‘then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same…
7 For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. 9…
32 Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at…
““If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” So they all said, “Are you…
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:11 ¶ As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. Luke 19:12 He said therefore, “A nobleman…
Luke 17:11 ¶ On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. Luke 17:12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance Luke 17:13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” Luke 17:14 When he saw them…
Luke 11:53 ¶ As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, Luke 11:54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. Luke 12:1 ¶ In the meantime, when so many thousands of the…
Luke 11:44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” Luke 11:45 ¶ One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” Luke 11:46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to…
Luke 11:27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” Luke 11:28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Luke 11:29 When the…
When these stories were told, they were retold and retold and commented upon and retold. That is why the Gospel of Luke is a little different than the Gospel of Matthew. Contrary to the Middle-Eastern teaching method of memorization, the Gospels were told by individuals from their perspective before they were codified into the memorized…