6.1: Jesus Works His Way South
JESUS FROM SEVEN SOURCES Copyright © 2000 - Kenneth Ray Taylor Chapter 6: Jesus Works His Way South 94. Jesus Departs from Galilee [Mat 19:1a (...departed from Galilee,) & Mark 10:1a (...arose from thence,)]
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[Mt Mk] And [Mt ] it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings,
[Mt Mk] he [ Mk] arose from thence,
[ ] [and] [Mt ] departed from Galilee.
95. The Samaritans Reject Jesus
[Lk] And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
[Lk] and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luk 9:53 [Lk] And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
[Lk] And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Luk 9:55 [Lk] But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
[Lk] For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save [them]. And they went to another village.
96. The Would-be Disciples [Mat 8:19-22 & Luk 9:57-62]
[Mt Lk] And [ Lk] it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, [Mt Lk] a certain [Mt ] scribe came, and [Mt Lk] said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
[Mt Lk] And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
[Mt Lk] And [ Lk] he said unto [Mt Lk] another [Mt ] of his disciples, [ Lk] Follow me. But he
[Mt Lk] said [Mt ] unto him, [Mt Lk] Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luk 9:60 [Mt Lk] But Jesus said unto him, [Mt ] Follow me; and [Mt Lk] let the dead bury their dead:
[ Lk] but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
[ Lk] And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
[ Lk] And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
97. The Seventy Disciples* Sent Out
[*Note: Tradition tells us that Luke was one of the Seventy Disciples. This would help explain why Luke gives so much attention to these few months of our Lord’s ministry (Luke 9:51-18:14) which are all but passed over in the other gospels.]
[Lk] After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
[Lk] Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luk 10:3 [Lk] Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Luk 10:4 [Lk] Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
Luk 10:5 [Lk] And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.
Luk 10:6 [Lk] And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
[Lk] And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
Luk 10:8 [Lk] And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
Luk 10:9 [Lk] and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
[Lk] But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
[Lk] Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luk 10:12 [Lk] But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
[Lk] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Luk 10:14 [Lk] But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
Luk 10:15 [Lk] And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
[Lk] He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Luk 10:17 [Lk] And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
Luk 10:18 [Lk] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
[Lk] Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
[Lk] Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
[Lk] In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[Lk] All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].
[Lk] And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:
[Lk] for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
98. The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luk 10:25 [Lk] And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luk 10:26 [Lk] He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
[Lk] And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luk 10:28 [Lk] And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
Luk 10:29 [Lk] But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
[Lk] And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.
Luk 10:31 [Lk] And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:32 [Lk] And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.
Luk 10:33 [Lk] But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
[Lk] and went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
[Lk] And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luk 10:36 [Lk] Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 [Lk] And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
99. Mary & Martha
[Lk] Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village*: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
[*Note: This village is Bethany on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem (John 11:1). Jesus often lodged here during His visits to Jerusalem (Mat 21:17; Luk 21:37; John 8:1). Hence I insert Jesus’ winter visit to Jerusalem (John 10:22) as the next story.]
Luk 10:39 [Lk] And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
[Lk] But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
Luk 10:41 [Lk] And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
Luk 10:42 [Lk] but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
100. Jesus is the Good Shepherd
[Jn] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
John 10:2 [Jn] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
[Jn] To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
John 10:4 [Jn] And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
John 10:5 [Jn] And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
John 10:6 [Jn] This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
John 10:7 [Jn] Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:8 [Jn] All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
John 10:9 [Jn] I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
[Jn] The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
John 10:11 [Jn] I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
[Jn] But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
John 10:13 [Jn] The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
John 10:14 [Jn] I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
John 10:15 [Jn] As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
[Jn] And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.
John 10:17 [Jn] Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
[Jn] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John 10:19 [Jn] There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
John 10:20 [Jn] And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
John 10:21 [Jn] Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
John 10:22 [Jn] And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
John 10:23 [Jn] And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
[Jn] Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
[Jn] Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
John 10:26 [Jn] But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
John 10:27 [Jn] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
[Jn] and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.
[Jn] My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father’s hand.
John 10:30 [Jn] I and [my] Father are one.
John 10:31 [Jn] Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
John 10:32 [Jn] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
[Jn] The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
John 10:34 [Jn] Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
John 10:35 [Jn] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
[Jn] say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
John 10:37 [Jn] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
[Jn] But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.
John 10:39 [Jn] Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand.
101. Jesus Teaches His Disciples How to Pray
[Lk] And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
[Lk] And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Luk 11:3 [Lk] Give us day by day our daily bread.
[Lk] And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
[Lk] And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
Luk 11:6 [Lk] for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
[Lk] And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
[Lk] I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
[Lk] And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 11:10 [Lk] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[Lk] If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luk 11:12 [Lk] or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
[Lk] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
102. Jesus Again Accused of Using Satanic Power
[Lk] And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
Luk 11:15 [Lk] But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Luk 11:16 [Lk] And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.
[Lk] But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.
[Lk] If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
Luk 11:19 [Lk] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luk 11:20 [Lk] But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luk 11:21 [Lk] When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
[Lk] but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
Luk 11:23 [Lk] He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
[Lk] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 [Lk] And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.
[Lk] Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.
[Lk] And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luk 11:28 [Lk] But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
[Lk] And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luk 11:30 [Lk] For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
[Lk] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
[Lk] The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.
[Lk] No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
[Lk] The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness.
Luk 11:35 [Lk] Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
[Lk] If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
103. Jesus Rebukes the Scribes & Pharisees
Luk 11:37 [Lk] And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
Luk 11:38 [Lk] And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
[Lk] And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Luk 11:40 [Lk] [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Luk 11:41 [Lk] But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
[Lk] But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Luk 11:43 [Lk] Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
[Lk] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them].
Luk 11:45 [Lk] Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
[Lk] And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luk 11:47 [Lk] Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
[Lk] Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
[Lk] Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:
[Lk] that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
[Lk] from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
[Lk] Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
[Lk] And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
Luk 11:54 [Lk] laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
104. Jesus Warns Against Hypocrisy
[Lk] In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luk 12:2 [Lk] For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
[Lk] Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house tops.
[Lk] And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
[Lk] But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Luk 12:6 [Lk] Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
[Lk] But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[Lk] Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Luk 12:9 [Lk] but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
[Lk] And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
[Lk] And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and [unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luk 12:12 [Lk] for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
105. Jesus Warns Against Covetousness
Luk 12:13 [Lk] And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Luk 12:14 [Lk] And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
[Lk] And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luk 12:16 [Lk] And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 [Lk] and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
[Lk] And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
[Lk] And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.
[Lk] But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luk 12:21 [Lk] So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
[Lk] And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:23 [Lk] The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.
[Lk] Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luk 12:25 [Lk] And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luk 12:26 [Lk] If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
[Lk] Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[Lk] If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [will he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
Luk 12:29 [Lk] And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
[Lk] For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 [Lk] But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luk 12:32 [Lk] Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
[Lk] Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Luk 12:34 [Lk] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luk 12:35 [Lk] Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;
[Lk] and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
[Lk] Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
[Lk] And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.
[Lk] And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Luk 12:40 [Lk] Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Luk 12:41 [Lk] Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
[Lk] And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?
Luk 12:43 [Lk] Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Luk 12:44 [Lk] Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
[Lk] But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
[Lk] the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
[Lk] And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].
[Lk] But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Luk 12:49 [Lk] I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
Luk 12:50 [Lk] But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Luk 12:51 [Lk] Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Luk 12:52 [Lk] for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
[Lk] The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[Lk] And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Luk 12:55 [Lk] And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
[Lk] [Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Luk 12:57 [Lk] Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
[Lk] When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Luk 12:59 [Lk] I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
106. Repent or Perish
[Lk] There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
[Lk] And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
Luk 13:3 [Lk] I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
[Lk] Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luk 13:5 [Lk] I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
[Lk] He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
[Lk] Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Luk 13:8 [Lk] And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:
Luk 13:9 [Lk] and if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down.
107. Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman
Luk 13:10 [Lk] And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
[Lk] And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up [herself].
Luk 13:12 [Lk] And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
Luk 13:13 [Lk] And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
[Lk] And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
[Lk] The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?
[Lk] And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
[Lk] And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Luk 13:18 [Lk] Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
[Lk] It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Luk 13:20 [Lk] And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Luk 13:21 [Lk] It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
108. Are Few Saved?
Luk 13:22 [Lk] And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Luk 13:23 [Lk] Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
Luk 13:24 [Lk] Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
[Lk] When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luk 13:26 [Lk] then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Luk 13:27 [Lk] But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.
[Lk] There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out.
[Lk] And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Luk 13:30 [Lk] And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
109. Jesus’ Message to Herod
[Lk] The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
[Lk] And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third [day] I shall be perfected.
[Lk] Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
[Lk] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!
[Lk] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time] come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
110. Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy
[Lk] And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Luk 14:2 [Lk] And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
Luk 14:3 [Lk] And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Luk 14:4 [Lk] And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go;
[Lk] and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
Luk 14:6 [Lk] And they could not answer him again to these things.
111. Jesus Teaches Humility
[Lk] And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
[Lk] When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
[Lk] and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
[Lk] But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Luk 14:11 [Lk] For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
[Lk] Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luk 14:13 [Lk] But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
[Lk] and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
112. The Blessing of Giving* [Acts 20:35b (remember the words...)]
[*Note: It is common nowadays for modern "scholars" to assert that Matthew and Luke simply invented stories to provide contexts for the various sayings of Jesus. But this single verse proves these skeptics wrong, since Luke (as author of the Book of Acts) was obviously aware of this saying, yet failed to include it in his gospel under any context.]
Acts 20:35 b [Ac] Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
113. The Parable of the Great Supper
[Lk] And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Luk 14:16 [Lk] Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
Luk 14:17 [Lk] and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
[Lk] And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:19 [Lk] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Luk 14:20 [Lk] And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
[Lk] So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Luk 14:22 [Lk] And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
[Lk] And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
Luk 14:24 [Lk] For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
114. The Cost of Discipleship
Luk 14:25 [Lk] And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
[Lk] If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:27 [Lk] And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
[Lk] For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?
[Lk] Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,
Luk 14:30 [Lk] saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
[Lk] Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Luk 14:32 [Lk] Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Luk 14:33 [Lk] So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:34 [Lk] Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
[Lk] It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
115. The Parables of Lost Things
Luk 15:1 [Lk] Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Luk 15:2 [Lk] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
Luk 15:3 [Lk] And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
[Lk] What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luk 15:5 [Lk] And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.
[Lk] And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
[Lk] I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
[Lk] Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find [it]?
[Lk] And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends and [her] neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Luk 15:10 [Lk] Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Luk 15:11 [Lk] And he said, A certain man had two sons:
[Lk] and the younger of them said to [his] father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided unto them [his] living.
[Lk] And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Luk 15:14 [Lk] And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
Luk 15:15 [Lk] And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Luk 15:16 [Lk] And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
[Lk] And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luk 15:18 [Lk] I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Luk 15:19 [Lk] and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
[Lk] And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
[Lk] And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
[Lk] But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:
Luk 15:23 [Lk] and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:
Luk 15:24 [Lk] for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luk 15:25 [Lk] Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luk 15:26 [Lk] And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
[Lk] And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Luk 15:28 [Lk] And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
[Lk] And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
[Lk] but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luk 15:31 [Lk] And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
[Lk] It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.