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| I – 1:1-2:52 – The Birth Narratives |
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| 1:1-4 |
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Introduction
Purpose for writing and greeting to Theophilus |
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| 1:5-25 |
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Foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist
Introduction to John’s parents – both of the priestly line
Zechariah was assigned to temple duty
An angel appeared to him when he was inside to burn the incense
Angel foretold the birth of a son
Zechariah was struck dumb
Elizabeth became pregnant |
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Foretelling of the birth of Jesus
Angel appeared to Mary to announce birth of Jesus
Mary was a virgin, asked how this could happen
Angel said the child would be of the Holy Spirit |
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| 1:39-45 |
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Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth
Upon her arrival, babe in Elizabeth’s womb leaped for joy |
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| 1:46-56 |
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Mary sang “The Magnificat”
(Possibly modeled after Hannah’s song of praise –1 Sam 2:1-10)
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months |
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| 1:57-66 |
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Birth of John the Baptist
When child was born, Zechariah affirmed his name would be John
Immediately his tongue was loosed and he could speak |
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| 1:67-80 |
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Zechariah sang “The Benedictus”
Praised God and celebrated the life John would have
“And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit....."
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| 2:1-7 |
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The birth of Jesus
Joseph and a very pregnant Mary went to Bethlehem to register for the census
Jesus was born in a stable because there was no room for them at the inn |
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| 2:8-20 |
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Announcement to the shepherds
Angel announced the birth of Jesus – “he is Christ the Lord.”
Shepherds went to Bethlehem to see the child |
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| 2:21-40 |
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Presentation of Jesus in the temple
Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day
At the end of 40 days, Mary and Joseph went to temple for purification rite
Simeon (righteous and devout) was moved by the Spirit, took Jesus in his arms, and praised God for being allowed to see the Lord’s Christ
Anna (prophetess) gave thanks to God and spoke about the child
(Together, these two affirmed Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of prophecy)
“And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit…” |
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Jesus in the Temple
Parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover
Jesus stayed behind to talk with the teachers
Parents returned to Jerusalem, anxiously searching for him
Jesus said, “Did you not know I must be about my Father’s business?”
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” |
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| II -- 3:1-9:50 – The Galilean Ministry |
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| 3:1-20 |
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John the Baptist
John began preaching a baptism for the repentance of sins
Many thought he might be the Messiah
John said “one mightier than I will come…”
John preached against Herod for marrying his brother’s wife
Herod arrested John and put him in prison
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Baptism of Jesus
Unlike Matthew and Mark, Jesus’ baptism was reported after the fact
Heavens opened, Spirit descended, and voice spoke as Jesus was praying |
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Genealogy of Jesus
(Matthew begins his gospel with genealogy)
Luke’s genealogy came after John was in prison and Jesus was ready to begin
Matthew’s went back to Abraham; Luke’s went back all the way to Adam
Needless to say, the lists are not the same
Nonetheless, lists point out God’s plan
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Jesus in the wilderness
Jesus was tempted for forty days
Three temptations were similar to those in Matthew
At the end of 40 days, “the tempter left him for a while”
There was no comment about angels attending to him |
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Beginning of Galilean ministry |
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4:14-30 Return and rejection at Nazareth
Jesus read from the scroll in the synagogue
“Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.”
“No prophet is accepted in his hometown.”
People took him to the top of a cliff, intended to throw
him down
“Jesus passed right through the midst of them.”
4:31-37 Healing of an evil spirit in the synagogue
Jesus ordered the demon to come out of the man
People were amazed and wondered “what is this teaching?”
4:38-39 Healing of Peter’s mother-in-law
He rebuked the fever; she got up and served them
4:40-44 Summary of healings
After the Sabbath, people brought many sick; Jesus healed them all
Jesus went off to pray; people sought him out,
wanted him to stay
Jesus said he must preach to everyone. “That is why
I’ve been sent.”
5:1-11 Calling of the disciples
Preached from Peter’s boat at Lake Gennesaret
Told Peter to cast out net
Peter said they’d been out all night, but was obedient
to Jesus
Had to call their friends for help with the great catch
of fish
Needless to say, Peter was repentant
Jesus declared from then on they would be fishers of
men
5:12-16 Leper approached Jesus
“Lord if you are willing”…. “I am”
Jesus healed him; news about Jesus continued to spread
5:17-26 Healing of the paralytic on a mat
Jesus was teaching in a house
Four men lowered their friend through the roof
Jesus forgave his sins
Scribes and Pharisees thought he had blasphemed
Jesus healed the man (thereby indicating the man’s sins had been forgiven since they believed illness
was an indication of sin)
5:27-32 The call of Levi
Called a tax collector named Levi to follow him
Levi held a banquet; many guests were there,
including Jesus
Pharisees and teachers of the law were outraged
Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor.”
5:33-39 Questions regarding fasting
Pharisees questioned why Jesus’ disciples did not
fast
Jesus replied with parables of wedding, patches, and new wine
6:1-5 Gleaning grain on the Sabbath
Pharisees accused Jesus and his disciples of doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath
Jesus reminded them of David’s eating of
consecrated bread
6:6-11 Healing of a man’s withered hand on the Sabbath
“Which is lawful – to do good or to do evil?”
Pharisees were furious with Jesus, began to plan
what to do about him
6:12-16 Choosing the Twelve apostles
(List is not identical among the synoptic gospels) |
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| 6:17-49 |
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Luke’s version of Sermon on the Mount (here called Sermon on the Plain) |
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6:17-23 Blessings (beatitudes)
6:24-26 Woe to those who are now rich and well fed
Will be a reversal of fortunes awaiting them
6:27-36 On loving your enemies and the Golden Rule
Anyone can love those who love you
If you love your enemies, your reward will be great
6:37-42 On not judging others and beams and motes
First take the beam out of your eye, then you can
take the mote (speck) from your brother’s eye
6:46-49 Building on sand versus rock
Rock: the one who hears these words and does
them
Sand: the one who hears these words and does not
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Jesus goes to Capernaum |
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7:1-10 The centurion’s sick servant
Centurion sent Jewish elders to ask Jesus to come
heal his servant
When Jesus was close to his house, he sent word saying he was not worthy that Jesus should enter his house
Jesus, like himself, was a man under authority –
Jesus could just say the word
Jesus was amazed, healed the man
7:11-17 Raising of the widow’s son at Nain
Jesus touched the bier; son sat up
Jesus gave him back to his mother
News of Jesus continued to spread
7:18-35 Question from John the Baptist
“Are you the one… or should we wait for another?”
Jesus replied how the blind see, the lame walk, and
the lepers are cured
Jesus spoke highly of John the Baptist
7:36-50 Anointed by a sinful woman at Simon’s house
Simon was irritated by the intrusion
Jesus told parable of two debtors, both of whom had their debts forgiven
“Who loved the moneylender more?”
Jesus admonished Simon for not being more
hospitable
Jesus told the woman to go in peace; “Your faith has saved you.”
8:1-3 Introduction of women who were helping Jesus
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna, and many others
8:4-15 Parable of Sower
Farmer sowed seed in four kinds of soil
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Disciples asked for interpretation
Soils represent different responses to the gospel
8:16-18 Parable of the lamp – put it on a lamp stand
There is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed
8:19-21 Jesus’ family came to see him, but could not
because of the crowd
Jesus expanded the definition of family to include
his followers
8:22-25 Calming the storm
Jesus and disciples got into a boat to go to the
other side of the lake
While crossing, he fell asleep while a big storm
raged
Disciples were frightened, and woke him up
Jesus stilled the raging storm; disciples wondered, “Who is this?”
8:26-39 Healing of a man at region of Gerasenes
Demon-possessed man approached Jesus as they debarked
Man fell at Jesus’ feet; demons cried out
Demons asked to go into a herd of pigs
Jesus allowed it; pigs rushed down the banks and were drowned
Man was healed; townspeople were terrified and begged him to leave
8:40-56 Intercalated story of Jairus and woman with a hemorrhage
40-42 Jairus asked Jesus to come heal his 12-year-old daughter
43-48 While on the way to Jairus’ house, a woman
“touched” Jesus
Jesus stopped, inquired who “touched” him
Woman stepped forward, said she had been healed
“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
49-56 Word came that Jairus’ daughter had died
Jesus told Jairus not to be afraid, but to believe (just like the woman)
Jesus healed the daughter
9:1-6 First missionary journey for The Twelve
Jesus gave them power and authority
9:7-9 Herod wondered who Jesus was, wanted to see him
9:10-17 Feeding of the five thousand
Disciples returned from mission, gave full report
Jesus and disciples tried to get away to Bethsaida
Crowds followed; Jesus taught them and healed the
sick
Late in the day, the disciples told him to send them
away
Jesus told disciples to feed them; they found five
loaves and two fish
Jesus gave thanks, broke the loaves, fed the people
Afterwards, they filled twelve baskets with leftovers |
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Peter confessed Jesus as Messiah (Christ)
Jesus told them not to tell anyone |
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First passion prediction
If anyone would follow, (s)he must take up cross daily and follow
“Whoever loses his life will save it.” |
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The Transfiguration
Jesus, Peter, James, and John went up a mountain to pray
While Jesus was praying, he was transfigured
Moses and Elijah appeared
They talked with Jesus about events to come
Peter wanted to stay forever – build three shelters
Voice came out of the cloud: “Listen to my son.”
Disciples kept all this to themselves
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Healing of the boy with an evil spirit
Man had asked Jesus’ disciples for healing for his son
When Jesus and disciples came down, they found a great commotion
Man asked why Jesus’ disciples could not heal his son
Jesus healed him and the crowd marveled |
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Second Passion prediction
Disciples were afraid to ask him about it |
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Disciples began to argue about which of them was greatest
Jesus took small child – he who is least is greatest
John tried to stop a man from driving out demons in Jesus’ name
Jesus said, “Whoever is not against you is for you.” |
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| III – 9:51-19:44 -- The Journey Toward Jerusalem |
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Preparing for the journey to Jerusalem |
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9:51-56 People in Samaritan city rebuffed Jesus
Disciples offered to “call down fire upon them”
Jesus rebuked disciples
9:57-62 Cost of discipleship
Three different men wanted to follow Jesus
Jesus had no “place to lay his head”
The other man wanted to join after he buried his father
The third wanted to say good-bye to his family
Discipleship included sacrifice and commitment
10:1-24 Sending out seventy-two disciples
1-12 Jesus appointed seventy-two to go out in pairs
Gave instructions regarding hospitality
13-16 Woe passages against those who would reject
God’s messengers
17-24 Return of disciples with full report
“Satan fell like lightning from heaven”
Jesus praised the Father and blessed the disciples |
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Parable of the Good Samaritan and how to inherit eternal life
Expert of the law wanted to test Jesus – “Who is my neighbor?”
Jesus told parable of man who was beaten and left to die
Levite and priest avoided him; Samaritan saw to his needs
(First two were Jews; Samaritans were despised by Jews)
The Samaritan was true neighbor
“Go and do likewise” |
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Visit with Mary and Martha
Mary sat at Jesus’ feet; Martha was distracted with serving
Jesus said, “Mary has chosen the better thing”
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The Lord’s Prayer
Disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray
Jesus replied with the Lord’s Prayer
Parable on importunate prayer
Friend wakened a man at midnight asking for bread for guest
Man wanted to sleep, but gave bread because friend insisted
“Ask and it will be given to you…”
Father delights in giving good gifts to his children |
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Growing hostilities towards Jesus |
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11:14-28 Jesus and Beelzebub, the prince of demons
Jesus rove a demon out of a mute
When he was healed, some said Jesus healed by Beelzebub
Jesus said, “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand”
Parable of strong man guarding his house
Evil spirits go where there is room
11:29-32 Request for a sign and story of Jonah
Only sign will be the sign of Jonah
Jonah was sign for Ninevites, so will Jesus be sign
for this generation
Ninevites repented because of Jonah
One greater than Jonah is here
11:33-36 Lamp of the body
Eye is the lamp of the body
Good eyes admit light; bad eyes do not admit light = darkness
Body is completely lighted when lamp shines on it
from outside
11:37-54 Six woes to Pharisees and experts in the law
Pharisees began to oppose him furiously |
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Teachings on judgment and times of crisis |
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12:1-12 Warning about the Pharisees and encouragement to followers
Be on guard against the leaven of the Pharisees
Do not fear those who can kill the body; fear the one
who can throw that body into hell
Yet God remembers every sparrow and you are worth
so much more
Those who follow Jesus will be remembered by him
If they are persecuted, Holy Spirit will teach them what
to say
12:13-21 Parable of the rich man and new storehouses
Man approached wanting Jesus to divide his
inheritance for him
Jesus told parable of rich man who built more and
more storehouses
That very night his soul was required of him
It is far better to be rich towards God
12:22-34 Lessons about anxiety from the birds and lilies
Do not be anxious over what to eat or wear
God feeds the birds; consider the splendor of the lilies
Jesus said, “Do not fear little flock; it is your Father’s pleasure to give you the kingdom”
12:35-48 Parable about the coming of the Son of Man
Master can return at any moment
It behooves servants to be prepared – or suffer the consequences
12:49-53 Families will be divided over Jesus’ teachings
13:1-9 Parable of a fig tree that was spared even though it
didn’t bear fruit
13:10-17 Healing (on the Sabbath) of woman crippled for 18
years
Leaders of the synagogue were outraged that Jesus healed on Sabbath
Jesus said that it was right to set the woman free
13:16-21 What is the kingdom like? Parables of mustard seed and leaven
Kingdom is like a mustard seed that grew into a large tree
It is like a woman who mixed leaven into dough
13:2-30 Not all will be able to enter the kingdom
13:31-35 Woe against Jerusalem |
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Additional teachings |
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14:1-18:30 Additional teachings
14:1-14 Dinner at a Pharisee’s house
Guests vied for places of honor
Jesus told parable about taking place
of honor at wedding feast
It’s better to be invited “up” than to be asked to give up your good seat for
another
True kindness is inviting those who
cannot repay your kindness
14:15-24 Parable of the great banquet
All guests made excuses not to go to banquet
Master invited sick and lame and poor
14:25-35 Further costs of being a disciple
Disciples need to weigh the cost of their commitment
Examples of building a tower and fighting
a war
Must give up everything to be a disciple
Salt can lose its saltiness
15:1-32 Three parables on finding a lost sheep, coins, and a son
15:1-7 Upon finding a lost sheep, shepherd will rejoice
There will be much rejoicing in heaven over one who repents than over the
ninety-nine who do not need repentance
15:8-10 Woman will rejoice over finding a lost
coin
15:11-32 Parable of two sons (known as Prodigal Son Parable)
Youngest son took inheritance and went
off
Lost everything, returned to father’s
house
Father rejoiced over the return of his lost son
Threw big celebration, gave signet ring, sandals
Elder son became angry, would not join party
Father told eldest son, “Everything I have
is yours”
16:1-18 Parable of the shrewd manager
About to be fired, the manager called the master’s debtors, reduced their debt
Master commended his ingenuity
Lessons on having only one master
Statement on divorce
16:19-31 Parable of the rich man and a poor
man, Lazarus
Rich man ignored plight of Lazarus on
his doorstep
Then both died
In heaven, Lazarus was exalted, rich
man was tormented
Rich man asked that Lazarus help him now
He was told that it doesn’t work that way
Rich man asked that Lazarus warn his family members
Family already had access to teachings
of Moses and the Prophets
17:1-10 Variety of brief teachings
1-4 Woe to the one who causes
another to sin
5-6 Faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains
7-10 Do your duty because it is right,
not for the reward
17:11-18 Healing ten of leprosy
Only one (the Samaritan) returned to
give thanks
17:20-37 The coming of the kingdom
Pharisees wanted to know when it
would happen
Jesus said it would be unheralded and unexpected
“Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it”
18:1-8 Parable of importunate widow
Woman kept hounding judge for justice against her adversary
He finally granted it just to keep her from bothering him
In like manner, so will God grant justice
to those who ask
18:9-14 Tax Collector and Pharisee go to pray
Pharisee prayed arrogantly
Tax collector prayed humbly
Only his prayers were heard
18:15-17 Disciples tried to stop people from bringing their children to Jesus
Jesus rebuked them saying, “Kingdom
of God belongs to these”
18:18-20 Story of the rich young ruler and how to inherit eternal life
Young man kept all the commandments
Jesus told him to give all his
possessions to the poor, then follow him
Man could not do this
Disciples reminded Jesus they had
given up everything |
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Third passion prediction
Disciples did not understand what he was talking about |
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Healing of a blind man at Jericho
Man cried out, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus healed him; he followed Jesus praising God |
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Jesus and Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus climbed a tree in order to be able to see Jesus
Jesus invited himself over for dinner
Zacchaeus had a life-changing moment
Jesus proclaimed, “Today, salvation has come to this house.” |
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Parable of the ten minas (or ten pounds)
Ten servants were given ten minas when the Master went away
When he came back, the Master asked about the money
Three servants responded: one made ten more
One made five more; one socked it away and made no money at all
The last was required to give his to the one who already had ten
“Everyone who has, more will be given…” |
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Entry into Jerusalem
Jesus sent disciples ahead to find a colt for him to ride into the city
As he rode into the city, people sang: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord”
Pharisees wanted Jesus to rebuke his disciples
Jesus refused
Jesus wept over Jerusalem and its destiny for refusing to recognize the Messiah |
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| IV – 19:45-24:53 -- Jesus’ Passion and Resurrection |
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Teaching in the Temple |
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19:45-48 Cleansed the temple
Chief priests, scribes, leaders were trying to figure
out how to kill him
20:1-8 Questions regarding Jesus’ authority
Religious leaders asked who had authorized Jesus
to do what he had done
Jesus asked if John’s baptism was from heaven or
from men
Jewish leaders would not answer
Jesus then said he wouldn’t answer their question either
20:9-19 Parable of the tenants and the vineyard
Master sent servants to tenants for some of the fruit
of the land
Tenants beat messenger
Master sent another, and another
Finally he sent his son
Tenants believed if they killed the son, they could
keep land
Master will take land and give it to someone else
Rulers knew the parable was about them; wanted to arrest Jesus
20:20-26 Question about taxes
Rulers sent spies to trap Jesus in his own words
Spies asked whether they should pay taxes to Caesar
Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”
20:27-40 Question about marriage and the resurrection
Sadducees asked about woman who had married seven brothers under Levirate law
Whose wife will she be at the resurrection
(Sadducees did not believe in resurrection)
Jesus answered the risen will no longer marry nor
be given in marriage
No one dared to ask him any more questions
20:41-47 Jesus’ question to the crowd
How is it that they say the Christ is the Son of David?
Quotes from Psalm 110 where David writes: “The
Lord said to my Lord…”
Another warning on the influence of the religious leaders
21:1-4 The temple offering of the widow
Jesus commended the woman for putting in all that
she had
21:5-36 Little apocalypse
Warning about future events and encouragement to persist in times of difficulty
21:5-6 Prediction of the destruction of the temple
21:7 Disciples wanted to know when this would happen
21:8-11 Signs of the end times
Nation will rise against nation; kingdom against kingdom
21:12-19 Trials and persecutions await
followers
They will be told what to say, should not
be afraid
Even families may betray them and some
will be killed
Yet, not a hair on their heads will perish
21:20-24 Prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem
21:25-28 Cosmic signs will accompany the coming of the Son of Man
21:29-31 Parable of the budding fig tree
Sign of summer, previous signs will
indicate the time is near
21:32-33 Jesus’ words will never pass away
21:34-36 Admonition to be always ready: watch
and pray
21:37-38 Each day Jesus preached in the temple,
went to Mount of Olives at night |
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Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion |
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22:1-6 Judas agreed to betray Jesus
22:7-38 The Passover Meal (The Last Supper)
22:7-13 Jesus sent disciples to make a |
