Luke:1:5-25
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In the days of Herod ,
king of Judea ,
there was a priest named Zacharias ,
of the division of Abijah ;
and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron ,
and her name was Elizabeth .
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They were both righteous in the sight of God ,
walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord .
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But they had no child ,
because Elizabeth was barren ,
and they were both advanced in years .
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Luke:1:8 @
Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division ,
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Luke:1:9 @
according to the custom of the priestly office ,
he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense .
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And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering .
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And an angel of the Lord appeared to him ,
standing to the right of the altar of incense .
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Luke:1:12 @
Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel ,
and fear gripped him .
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Luke:1:13 @
But the angel said to him , "
Do not be afraid ,
Zacharias ,
for your petition has been heard ,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son ,
and you will give him the name John .
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You will have joy and gladness ,
and many will rejoice at his birth .
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For he will be great in the sight of the Lord ;
and he will drink no wine or liquor ,
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother '
s womb .
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And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God .
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It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah ,
TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN ,
and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous ,
so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord ."
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Zacharias said to the angel , "
How will I know this for certain ?
For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years ."
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Luke:1:19 @
The angel answered and said to him , "
I am Gabriel ,
who stands in the presence of God ,
and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news .
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And behold ,
you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place ,
because you did not believe my words ,
which will be fulfilled in their proper time ."
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The people were waiting for Zacharias ,
and were wondering at his delay in the temple .
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Luke:1:22 @
But when he came out ,
he was unable to speak to them ;
and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple ;
and he kept making signs to them ,
and remained mute .
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Luke:1:23 @
When the days of his priestly service were ended ,
he went back home .
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After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant ,
and she kept herself in seclusion for five months ,
saying ,
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This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me ,
to take away my disgrace among men ."
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Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth ,
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Luke:1:27 @
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph ,
of the descendants of David ;
and the virgin '
s name was Mary .
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Luke:1:28 @
And coming in ,
he said to her , "
Greetings ,
favored one !
The Lord is with you ."
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Luke:1:29 @
But she was very perplexed at this statement ,
and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was .
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Luke:1:30 @
The angel said to her , "
Do not be afraid ,
Mary ;
for you have found favor with God .
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And behold ,
you will conceive in your womb and bear a son ,
and you shall name Him Jesus .
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High ;
and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David ;
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Luke:1:33 @
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever ,
and His kingdom will have no end ."
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Luke:1:34 @
Mary said to the angel , "
How can this be ,
since I am a virgin ?"
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Luke:1:35 @
The angel answered and said to her , "
The Holy Spirit will come upon you ,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you ;
and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God .
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And behold ,
even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age ;
and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month .
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For nothing will be impossible with God ."
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Luke:1:38 @
And Mary said , "
Behold ,
the bondslave of the Lord ;
may it be done to me according to your word ."
And the angel departed from her .
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Luke:1:39 @
Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country ,
to a city of Judah ,
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Luke:1:40 @
and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth .
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When Elizabeth heard Mary '
s greeting ,
the baby leaped in her womb ;
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit .
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And she cried out with a loud voice and said , "
Blessed are you among women ,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb !
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And how has it happened to me ,
that the mother of my Lord would come to me ?
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For behold ,
when the sound of your greeting reached my ears ,
the baby leaped in my womb for joy .
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And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord ."
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And Mary said - "
My soul exalts the Lord ,
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And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior .
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For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave ;
For behold ,
from this time on all generations will count me blessed .
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Luke:1:49 " @
For the Mighty One has done great things for me ;
And holy is His name .
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AND HIS MERCY IS UPON GENERATION AFTER GENERATION TOWARD THOSE WHO FEAR HIM .
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He has done mighty deeds with His arm ;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart .
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He has brought down rulers from their thrones ,
And has exalted those who were humble .
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HE HAS FILLED THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD THINGS ;
And sent away the rich empty-handed .
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He has given help to Israel His servant ,
In remembrance of His mercy ,
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As He spoke to our fathers ,
To Abraham and his descendants forever ."
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And Mary stayed with her about three months ,
and then returned to her home .
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Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth ,
and she gave birth to a son .
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Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her ;
and they were rejoicing with her .
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Luke:1:59 @
And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ,
and they were going to call him Zacharias ,
after his father .
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Luke:1:60 @
But his mother answered and said , "
No indeed ;
but he shall be called John ."
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Luke:1:61 @
And they said to her , "
There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name ."
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Luke:1:62 @
And they made signs to his father ,
as to what he wanted him called .
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Luke:1:63 @
And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows , "
His name is John ."
And they were all astonished .
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And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed ,
and he began to speak in praise of God .
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Fear came on all those living around them ;
and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea .
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All who heard them kept them in mind ,
saying , "
What then will this child turn out to be ?"
For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him .
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And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit ,
and prophesied ,
saying -
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ,
For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people ,
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Luke:1:69 @
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant --
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As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old --
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Salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES ,
And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US ;
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To show mercy toward our fathers ,
And to remember His holy covenant ,
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The oath which He swore to Abraham our father ,
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To grant us that we ,
being rescued from the hand of our enemies ,
Might serve Him without fear ,
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In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days .
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And you ,
child ,
will be called the prophet of the Most High ;
For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS ;
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Luke:1:77 @
To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins ,
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Luke:1:78 @
Because of the tender mercy of our God ,
With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us ,
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Luke:1:79 @
TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH ,
To guide our feet into the way of peace ."
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And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit ,
and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel .
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Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others ,
and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come .
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Luke:10:2 @
And He was saying to them , "
The harvest is plentiful ,
but the laborers are few ;
therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest .
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Luke:10:3 " @
Go ;
behold ,
I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves .
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Luke:10:4 " @
Carry no money belt ,
no bag ,
no shoes ;
and greet no one on the way .
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Luke:10:5 " @
Whatever house you enter ,
first say , '
Peace be to this house .'
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Luke:10:6 " @
If a man of peace is there ,
your peace will rest on him ;
but if not ,
it will return to you .
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Stay in that house ,
eating and drinking what they give you ;
for the laborer is worthy of his wages .
Do not keep moving from house to house .
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Whatever city you enter and they receive you ,
eat what is set before you ;
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and heal those in it who are sick ,
and say to them , '
The kingdom of God has come near to you .'
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But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you ,
go out into its streets and say ,
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Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you ;
yet be sure of this ,
that the kingdom of God has come near .'
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I say to you ,
it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city .
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Luke:10:13 " @
Woe to you ,
Chorazin !
Woe to you ,
Bethsaida !
For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you ,
they would have repented long ago ,
sitting in sackcloth and ashes .
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But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you .
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And you ,
Capernaum ,
will not be exalted to heaven ,
will you ?
You will be brought down to Hades !
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Luke:10:16 " @
The one who listens to you listens to Me ,
and the one who rejects you rejects Me ;
and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me ."
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The seventy returned with joy ,
saying , "
Lord ,
even the demons are subject to us in Your name ."
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Luke:10:18 @
And He said to them , "
I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning .
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Behold ,
I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions ,
and over all the power of the enemy ,
and nothing will injure you .
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Nevertheless do not rejoice in this ,
that the spirits are subject to you ,
but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven ."
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At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit ,
and said , "
I praise You ,
O Father ,
Lord of heaven and earth ,
that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants .
Yes ,
Father ,
for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight .
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All things have been handed over to Me by My Father ,
and no one knows who the Son is except the Father ,
and who the Father is except the Son ,
and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him ."
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Turning to the disciples ,
He said privately , "
Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see ,
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Luke:10:24 @
for I say to you ,
that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see ,
and did not see them ,
and to hear the things which you hear ,
and did not hear them ."
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Luke:10:25 @
And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test ,
saying , "
Teacher ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?"
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Luke:10:26 @
And He said to him , "
What is written in the Law ?
How does it read to you ?"
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Luke:10:27 @
And he answered , "
YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART ,
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL ,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH ,
AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND ;
AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF ."
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Luke:10:28 @
And He said to him , "
You have answered correctly ;
DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE ."
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Luke:10:29 @
But wishing to justify himself ,
he said to Jesus , "
And who is my neighbor ?"
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Jesus replied and said , "
A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho ,
and fell among robbers ,
and they stripped him and beat him ,
and went away leaving him half dead .
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And by chance a priest was going down on that road ,
and when he saw him ,
he passed by on the other side .
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Likewise a Levite also ,
when he came to the place and saw him ,
passed by on the other side .
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But a Samaritan ,
who was on a journey ,
came upon him ;
and when he saw him ,
he felt compassion ,
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and came to him and bandaged up his wounds ,
pouring oil and wine on them ;
and he put him on his own beast ,
and brought him to an inn and took care of him .
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On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said , '
Take care of him ;
and whatever more you spend ,
when I return I will repay you .'
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Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers '
hands ?"
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And he said , "
The one who showed mercy toward him ."
Then Jesus said to him , "
Go and do the same ."
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Now as they were traveling along ,
He entered a village ;
and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home .
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She had a sister called Mary ,
who was seated at the Lord '
s feet ,
listening to His word .
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But Martha was distracted with all her preparations ;
and she came up to Him and said , "
Lord ,
do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone ?
Then tell her to help me ."
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But the Lord answered and said to her , "
Martha ,
Martha ,
you are worried and bothered about so many things ;
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but only one thing is necessary ,
for Mary has chosen the good part ,
which shall not be taken away from her ."
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Luke:11:1 @
It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place ,
after He had finished ,
one of His disciples said to Him , "
Lord ,
teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples ."
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Luke:11:2 @
And He said to them , "
When you pray ,
say - '
Father ,
hallowed be Your name .
Your kingdom come .
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Luke:11:3 @'
Give us each day our daily bread .
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Luke:11:4 @'
And forgive us our sins ,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us .
And lead us not into temptation .'"
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Then He said to them , "
Suppose one of you has a friend ,
and goes to him at midnight and says to him , '
Friend ,
lend me three loaves ;
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Luke:11:6 @
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey ,
and I have nothing to set before him ';
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Luke:11:7 @
and from inside he answers and says , '
Do not bother me ;
the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed ;
I cannot get up and give you anything .'
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I tell you ,
even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend ,
yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs .
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So I say to you ,
ask ,
and it will be given to you ;
seek ,
and you will find ;
knock ,
and it will be opened to you .
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Luke:11:10 " @
For everyone who asks ,
receives ;
and he who seeks ,
finds ;
and to him who knocks ,
it will be opened .
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Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish ;
he will not give him a snake instead of a fish ,
will he ?
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Or if he is asked for an egg ,
he will not give him a scorpion ,
will he ?
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If you then ,
being evil ,
know how to give good gifts to your children ,
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him ?"
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Luke:11:14 @
And He was casting out a demon ,
and it was mute ;
when the demon had gone out ,
the mute man spoke ;
and the crowds were amazed .
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Luke:11:15 @
But some of them said , "
He casts out demons by Beelzebul ,
the ruler of the demons ."
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Luke:11:16 @
Others ,
to test Him ,
were demanding of Him a sign from heaven .
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Luke:11:17 @
But He knew their thoughts and said to them , "
Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste ;
and a house divided against itself falls .
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Luke:11:18 " @
If Satan also is divided against himself ,
how will his kingdom stand ?
For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul .
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Luke:11:19 " @
And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons ,
by whom do your sons cast them out ?
So they will be your judges .
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Luke:11:20 " @
But if I cast out demons by the finger of God ,
then the kingdom of God has come upon you .
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Luke:11:21 " @
When a strong man ,
fully armed ,
guards his own house ,
his possessions are undisturbed .
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Luke:11:22 " @
But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him ,
he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied and distributes his plunder .
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Luke:11:23 " @
He who is not with Me is against Me ;
and he who does not gather with Me ,
scatters .
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When the unclean spirit goes out of a man ,
it passes through waterless places seeking rest ,
and not finding any ,
it says , '
I will return to my house from which I came .'
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And when it comes ,
it finds it swept and put in order .
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Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself ,
and they go in and live there ;
and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first ."
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Luke:11:27 @
While Jesus was saying these things ,
one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him , "
Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed ."
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Luke:11:28 @
But He said , "
On the contrary ,
blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it ."
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Luke:11:29 @
As the crowds were increasing ,
He began to say , "
This generation is a wicked generation ;
it seeks for a sign ,
and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah .
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Luke:11:30 " @
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites ,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation .
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Luke:11:31 " @
The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them ,
because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ;
and behold ,
something greater than Solomon is here .
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The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it ,
because they repented at the preaching of Jonah ;
and behold ,
something greater than Jonah is here .
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Luke:11:33 " @
No one ,
after lighting a lamp ,
puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket ,
but on the lampstand ,
so that those who enter may see the light .
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Luke:11:34 " @
The eye is the lamp of your body ;
when your eye is clear ,
your whole body also is full of light ;
but when it is bad ,
your body also is full of darkness .
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Luke:11:35 " @
Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness .
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Luke:11:36 " @
If therefore your whole body is full of light ,
with no dark part in it ,
it will be wholly illumined ,
as when the lamp illumines you with its rays ."
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Luke:11:37 @
Now when He had spoken ,
a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him ;
and He went in ,
and reclined at the table .
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Luke:11:38 @
When the Pharisee saw it ,
he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal .
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Luke:11:39 @
But the Lord said to him , "
Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter ;
but inside of you ,
you are full of robbery and wickedness .
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Luke:11:40 " @
You foolish ones ,
did not He who made the outside make the inside also ?
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Luke:11:41 " @
But give that which is within as charity ,
and then all things are clean for you .
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Luke:11:42 " @
But woe to you Pharisees !
For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb ,
and yet disregard justice and the love of God ;
but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others .
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Luke:11:43 " @
Woe to you Pharisees !
For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places .
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Luke:11:44 " @
Woe to you !
For you are like concealed tombs ,
and the people who walk over them are unaware of it ."
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Luke:11:45 @
One of the lawyers said to Him in reply , "
Teacher ,
when You say this ,
You insult us too ."
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Luke:11:46 @
But He said , "
Woe to you lawyers as well !
For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear ,
while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers .
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Luke:11:47 " @
Woe to you !
For you build the tombs of the prophets ,
and it was your fathers who killed them .
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Luke:11:48 " @
So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers ;
because it was they who killed them ,
and you build their tombs .
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Luke:11:49 " @
For this reason also the wisdom of God said , '
I will send to them prophets and apostles ,
and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute ,
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Luke:11:50 @
so that the blood of all the prophets ,
shed since the foundation of the world ,
may be charged against this generation ,
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Luke:11:51 @
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah ,
who was killed between the altar and the house of God ;
yes ,
I tell you ,
it shall be charged against this generation .'
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Luke:11:52 " @
Woe to you lawyers !
For you have taken away the key of knowledge ;
you yourselves did not enter ,
and you hindered those who were entering ."
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Luke:11:53 @
When He left there ,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects ,
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Luke:11:54 @
plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say .
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Luke:11:12 @
Under these circumstances ,
after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another ,
He began saying to His disciples first of all , "
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees ,
which is hypocrisy .
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But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed ,
and hidden that will not be known .
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Luke:11:3 " @
Accordingly ,
whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light ,
and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops .
nasb @
Luke:11:4 " @
I say to you ,
My friends ,
do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do .
nasb @
Luke:11:5 " @
But I will warn you whom to fear -
fear the One who ,
after He has killed ,
has authority to cast into hell ;
yes ,
I tell you ,
fear Him !
nasb @
Luke:11:6 " @
Are not five sparrows sold for two cents ?
Yet not one of them is forgotten before God .
nasb @
Luke:11:7 " @
Indeed ,
the very hairs of your head are all numbered .
Do not fear ;
you are more valuable than many sparrows .
nasb @
Luke:11:8 " @
And I say to you ,
everyone who confesses Me before men ,
the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God ;
nasb @
Luke:11:9 @
but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God .
nasb @
Luke:11:10 " @
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man ,
it will be forgiven him ;
but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit ,
it will not be forgiven him .
nasb @
Luke:11:11 " @
When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities ,
do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense ,
or what you are to say ;
nasb @
Luke:11:12 @
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say ."
nasb @
Luke:11:13 @
Someone in the crowd said to Him , "
Teacher ,
tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me ."
nasb @
Luke:11:14 @
But He said to him , "
Man ,
who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you ?"
nasb @
Luke:11:15 @
Then He said to them , "
Beware ,
and be on your guard against every form of greed ;
for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions ."
nasb @
Luke:11:16 @
And He told them a parable ,
saying , "
The land of a rich man was very productive .
nasb @
Luke:11:17 " @
And he began reasoning to himself ,
saying , '
What shall I do ,
since I have no place to store my crops ?'
nasb @
Luke:11:18 " @
Then he said , '
This is what I will do -
I will tear down my barns and build larger ones ,
and there I will store all my grain and my goods .
nasb @
Luke:11:19 @'
And I will say to my soul , "
Soul ,
you have many goods laid up for many years to come ;
take your ease ,
eat ,
drink and be merry ."'
nasb @
Luke:11:20 " @
But God said to him , '
You fool !
This very night your soul is required of you ;
and now who will own what you have prepared ?'
nasb @
Luke:11:21 " @
So is the man who stores up treasure for himself ,
and is not rich toward God ."
nasb @
Luke:11:22 @
And He said to His disciples , "
For this reason I say to you ,
do not worry about your life ,
as to what you will eat ;
nor for your body ,
as to what you will put on .
nasb @
Luke:11:23 " @
For life is more than food ,
and the body more than clothing .
nasb @
Luke:11:24 " @
Consider the ravens ,
for they neither sow nor reap ;
they have no storeroom nor barn ,
and yet God feeds them ;
how much more valuable you are than the birds !
nasb @
Luke:11:25 " @
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life '
s span ?
nasb @
Luke:11:26 " @
If then you cannot do even a very little thing ,
why do you worry about other matters ?
nasb @
Luke:11:27 " @
Consider the lilies ,
how they grow -
they neither toil nor spin ;
but I tell you ,
not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these .
nasb @
Luke:11:28 " @
But if God so clothes the grass in the field ,
which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace ,
how much more will He clothe you ?
You men of little faith !
nasb @
Luke:11:29 " @
And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink ,
and do not keep worrying .
nasb @
Luke:11:30 " @
For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek ;
but your Father knows that you need these things .
nasb @
Luke:11:31 " @
But seek His kingdom ,
and these things will be added to you .
nasb @
Luke:11:32 " @
Do not be afraid ,
little flock ,
for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom .
nasb @
Luke:11:33 " @
Sell your possessions and give to charity ;
make yourselves money belts which do not wear out ,
an unfailing treasure in heaven ,
where no thief comes near nor moth destroys .
nasb @
Luke:11:34 " @
For where your treasure is ,
there your heart will be also .
nasb @
Luke:11:35 " @
Be dressed in readiness ,
and keep your lamps lit .
nasb @
Luke:11:36 " @
Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast ,
so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks .
nasb @
Luke:11:37 " @
Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes ;
truly I say to you ,
that he will gird himself to serve ,
and have them recline at the table ,
and will come up and wait on them .
nasb @
Luke:11:38 " @
Whether he comes in the second watch ,
or even in the third ,
and finds them so ,
blessed are those slaves .
nasb @
Luke:11:39 " @
But be sure of this ,
that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming ,
he would not have allowed his house to be broken into .
nasb @
Luke:11:40 " @
You too ,
be ready ;
for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect ."
nasb @
Luke:11:41 @
Peter said , "
Lord ,
are You addressing this parable to us ,
or to everyone else as well ?"
nasb @
Luke:11:42 @
And the Lord said , "
Who then is the faithful and sensible steward ,
whom his master will put in charge of his servants ,
to give them their rations at the proper time ?
nasb @
Luke:11:43 " @
Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes .
nasb @
Luke:11:44 " @
Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions .
nasb @
Luke:11:45 " @
But if that slave says in his heart , '
My master will be a long time in coming ,'
and begins to beat the slaves ,
both men and women ,
and to eat and drink and get drunk ;
nasb @
Luke:11:46 @
the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know ,
and will cut him in pieces ,
and assign him a place with the unbelievers .
nasb @
Luke:11:47 " @
And that slave who knew his master '
s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will ,
will receive many lashes ,
nasb @
Luke:11:48 @
but the one who did not know it ,
and committed deeds worthy of a flogging ,
will receive but few .
From everyone who has been given much ,
much will be required ;
and to whom they entrusted much ,
of him they will ask all the more .
nasb @
Luke:11:49 " @
I have come to cast fire upon the earth ;
and how I wish it were already kindled !
nasb @
Luke:11:50 " @
But I have a baptism to undergo ,
and how distressed I am until it is accomplished !
nasb @
Luke:11:51 " @
Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth ?
I tell you ,
no ,
but rather division ;
nasb @
Luke:11:52 @
for from now on five members in one household will be divided ,
three against two and two against three .
nasb @
Luke:11:53 " @
They will be divided ,
father against son and son against father ,
mother against daughter and daughter against mother ,
mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law ."
nasb @
Luke:11:54 @
And He was also saying to the crowds , "
When you see a cloud rising in the west ,
immediately you say , '
A shower is coming ,'
and so it turns out .
nasb @
Luke:11:55 " @
And when you see a south wind blowing ,
you say , '
It will be a hot day ,'
and it turns out that way .
nasb @
Luke:11:56 " @
You hypocrites !
You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky ,
but why do you not analyze this present time ?
nasb @
Luke:11:57 " @
And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right ?
nasb @
Luke:11:58 " @
For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate ,
on your way there make an effort to settle with him ,
so that he may not drag you before the judge ,
and the judge turn you over to the officer ,
and the officer throw you into prison .
nasb @
Luke:11:59 " @
I say to you ,
you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last cent ."
nasb @
Luke:12:1 @
Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices .
nasb @
Luke:12:2 @
And Jesus said to them , "
Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate ?
nasb @
Luke:12:3 " @
I tell you ,
no ,
but unless you repent ,
you will all likewise perish .
nasb @
Luke:12:4 " @
Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem ?
nasb @
Luke:12:5 " @
I tell you ,
no ,
but unless you repent ,
you will all likewise perish ."
nasb @
Luke:12:6 @
And He began telling this parable - "
A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard ;
and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any .
nasb @
Luke:12:7 " @
And he said to the vineyard-keeper , '
Behold ,
for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any .
Cut it down !
Why does it even use up the ground ?'
nasb @
Luke:12:8 " @
And he answered and said to him , '
Let it alone ,
sir ,
for this year too ,
until I dig around it and put in fertilizer ;
nasb @
Luke:12:9 @
and if it bears fruit next year ,
fine ;
but if not ,
cut it down .'"
nasb @
Luke:12:10 @
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath .
nasb @
Luke:12:11 @
And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit ;
and she was bent double ,
and could not straighten up at all .
nasb @
Luke:12:12 @
When Jesus saw her ,
He called her over and said to her , "
Woman ,
you are freed from your sickness ."
nasb @
Luke:12:13 @
And He laid His hands on her ;
and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God .
nasb @
Luke:12:14 @
But the synagogue official ,
indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath ,
began saying to the crowd in response , "
There are six days in which work should be done ;
so come during them and get healed ,
and not on the Sabbath day ."
nasb @
Luke:12:15 @
But the Lord answered him and said , "
You hypocrites ,
does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him ?
nasb @
Luke:12:16 " @
And this woman ,
a daughter of Abraham as she is ,
whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years ,
should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day ?"
nasb @
Luke:12:17 @
As He said this ,
all His opponents were being humiliated ;
and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him .
nasb @
Luke:12:18 @
So He was saying , "
What is the kingdom of God like ,
and to what shall I compare it ?
nasb @
Luke:12:19 " @
It is like a mustard seed ,
which a man took and threw into his own garden ;
and it grew and became a tree ,
and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES ."
nasb @
Luke:12:20 @
And again He said , "
To what shall I compare the kingdom of God ?
nasb @
Luke:12:21 " @
It is like leaven ,
which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened ."
nasb @
Luke:12:22 @
And He was passing through from one city and village to another ,
teaching ,
and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem .
nasb @
Luke:12:23 @
And someone said to Him , "
Lord ,
are there just a few who are being saved ?"
And He said to them ,
nasb @
Luke:12:24 " @
Strive to enter through the narrow door ;
for many ,
I tell you ,
will seek to enter and will not be able .
nasb @
Luke:12:25 " @
Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door ,
and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door ,
saying , '
Lord ,
open up to us !'
then He will answer and say to you , '
I do not know where you are from .'
nasb @
Luke:12:26 " @
Then you will begin to say , '
We ate and drank in Your presence ,
and You taught in our streets ';
nasb @
Luke:12:27 @
and He will say , '
I tell you ,
I do not know where you are from ;
DEPART FROM ME ,
ALL YOU EVILDOERS .'
nasb @
Luke:12:28 " @
In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God ,
but yourselves being thrown out .
nasb @
Luke:12:29 " @
And they will come from east and west and from north and south ,
and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God .
nasb @
Luke:12:30 " @
And behold ,
some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last ."
nasb @
Luke:12:31 @
Just at that time some Pharisees approached ,
saying to Him , "
Go away ,
leave here ,
for Herod wants to kill You ."
nasb @
Luke:12:32 @
And He said to them , "
Go and tell that fox , '
Behold ,
I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow ,
and the third day I reach My goal .'
nasb @
Luke:12:33 " @
Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day ;
for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem .
nasb @
Luke:12:34 " @
O Jerusalem ,
Jerusalem ,
the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her !
How often I wanted to gather your children together ,
just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings ,
and you would not have it !
nasb @
Luke:12:35 " @
Behold ,
your house is left to you desolate ;
and I say to you ,
you will not see Me until the time comes when you say , '
BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD !'"
nasb @
Luke:13:1 @
It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread ,
they were watching Him closely .
nasb @
Luke:13:2 @
And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy .
nasb @
Luke:13:3 @
And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees ,
saying , "
Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath ,
or not ?"
nasb @
Luke:13:4 @
But they kept silent .
And He took hold of him and healed him ,
and sent him away .
nasb @
Luke:13:5 @
And He said to them , "
Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well ,
and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day ?"
nasb @
Luke:13:6 @
And they could make no reply to this .
nasb @
Luke:13:7 @
And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table ,
saying to them ,
nasb @
Luke:13:8 " @
When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast ,
do not take the place of honor ,
for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him ,
nasb @
Luke:13:9 @
and he who invited you both will come and say to you , '
Give your place to this man ,'
and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place .
nasb @
Luke:13:10 " @
But when you are invited ,
go and recline at the last place ,
so that when the one who has invited you comes ,
he may say to you , '
Friend ,
move up higher ';
then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you .
nasb @
Luke:13:11 " @
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled ,
and he who humbles himself will be exalted ."
nasb @
Luke:13:12 @
And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him , "
When you give a luncheon or a dinner ,
do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors ,
otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment .
nasb @
Luke:13:13 " @
But when you give a reception ,
invite the poor ,
the crippled ,
the lame ,
the blind ,
nasb @
Luke:13:14 @
and you will be blessed ,
since they do not have the means to repay you ;
for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous ."
nasb @
Luke:13:15 @
When one of those who were reclining at the table with Him heard this ,
he said to Him , "
Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God !"
nasb @
Luke:13:16 @
But He said to him , "
A man was giving a big dinner ,
and he invited many ;
nasb @
Luke:13:17 @
and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited , '
Come ;
for everything is ready now .'
nasb @
Luke:13:18 " @
But they all alike began to make excuses .
The first one said to him , '
I have bought a piece of land and I need to go out and look at it ;
please consider me excused .'
nasb @
Luke:13:19 " @
Another one said , '
I have bought five yoke of oxen ,
and I am going to try them out ;
please consider me excused .'
nasb @
Luke:13:20 " @
Another one said , '
I have married a wife ,
and for that reason I cannot come .'
nasb @
Luke:13:21 " @
And the slave came back and reported this to his master .
Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave , '
Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame .'
nasb @
Luke:13:22 " @
And the slave said , '
Master ,
what you commanded has been done ,
and still there is room .'
nasb @
Luke:13:23 " @
And the master said to the slave , '
Go out into the highways and along the hedges ,
and compel them to come in ,
so that my house may be filled .
nasb @
Luke:13:24 @'
For I tell you ,
none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner .'"
nasb @
Luke:13:25 @
Now large crowds were going along with Him ;
and He turned and said to them ,
nasb @
Luke:13:26 " @
If anyone comes to Me ,
and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters ,
yes ,
and even his own life ,
he cannot be My disciple .
nasb @
Luke:13:27 " @
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple .
nasb @
Luke:13:28 " @
For which one of you ,
when he wants to build a tower ,
does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it ?
nasb @
Luke:13:29 " @
Otherwise ,
when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish ,
all who observe it begin to ridicule him ,
nasb @
Luke:13:30 @
saying , '
This man began to build and was not able to finish .'
nasb @
Luke:13:31 " @
Or what king ,
when he sets out to meet another king in battle ,
will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand ?
nasb @
Luke:13:32 " @
Or else ,
while the other is still far away ,
he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace .
nasb @
Luke:13:33 " @
So then ,
none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions .
nasb @
Luke:13:34 " @
Therefore ,
salt is good ;
but if even salt has become tasteless ,
with what will it be seasoned ?
nasb @
Luke:13:35 " @
It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile ;
it is thrown out .
He who has ears to hear ,
let him hear ."
nasb @
Luke:14:1 @
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him .
nasb @
Luke:14:2 @
Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble ,
saying , "
This man receives sinners and eats with them ."
nasb @
Luke:14:3 @
So He told them this parable ,
saying ,
nasb @
Luke:14:4 " @
What man among you ,
if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them ,
does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it ?
nasb @
Luke:14:5 " @
When he has found it ,
he lays it on his shoulders ,
rejoicing .
nasb @
Luke:14:6 " @
And when he comes home ,
he calls together his friends and his neighbors ,
saying to them , '
Rejoice with me ,
for I have found my sheep which was lost !'
nasb @
Luke:14:7 " @
I tell you that in the same way ,
there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance .
nasb @
Luke:14:8 " @
Or what woman ,
if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin ,
does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it ?
nasb @
Luke:14:9 " @
When she has found it ,
she calls together her friends and neighbors ,
saying , '
Rejoice with me ,
for I have found the coin which I had lost !'
nasb @
Luke:14:10 " @
In the same way ,
I tell you ,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents ."
nasb @
Luke:14:11 @
And He said , "
A man had two sons .
nasb @
Luke:14:12 " @
The younger of them said to his father , '
Father ,
give me the share of the estate that falls to me .'
So he divided his wealth between them .
nasb @
Luke:14:13 " @
And not many days later ,
the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country ,
and there he squandered his estate with loose living .
nasb @
Luke:14:14 " @
Now when he had spent everything ,
a severe famine occurred in that country ,
and he began to be impoverished .
nasb @
Luke:14:15 " @
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country ,
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine .
nasb @
Luke:14:16 " @
And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating ,
and no one was giving anything to him .
nasb @
Luke:14:17 " @
But when he came to his senses ,
he said , '
How many of my father '
s hired men have more than enough bread ,
but I am dying here with hunger !
nasb @
Luke:14:18 @'
I will get up and go to my father ,
and will say to him , "
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven ,
and in your sight ;
nasb @
Luke:14:19 @
I am no longer worthy to be called your son ;
make me as one of your hired men ."'
nasb @
Luke:14:20 " @
So he got up and came to his father .
But while he was still a long way off ,
his father saw him and felt compassion for him ,
and ran and embraced him and kissed him .
nasb @
Luke:14:21 " @
And the son said to him , '
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven and in your sight ;
I am no longer worthy to be called your son .'
nasb @
Luke:14:22 " @
But the father said to his slaves , '
Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him ,
and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet ;
nasb @
Luke:14:23 @
and bring the fattened calf ,
kill it ,
and let us eat and celebrate ;
nasb @
Luke:14:24 @
for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again ;
he was lost and has been found .'
And they began to celebrate .
nasb @
Luke:14:25 " @
Now his older son was in the field ,
and when he came and approached the house ,
he heard music and dancing .
nasb @
Luke:14:26 " @
And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be .
nasb @
Luke:14:27 " @
And he said to him , '
Your brother has come ,
and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound .'
nasb @
Luke:14:28 " @
But he became angry and was not willing to go in ;
and his father came out and began pleading with him .
nasb @
Luke:14:29 " @
But he answered and said to his father , '
Look !
For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours ;
and yet you have never given me a young goat ,
so that I might celebrate with my friends ;
nasb @
Luke:14:30 @
but when this son of yours came ,
who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes ,
you killed the fattened calf for him .'
nasb @
Luke:14:31 " @
And he said to him , '
Son ,
you have always been with me ,
and all that is mine is yours .
nasb @
Luke:14:32 @'
But we had to celebrate and rejoice ,
for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live ,
and was lost and has been found .'"
nasb @
Luke:14:16 @
Now He was also saying to the disciples , "
There was a rich man who had a manager ,
and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions .
nasb @
Luke:14:2 " @
And he called him and said to him , '
What is this I hear about you ?
Give an accounting of your management ,
for you can no longer be manager .'
nasb @
Luke:14:3 " @
The manager said to himself , '
What shall I do ,
since my master is taking the management away from me ?
I am not strong enough to dig ;
I am ashamed to beg .
nasb @
Luke:14:4 @'
I know what I shall do ,
so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes .'
nasb @
Luke:14:5 " @
And he summoned each one of his master '
s debtors ,
and he began saying to the first , '
How much do you owe my master ?'
nasb @
Luke:14:6 " @
And he said , '
A hundred measures of oil .'
And he said to him , '
Take your bill ,
and sit down quickly and write fifty .'
nasb @
Luke:14:7 " @
Then he said to another , '
And how much do you owe ?'
And he said , '
A hundred measures of wheat .'
He said to him , '
Take your bill ,
and write eighty .'
nasb @
Luke:14:8 " @
And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly ;
for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light .
nasb @
Luke:14:9 " @
And I say to you ,
make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness ,
so that when it fails ,
they will receive you into the eternal dwellings .
nasb @
Luke:14:10 " @
He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much ;
and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much .
nasb @
Luke:14:11 " @
Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth ,
who will entrust the true riches to you ?
nasb @
Luke:14:12 " @
And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another '
s ,
who will give you that which is your own ?
nasb @
Luke:14:13 " @
No servant can serve two masters ;
for either he will hate the one and love the other ,
or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other .
You cannot serve God and wealth ."
nasb @
Luke:14:14 @
Now the Pharisees ,
who were lovers of money ,
were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him .
nasb @
Luke:14:15 @
And He said to them , "
You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men ,
but God knows your hearts ;
for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God .
nasb @
Luke:14:16 " @
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John ;
since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached ,
and everyone is forcing his way into it .
nasb @
Luke:14:17 " @
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail .
nasb @
Luke:14:18 " @
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery ,
and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery .
nasb @
Luke:14:19 " @
Now there was a rich man ,
and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen ,
joyously living in splendor every day .
nasb @
Luke:14:20 " @
And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate ,
covered with sores ,
nasb @
Luke:14:21 @
and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man '
s table ;
besides ,
even the dogs were coming and licking his sores .
nasb @
Luke:14:22 " @
Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham '
s bosom ;
and the rich man also died and was buried .
nasb @
Luke:14:23 " @
In Hades he lifted up his eyes ,
being in torment ,
and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom .
nasb @
Luke:14:24 " @
And he cried out and said , '
Father Abraham ,
have mercy on me ,
and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue ,
for I am in agony in this flame .'
nasb @
Luke:14:25 " @
But Abraham said , '
Child ,
remember that during your life you received your good things ,
and likewise Lazarus bad things ;
but now he is being comforted here ,
and you are in agony .
nasb @
Luke:14:26 @'
And besides all this ,
between us and you there is a great chasm fixed ,
so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able ,
and that none may cross over from there to us .'
nasb @
Luke:14:27 " @
And he said , '
Then I beg you ,
father ,
that you send him to my father '
s house --
nasb @
Luke:14:28 @
for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them ,
so that they will not also come to this place of torment .'
nasb @
Luke:14:29 " @
But Abraham said , '
They have Moses and the Prophets ;
let them hear them .'
nasb @
Luke:14:30 " @
But he said , '
No ,
father Abraham ,
but if someone goes to them from the dead ,
they will repent !'
nasb @
Luke:14:31 " @
But he said to him , '
If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets ,
they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead .'"
nasb @
Luke:14:17 @
He said to His disciples , "
It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come ,
but woe to him through whom they come !
nasb @
Luke:14:2 " @
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea ,
than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble .
nasb @
Luke:14:3 " @
Be on your guard !
If your brother sins ,
rebuke him ;
and if he repents ,
forgive him .
nasb @
Luke:14:4 " @
And if he sins against you seven times a day ,
and returns to you seven times ,
saying , '
I repent ,'
forgive him ."
nasb @
Luke:14:5 @
The apostles said to the Lord , "
Increase our faith !"
nasb @
Luke:14:6 @
And the Lord said , "
If you had faith like a mustard seed ,
you would say to this mulberry tree , '
Be uprooted and be planted in the sea ';
and it would obey you .
nasb @
Luke:14:7 " @
Which of you ,
having a slave plowing or tending sheep ,
will say to him when he has come in from the field , '
Come immediately and sit down to eat '?
nasb @
Luke:14:8 " @
But will he not say to him , '
Prepare something for me to eat ,
and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink ;
and afterward you may eat and drink '?
nasb @
Luke:14:9 " @
He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded ,
does he ?
nasb @
Luke:14:10 " @
So you too ,
when you do all the things which are commanded you ,
say , '
We are unworthy slaves ;
we have done only that which we ought to have done .'"
nasb @
Luke:14:11 @
While He was on the way to Jerusalem ,
He was passing between Samaria and Galilee .
nasb @
Luke:14:12 @
As He entered a village ,
ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him ;
nasb @
Luke:14:13 @
and they raised their voices ,
saying , "
Jesus ,
Master ,
have mercy on us !"
nasb @
Luke:14:14 @
When He saw them ,
He said to them , "
Go and show yourselves to the priests ."
And as they were going ,
they were cleansed .
nasb @
Luke:14:15 @
Now one of them ,
when he saw that he had been healed ,
turned back ,
glorifying God with a loud voice ,
nasb @
Luke:14:16 @
and he fell on his face at His feet ,
giving thanks to Him .
And he was a Samaritan .
nasb @
Luke:14:17 @
Then Jesus answered and said , "
Were there not ten cleansed ?
But the nine--where are they ?
nasb @
Luke:14:18 " @
Was no one found who returned to give glory to God ,
except this foreigner ?"
nasb @
Luke:14:19 @
And He said to him , "
Stand up and go ;
your faith has made you well ."
nasb @
Luke:14:20 @
Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming ,
He answered them and said , "
The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed ;
nasb @
Luke:14:21 @
nor will they say , '
Look ,
here it is !'
or , '
There it is !'
For behold ,
the kingdom of God is in your midst ."
nasb @
Luke:14:22 @
And He said to the disciples , "
The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man ,
and you will not see it .
nasb @
Luke:14:23 " @
They will say to you , '
Look there !
Look here !'
Do not go away ,
and do not run after them .
nasb @
Luke:14:24 " @
For just like the lightning ,
when it flashes out of one part of the sky ,
shines to the other part of the sky ,
so will the Son of Man be in His day .
nasb @
Luke:14:25 " @
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation .
nasb @
Luke:14:26 " @
And just as it happened in the days of Noah ,
so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man -
nasb @
Luke:14:27 @
they were eating ,
they were drinking ,
they were marrying ,
they were being given in marriage ,
until the day that Noah entered the ark ,
and the flood came and destroyed them all .
nasb @
Luke:14:28 " @
It was the same as happened in the days of Lot -
they were eating ,
they were drinking ,
they were buying ,
they were selling ,
they were planting ,
they were building ;
nasb @
Luke:14:29 @
but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all .
nasb @
Luke:14:30 " @
It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed .
nasb @
Luke:14:31 " @
On that day ,
the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out ;
and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back .
nasb @
Luke:14:32 " @
Remember Lot '
s wife .
nasb @
Luke:14:33 " @
Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it ,
and whoever loses his life will preserve it .
nasb @
Luke:14:34 " @
I tell you ,
on that night there will be two in one bed ;
one will be taken and the other will be left .
nasb @
Luke:14:35 " @
There will be two women grinding at the same place ;
one will be taken and the other will be left .
nasb @
Luke:14:36 @["
Two men will be in the field ;
one will be taken and the other will be left ."]
nasb @
Luke:14:37 @
And answering they said to Him , "
Where ,
LordNULL "
And He said to them , "
Where the body is ,
there also the vultures will be gathered ."
nasb @
Luke:15:1 @
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart ,
nasb @
Luke:15:2 @
saying , "
In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man .
nasb @
Luke:15:3 " @
There was a widow in that city ,
and she kept coming to him ,
saying , '
Give me legal protection from my opponent .'
nasb @
Luke:15:4 " @
For a while he was unwilling ;
but afterward he said to himself , '
Even though I do not fear God nor respect man ,
nasb @
Luke:15:5 @
yet because this widow bothers me ,
I will give her legal protection ,
otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out .'"
nasb @
Luke:15:6 @
And the Lord said , "
Hear what the unrighteous judge said ;
nasb @
Luke:15:7 @
now ,
will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night ,
and will He delay long over them ?
nasb @
Luke:15:8 " @
I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly .
However ,
when the Son of Man comes ,
will He find faith on the earth ?"
nasb @
Luke:15:9 @
And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous ,
and viewed others with contempt -
nasb @
Luke:15:10 " @
Two men went up into the temple to pray ,
one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector .
nasb @
Luke:15:11 " @
The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself - '
God ,
I thank You that I am not like other people :
swindlers ,
unjust ,
adulterers ,
or even like this tax collector .
nasb @
Luke:15:12 @'
I fast twice a week ;
I pay tithes of all that I get .'
nasb @
Luke:15:13 " @
But the tax collector ,
standing some distance away ,
was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven ,
but was beating his breast ,
saying , '
God ,
be merciful to me ,
the sinner !'
nasb @
Luke:15:14 " @
I tell you ,
this man went to his house justified rather than the other ;
for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled ,
but he who humbles himself will be exalted ."
nasb @
Luke:15:15 @
And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them ,
but when the disciples saw it ,
they began rebuking them .
nasb @
Luke:15:16 @
But Jesus called for them ,
saying , "
Permit the children to come to Me ,
and do not hinder them ,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these .
nasb @
Luke:15:17 " @
Truly I say to you ,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all ."
nasb @
Luke:15:18 @
A ruler questioned Him ,
saying , "
Good Teacher ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?"
nasb @
Luke:15:19 @
And Jesus said to him , "
Why do you call Me good ?
No one is good except God alone .
nasb @
Luke:15:20 " @
You know the commandments , '
DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY ,
DO NOT MURDER ,
DO NOT STEAL ,
DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS ,
HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER .'"
nasb @
Luke:15:21 @
And he said , "
All these things I have kept from my youth ."
nasb @
Luke:15:22 @
When Jesus heard this ,
He said to him , "
One thing you still lack ;
sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor ,
and you shall have treasure in heaven ;
and come ,
follow Me ."
nasb @
Luke:15:23 @
But when he had heard these things ,
he became very sad ,
for he was extremely rich .
nasb @
Luke:15:24 @
And Jesus looked at him and said , "
How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God !
nasb @
Luke:15:25 " @
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God ."
nasb @
Luke:15:26 @
They who heard it said , "
Then who can be saved ?"
nasb @
Luke:15:27 @
But He said , "
The things that are impossible with people are possible with God ."
nasb @
Luke:15:28 @
Peter said , "
Behold ,
we have left our own homes and followed You ."
nasb @
Luke:15:29 @
And He said to them , "
Truly I say to you ,
there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children ,
for the sake of the kingdom of God ,
nasb @
Luke:15:30 @
who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come ,
eternal life ."
nasb @
Luke:15:31 @
Then He took the twelve aside and said to them , "
Behold ,
we are going up to Jerusalem ,
and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished .
nasb @
Luke:15:32 " @
For He will be handed over to the Gentiles ,
and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon ,
nasb @
Luke:15:33 @
and after they have scourged Him ,
they will kill Him ;
and the third day He will rise again ."
nasb @
Luke:15:34 @
But the disciples understood none of these things ,
and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them ,
and they did not comprehend the things that were said .
nasb @
Luke:15:35 @
As Jesus was approaching Jericho ,
a blind man was sitting by the road begging .
nasb @
Luke:15:36 @
Now hearing a crowd going by ,
he began to inquire what this was .
nasb @
Luke:15:37 @
They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by .
nasb @
Luke:15:38 @
And he called out ,
saying , "
Jesus ,
Son of David ,
have mercy on me !"
nasb @
Luke:15:39 @
Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet ;
but he kept crying out all the more , "
Son of David ,
have mercy on me !"
nasb @
Luke:15:40 @
And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him ;
and when he came near ,
He questioned him ,
nasb @
Luke:15:41 " @
What do you want Me to do for you ?"
And he said , "
Lord ,
I want to regain my sight !"
nasb @
Luke:15:42 @
And Jesus said to him , "
Receive your sight ;
your faith has made you well ."
nasb @
Luke:15:43 @
Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him ,
glorifying God ;
and when all the people saw it ,
they gave praise to God .
nasb @
Luke:16:1 @
He entered Jericho and was passing through .
nasb @
Luke:16:2 @
And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus ;
he was a chief tax collector and he was rich .
nasb @
Luke:16:3 @
Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was ,
and was unable because of the crowd ,
for he was small in stature .
nasb @
Luke:16:4 @
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him ,
for He was about to pass through that way .
nasb @
Luke:16:5 @
When Jesus came to the place ,
He looked up and said to him , "
Zaccheus ,
hurry and come down ,
for today I must stay at your house ."
nasb @
Luke:16:6 @
And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly .
nasb @
Luke:16:7 @
When they saw it ,
they all began to grumble ,
saying , "
He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner ."
nasb @
Luke:16:8 @
Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord , "
Behold ,
Lord ,
half of my possessions I will give to the poor ,
and if I have defrauded anyone of anything ,
I will give back four times as much ."
nasb @
Luke:16:9 @
And Jesus said to him , "
Today salvation has come to this house ,
because he ,
too ,
is a son of Abraham .
nasb @
Luke:16:10 " @
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost ."
nasb @
Luke:16:11 @
While they were listening to these things ,
Jesus went on to tell a parable ,
because He was near Jerusalem ,
and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately .
nasb @
Luke:16:12 @
So He said , "
A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself ,
and then return .
nasb @
Luke:16:13 " @
And he called ten of his slaves ,
and gave them ten minas and said to them , '
Do business with this until I come back .'
nasb @
Luke:16:14 " @
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him ,
saying , '
We do not want this man to reign over us .'
nasb @
Luke:16:15 " @
When he returned ,
after receiving the kingdom ,
he ordered that these slaves ,
to whom he had given the money ,
be called to him so that he might know what business they had done .
nasb @
Luke:16:16 " @
The first appeared ,
saying , '
Master ,
your mina has made ten minas more .'
nasb @
Luke:16:17 " @
And he said to him , '
Well done ,
good slave ,
because you have been faithful in a very little thing ,
you are to be in authority over ten cities .'
nasb @
Luke:16:18 " @
The second came ,
saying , '
Your mina ,
master ,
has made five minas .'
nasb @
Luke:16:19 " @
And he said to him also , '
And you are to be over five cities .'
nasb @
Luke:16:20 " @
Another came ,
saying , '
Master ,
here is your mina ,
which I kept put away in a handkerchief ;
nasb @
Luke:16:21 @
for I was afraid of you ,
because you are an exacting man ;
you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow .'
nasb @
Luke:16:22 " @
He said to him , '
By your own words I will judge you ,
you worthless slave .
Did you know that I am an exacting man ,
taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow ?
nasb @
Luke:16:23 @'
Then why did you not put my money in the bank ,
and having come ,
I would have collected it with interest ?'
nasb @
Luke:16:24 " @
Then he said to the bystanders , '
Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas .'
nasb @
Luke:16:25 " @
And they said to him , '
Master ,
he has ten minas already .'
nasb @
Luke:16:26 " @
I tell you that to everyone who has ,
more shall be given ,
but from the one who does not have ,
even what he does have shall be taken away .
nasb @
Luke:16:27 " @
But these enemies of mine ,
who did not want me to reign over them ,
bring them here and slay them in my presence ."
nasb @
Luke:16:28 @
After He had said these things ,
He was going on ahead ,
going up to Jerusalem .
nasb @
Luke:16:29 @
When He approached Bethphage and Bethany ,
near the mount that is called Olivet ,
He sent two of the disciples ,
nasb @
Luke:16:30 @
saying , "
Go into the village ahead of you ;
there ,
as you enter ,
you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat ;
untie it and bring it here .
nasb @
Luke:16:31 " @
If anyone asks you , '
Why are you untying it ?'
you shall say , '
The Lord has need of it .'"
nasb @
Luke:16:32 @
So those who were sent went away and found it just as He had told them .
nasb @
Luke:16:33 @
As they were untying the colt ,
its owners said to them , "
Why are you untying the colt ?"
nasb @
Luke:16:34 @
They said , "
The Lord has need of it ."
nasb @
Luke:16:35 @
They brought it to Jesus ,
and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it .
nasb @
Luke:16:36 @
As He was going ,
they were spreading their coats on the road .
nasb @
Luke:16:37 @
As soon as He was approaching ,
near the descent of the Mount of Olives ,
the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen ,
nasb @
Luke:16:38 @
shouting - "
BLESSED IS THE KING WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD ;
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest !"
nasb @
Luke:16:39 @
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him , "
Teacher ,
rebuke Your disciples ."
nasb @
Luke:16:40 @
But Jesus answered , "
I tell you ,
if these become silent ,
the stones will cry out !"
nasb @
Luke:16:41 @
When He approached Jerusalem ,
He saw the city and wept over it ,
nasb @
Luke:16:42 @
saying , "
If you had known in this day ,
even you ,
the things which make for peace !
But now they have been hidden from your eyes .
nasb @
Luke:16:43 " @
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you ,
and surround you and hem you in on every side ,
nasb @
Luke:16:44 @
and they will level you to the ground and your children within you ,
and they will not leave in you one stone upon another ,
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation ."
nasb @
Luke:16:45 @
Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling ,
nasb @
Luke:16:47 @
And He was teaching daily in the temple ;
but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him ,
nasb @
Luke:16:48 @
and they could not find anything that they might do ,
for all the people were hanging on to every word He said .
nasb @
Luke:17:1 @
On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel ,
the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him ,
nasb @
Luke:17:2 @
and they spoke ,
saying to Him , "
Tell us by what authority You are doing these things ,
or who is the one who gave You this authority ?"
nasb @
Luke:17:3 @
Jesus answered and said to them , "
I will also ask you a question ,
and you tell Me -
nasb @
Luke:17:4 " @
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men ?"
nasb @
Luke:17:5 @
They reasoned among themselves ,
saying , "
If we say , '
From heaven ,'
He will say , '
Why did you not believe him ?'
nasb @
Luke:17:6 " @
But if we say , '
From men ,'
all the people will stone us to death ,
for they are convinced that John was a prophet ."
nasb @
Luke:17:7 @
So they answered that they did not know where it came from .
nasb @
Luke:17:8 @
And Jesus said to them , "
Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things ."
nasb @
Luke:17:9 @
And He began to tell the people this parable - "
A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers ,
and went on a journey for a long time .
nasb @
Luke:17:10 " @
At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers ,
so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard ;
but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed .
nasb @
Luke:17:11 " @
And he proceeded to send another slave ;
and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed .
nasb @
Luke:17:12 " @
And he proceeded to send a third ;
and this one also they wounded and cast out .
nasb @
Luke:17:13 " @
The owner of the vineyard said , '
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son ;
perhaps they will respect him .'
nasb @
Luke:17:14 " @
But when the vine-growers saw him ,
they reasoned with one another ,
saying , '
This is the heir ;
let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours .'
nasb @
Luke:17:15 " @
So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him .
What ,
then ,
will the owner of the vineyard do to them ?
nasb @
Luke:17:16 " @
He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others ."
When they heard it ,
they said , "
May it never be !"
nasb @
Luke:17:17 @
But Jesus looked at them and said , "
What then is this that is written - '
THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED ,
THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone '?
nasb @
Luke:17:18 " @
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces ;
but on whomever it falls ,
it will scatter him like dust ."
nasb @
Luke:17:19 @
The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour ,
and they feared the people ;
for they understood that He spoke this parable against them .
nasb @
Luke:17:20 @
So they watched Him ,
and sent spies who pretended to be righteous ,
in order that they might catch Him in some statement ,
so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor .
nasb @
Luke:17:21 @
They questioned Him ,
saying , "
Teacher ,
we know that You speak and teach correctly ,
and You are not partial to any ,
but teach the way of God in truth .
nasb @
Luke:17:22 " @
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar ,
or not ?"
nasb @
Luke:17:23 @
But He detected their trickery and said to them ,
nasb @
Luke:17:24 " @
Show Me a denarius .
Whose likeness and inscription does it have ?"
They said , "
Caesar '
s ."
nasb @
Luke:17:25 @
And He said to them , "
Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar '
s ,
and to God the things that are God '
s ."
nasb @
Luke:17:26 @
And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people ;
and being amazed at His answer ,
they became silent .
nasb @
Luke:17:27 @
Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (
who say that there is no resurrection ),
nasb @
Luke:17:28 @
and they questioned Him ,
saying , "
Teacher ,
Moses wrote for us that IF A MAN '
S BROTHER DIES ,
having a wife ,
AND HE IS CHILDLESS ,
HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER .
nasb @
Luke:17:29 " @
Now there were seven brothers ;
and the first took a wife and died childless ;
nasb @
Luke:17:30 @
and the second
nasb @
Luke:17:31 @
and the third married her ;
and in the same way all seven died ,
leaving no children .
nasb @
Luke:17:32 " @
Finally the woman died also .
nasb @
Luke:17:33 " @
In the resurrection therefore ,
which one '
s wife will she be ?
For all seven had married her ."
nasb @
Luke:17:34 @
Jesus said to them , "
The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage ,
nasb @
Luke:17:35 @
but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead ,
neither marry nor are given in marriage ;
nasb @
Luke:17:36 @
for they cannot even die anymore ,
because they are like angels ,
and are sons of God ,
being sons of the resurrection .
nasb @
Luke:17:37 " @
But that the dead are raised ,
even Moses showed ,
in the passage about the burning bush ,
where he calls the Lord THE GOD OF ABRAHAM ,
AND THE GOD OF ISAAC ,
AND THE GOD OF JACOB .
nasb @
Luke:17:38 " @
Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living ;
for all live to Him ."
nasb @
Luke:17:39 @
Some of the scribes answered and said , "
Teacher ,
You have spoken well ."
nasb @
Luke:17:40 @
For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything .
nasb @
Luke:17:41 @
Then He said to them , "
How is it that they say the Christ is David '
s son ?
nasb @
Luke:17:42 " @
For David himself says in the book of Psalms , '
THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD , "
SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND ,
nasb @
Luke:17:43 @
UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET ."'
nasb @
Luke:17:44 " @
Therefore David calls Him '
Lord ,'
and how is He his son ?"
nasb @
Luke:17:45 @
And while all the people were listening ,
He said to the disciples ,
nasb @
Luke:17:46 " @
Beware of the scribes ,
who like to walk around in long robes ,
and love respectful greetings in the market places ,
and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets ,
nasb @
Luke:17:47 @
who devour widows '
houses ,
and for appearance '
s sake offer long prayers .
These will receive greater condemnation ."
nasb @
Luke:18:1 @
And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury .
nasb @
Luke:18:2 @
And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins .
nasb @
Luke:18:3 @
And He said , "
Truly I say to you ,
this poor widow put in more than all of them ;
nasb @
Luke:18:4 @
for they all out of their surplus put into the offering ;
but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on ."
nasb @
Luke:18:5 @
And while some were talking about the temple ,
that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts ,
He said ,
nasb @
Luke:18:6 " @
As for these things which you are looking at ,
the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down ."
nasb @
Luke:18:7 @
They questioned Him ,
saying , "
Teacher ,
when therefore will these things happen ?
And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place ?"
nasb @
Luke:18:8 @
And He said , "
See to it that you are not misled ;
for many will come in My name ,
saying , '
I am He ,'
and , '
The time is near .'
Do not go after them .
nasb @
Luke:18:9 " @
When you hear of wars and disturbances ,
do not be terrified ;
for these things must take place first ,
but the end does not follow immediately ."
nasb @
Luke:18:10 @
Then He continued by saying to them , "
Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom ,
nasb @
Luke:18:11 @
and there will be great earthquakes ,
and in various places plagues and famines ;
and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven .
nasb @
Luke:18:12 " @
But before all these things ,
they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you ,
delivering you to the synagogues and prisons ,
bringing you before kings and governors for My name '
s sake .
nasb @
Luke:18:13 " @
It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony .
nasb @
Luke:18:14 " @
So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves ;
nasb @
Luke:18:15 @
for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute .
nasb @
Luke:18:16 " @
But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends ,
and they will put some of you to death ,
nasb @
Luke:18:17 @
and you will be hated by all because of My name .
nasb @
Luke:18:18 " @
Yet not a hair of your head will perish .
nasb @
Luke:18:19 " @
By your endurance you will gain your lives .
nasb @
Luke:18:20 " @
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies ,
then recognize that her desolation is near .
nasb @
Luke:18:21 " @
Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains ,
and those who are in the midst of the city must leave ,
and those who are in the country must not enter the city ;
nasb @
Luke:18:22 @
because these are days of vengeance ,
so that all things which are written will be fulfilled .
nasb @
Luke:18:23 " @
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days ;
for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people ;
nasb @
Luke:18:24 @
and they will fall by the edge of the sword ,
and will be led captive into all the nations ;
and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled .
nasb @
Luke:18:25 " @
There will be signs in sun and moon and stars ,
and on the earth dismay among nations ,
in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves ,
nasb @
Luke:18:26 @
men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world ;
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken .
nasb @
Luke:18:27 " @
Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory .
nasb @
Luke:18:28 " @
But when these things begin to take place ,
straighten up and lift up your heads ,
because your redemption is drawing near ."
nasb @
Luke:18:29 @
Then He told them a parable - "
Behold the fig tree and all the trees ;
nasb @
Luke:18:30 @
as soon as they put forth leaves ,
you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near .
nasb @
Luke:18:31 " @
So you also ,
when you see these things happening ,
recognize that the kingdom of God is near .
nasb @
Luke:18:32 " @
Truly I say to you ,
this generation will not pass away until all things take place .
nasb @
Luke:18:33 " @
Heaven and earth will pass away ,
but My words will not pass away .
nasb @
Luke:18:34 " @
Be on guard ,
so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life ,
and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap ;
nasb @
Luke:18:35 @
for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth .
nasb @
Luke:18:36 " @
But keep on the alert at all times ,
praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place ,
and to stand before the Son of Man ."
nasb @
Luke:18:37 @
Now during the day He was teaching in the temple ,
but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet .
nasb @
Luke:18:38 @
And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to listen to Him .
nasb @
Luke:19:1 @
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread ,
which is called the Passover ,
was approaching .
nasb @
Luke:19:2 @
The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death ;
for they were afraid of the people .
nasb @
Luke:19:3 @
And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot ,
belonging to the number of the twelve .
nasb @
Luke:19:4 @
And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them .
nasb @
Luke:19:5 @
They were glad and agreed to give him money .
nasb @
Luke:19:6 @
So he consented ,
and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them apart from the crowd .
nasb @
Luke:19:7 @
Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed .
nasb @
Luke:19:8 @
And Jesus sent Peter and John ,
saying , "
Go and prepare the Passover for us ,
so that we may eat it ."
nasb @
Luke:19:9 @
They said to Him , "
Where do You want us to prepare it ?"
nasb @
Luke:19:10 @
And He said to them , "
When you have entered the city ,
a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water ;
follow him into the house that he enters .
nasb @
Luke:19:11 " @
And you shall say to the owner of the house , '
The Teacher says to you , "
Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples ?"'
nasb @
Luke:19:12 " @
And he will show you a large ,
furnished upper room ;
prepare it there ."
nasb @
Luke:19:13 @
And they left and found everything just as He had told them ;
and they prepared the Passover .
nasb @
Luke:19:14 @
When the hour had come ,
He reclined at the table ,
and the apostles with Him .
nasb @
Luke:19:15 @
And He said to them , "
I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer ;
nasb @
Luke:19:16 @
for I say to you ,
I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God ."
nasb @
Luke:19:17 @
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks ,
He said , "
Take this and share it among yourselves ;
nasb @
Luke:19:18 @
for I say to you ,
I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes ."
nasb @
Luke:19:19 @
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks ,
He broke it and gave it to them ,
saying , "
This is My body which is given for you ;
do this in remembrance of Me ."
nasb @
Luke:19:20 @
And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten ,
saying , "
This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood .
nasb @
Luke:19:21 " @
But behold ,
the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table .
nasb @
Luke:19:22 " @
For indeed ,
the Son of Man is going as it has been determined ;
but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed !"
nasb @
Luke:19:23 @
And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing .
nasb @
Luke:19:24 @
And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest .
nasb @
Luke:19:25 @
And He said to them , "
The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them ;
and those who have authority over them are called '
Benefactors .'
nasb @
Luke:19:26 " @
But it is not this way with you ,
but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest ,
and the leader like the servant .
nasb @
Luke:19:27 " @
For who is greater ,
the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves ?
Is it not the one who reclines at the table ?
But I am among you as the one who serves .
nasb @
Luke:19:28 " @
You are those who have stood by Me in My trials ;
nasb @
Luke:19:29 @
and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom ,
I grant you
nasb @
Luke:19:30 @
that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom ,
and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
nasb @
Luke:19:31 " @
Simon ,
Simon ,
behold ,
Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat ;
nasb @
Luke:19:32 @
but I have prayed for you ,
that your faith may not fail ;
and you ,
when once you have turned again ,
strengthen your brothers ."
nasb @
Luke:19:33 @
But he said to Him , "
Lord ,
with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death !"
nasb @
Luke:19:34 @
And He said , "
I say to you ,
Peter ,
the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me ."
nasb @
Luke:19:35 @
And He said to them , "
When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals ,
you did not lack anything ,
did you ?"
They said , "
No ,
nothing ."
nasb @
Luke:19:36 @
And He said to them , "
But now ,
whoever has a money belt is to take it along ,
likewise also a bag ,
and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one .
nasb @
Luke:19:37 " @
For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me , '
AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS ';
for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment ."
nasb @
Luke:19:38 @
They said , "
Lord ,
look ,
here are two swords ."
And He said to them , "
It is enough ."
nasb @
Luke:19:39 @
And He came out and proceeded as was His custom to the Mount of Olives ;
and the disciples also followed Him .
nasb @
Luke:19:40 @
When He arrived at the place ,
He said to them , "
Pray that you may not enter into temptation ."
nasb @
Luke:19:41 @
And He withdrew from them about a stone '
s throw ,
and He knelt down and began to pray ,
nasb @
Luke:19:42 @
saying , "
Father ,
if You are willing ,
remove this cup from Me ;
yet not My will ,
but Yours be done ."
nasb @
Luke:19:43 @
Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him ,
strengthening Him .
nasb @
Luke:19:44 @
And being in agony He was praying very fervently ;
and His sweat became like drops of blood ,
falling down upon the ground .
nasb @
Luke:19:45 @
When He rose from prayer ,
He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow ,
nasb @
Luke:19:46 @
and said to them , "
Why are you sleeping ?
Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation ."
nasb @
Luke:19:47 @
While He was still speaking ,
behold ,
a crowd came ,
and the one called Judas ,
one of the twelve ,
was preceding them ;
and he approached Jesus to kiss Him .
nasb @
Luke:19:48 @
But Jesus said to him , "
Judas ,
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss ?"
nasb @
Luke:19:49 @
When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen ,
they said , "
Lord ,
shall we strike with the sword ?"
nasb @
Luke:19:50 @
And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear .
nasb @
Luke:19:51 @
But Jesus answered and said , "
Stop !
No more of this ."
And He touched his ear and healed him .
nasb @
Luke:19:52 @
Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him , "
Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a robber ?
nasb @
Luke:19:53 " @
While I was with you daily in the temple ,
you did not lay hands on Me ;
but this hour and the power of darkness are yours ."
nasb @
Luke:19:54 @
Having arrested Him ,
they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest ;
but Peter was following at a distance .
nasb @
Luke:19:55 @
After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together ,
Peter was sitting among them .
nasb @
Luke:19:56 @
And a servant-girl ,
seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him ,
said , "
This man was with Him too ."
nasb @
Luke:19:57 @
But he denied it ,
saying , "
Woman ,
I do not know Him ."
nasb @
Luke:19:58 @
A little later ,
another saw him and said , "
You are one of them too !"
But Peter said , "
Man ,
I am not !"
nasb @
Luke:19:59 @
After about an hour had passed ,
another man began to insist ,
saying , "
Certainly this man also was with Him ,
for he is a Galilean too ."
nasb @
Luke:19:60 @
But Peter said , "
Man ,
I do not know what you are talking about ."
Immediately ,
while he was still speaking ,
a rooster crowed .
nasb @
Luke:19:61 @
The Lord turned and looked at Peter .
And Peter remembered the word of the Lord ,
how He had told him , "
Before a rooster crows today ,
you will deny Me three times ."
nasb @
Luke:19:62 @
And he went out and wept bitterly .
nasb @
Luke:19:63 @
Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him ,
nasb @
Luke:19:64 @
and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him ,
saying , "
Prophesy ,
who is the one who hit You ?"
nasb @
Luke:19:65 @
And they were saying many other things against Him ,
blaspheming .
nasb @
Luke:19:66 @
When it was day ,
the Council of elders of the people assembled ,
both chief priests and scribes ,
and they led Him away to their council chamber ,
saying ,
nasb @
Luke:19:67 " @
If You are the Christ ,
tell us ."
But He said to them , "
If I tell you ,
you will not believe ;
nasb @
Luke:19:68 @
and if I ask a question ,
you will not answer .
nasb @
Luke:19:69 " @
But from now on THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND of the power OF GOD ."
nasb @
Luke:19:70 @
And they all said , "
Are You the Son of God ,
then ?"
And He said to them , "
Yes ,
I am ."
nasb @
Luke:19:71 @
Then they said , "
What further need do we have of testimonyNULL For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth ."
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