Luke 6:6-11)
Commentary on Luke 6:6-11: Jesus heals a man’s withered right hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath and asks if it is lawful to do good or harm. Plus every Sabbath healing.
Luke 6:1-5 Meaning: The Son of Man Is Lord of the Sabbath
Commentary on Luke 6:1-5: Jesus’ disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath, Jesus recalls David and the bread of the Presence, and he declares himself lord of the Sabbath.
New Wine in Old Wineskins: Meaning of Luke 5:33-39 and Jesus on Fasting
What does new wine in old wineskins mean? Commentary on Luke 5:33-39, the bridegroom, “The old is good,” and what Jesus said about fasting.
Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew) the Tax Collector (Luke 5:27-32)
Why did Jesus call a tax collector? Commentary on Luke 5:27-32, Levi’s banquet, “those who are well have no need of a physician,” and is Levi Matthew?
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man Through the Roof (Luke 5:17-26)
Why did Jesus forgive the paralyzed man’s sins first? Commentary on Luke 5:17-26, the four friends, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”, and the Son of Man.
Luke 5:1-11: Jesus Calls Peter and the Miraculous Catch of Fish
What happens in Luke 5:1-11? Jesus calls Peter, James, and John after a miraculous catch of fish. Verse-by-verse commentary, Greek word studies, and FAQ.
Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law (Luke 4:38-44 Meaning)
Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law, then the whole town at sunset. Commentary on Luke 4:38-44, why he silenced the demons, and “I must preach the kingdom.”
Jesus Casts Out a Demon in Capernaum (Luke 4:31-37)
Jesus casts out a demon in the Capernaum synagogue. Commentary on Luke 4:31-37: the Holy One of God, Jesus’ authority, and every exorcism in Luke.
Jesus’ First Sermon in Nazareth: Rejected in His Hometown (Luke 4:14-30)
What did Jesus read in the synagogue at Nazareth? Commentary on Luke 4:14-30, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, and why his hometown rejected him.