Gospel of Luke bible study chapters 19 through 24

 

Here is the last six chapters of the gospel of Luke, including Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem, His many interactions with the Pharisees and Sadducees, another chapter of end times related teaching, the last supper, and most important of all the passion of Jesus, which is where He is betrayed by Judas, tried many times, whipped and then crucified, and then raised again from the dead by God, fulfilling all the prophecies spoken of that event spoken of in the Psalms and in books like Isaiah. In going through all the suffering, dying on the cross and rising again on the third day, being raised by His Father, God, He paid all of  mankind’s debt to sin which was incurred when Adam and Eve ate the fruit that God told them not to, once and for all, defeating the devil and His schemes in the process. Now all we have to do is invite Jesus in our hearts as Lord and Savior, accepting by faith the completed work of the cross to be saved. It is that easy. Here is a link for chapters 13 through 19 for those wanting to continue a full bible study of the entire gospel of Luke.

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These six chapters of Luke can also easily be done as a bible study all by themselves because they are very significant due to their powerful content

Chapter 19 deals with Zaccheus, the parable of the minas and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with all the details:

(Luke 19:1)  He entered Jericho and was passing through.

 

(Luke 19:2)  And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.

 

(Luke 19:3)  And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature.

 

(Luke 19:4)  So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.

 

(Luke 19:5)  And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today."

 

(Luke 19:6)  So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.

 

(Luke 19:7)  And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."

 

(Luke 19:8)  And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

 

(Luke 19:9)  And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

 

(Luke 19:10)  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."

 

(Luke 19:11)  As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

 

(Luke 19:12)  He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

 

(Luke 19:13)  Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.'

 

(Luke 19:14)  But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'

 

(Luke 19:15)  When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.

 

(Luke 19:16)  The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.'

 

(Luke 19:17)  And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

 

(Luke 19:18)  And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.'

 

(Luke 19:19)  And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

 

(Luke 19:20)  Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;

 

(Luke 19:21)  for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'

 

(Luke 19:22)  He said to him, 'I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

 

(Luke 19:23)  Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'

 

(Luke 19:24)  And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.'

 

(Luke 19:25)  And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!'

 

(Luke 19:26)  'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

 

(Luke 19:27)  But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"

 

(Luke 19:28)  And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 19:29)  When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,

 

(Luke 19:30)  saying, "Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.

 

(Luke 19:31)  If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"

 

(Luke 19:32)  So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.

 

(Luke 19:33)  And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

 

(Luke 19:34)  And they said, "The Lord has need of it."

 

(Luke 19:35)  And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.

 

(Luke 19:36)  And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.

 

(Luke 19:37)  As he was drawing near--already on the way down the Mount of Olives--the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,

 

(Luke 19:38)  saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

 

(Luke 19:39)  And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."

 

(Luke 19:40)  He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."

 

(Luke 19:41)  And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,

 

(Luke 19:42)  saying, "Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

 

(Luke 19:43)  For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side

 

(Luke 19:44)  and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation."

 

(Luke 19:45)  And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,

 

(Luke 19:46)  saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."

 

(Luke 19:47)  And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,

 

(Luke 19:48)  but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

 

Now in chapter 20 Jesus interacts with the Pharisees and scribes a good bit with a parable, and also answering their questions and asking them questions:

(Luke 20:1)  One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up

 

(Luke 20:2)  and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority."

 

(Luke 20:3)  He answered them, "I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,

 

(Luke 20:4)  was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?"

 

(Luke 20:5)  And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

 

(Luke 20:6)  But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

 

(Luke 20:7)  So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

 

(Luke 20:8)  And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

 

(Luke 20:9)  And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.

 

(Luke 20:10)  When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

 

(Luke 20:11)  And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

 

(Luke 20:12)  And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out.

 

(Luke 20:13)  Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

 

(Luke 20:14)  But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.'

 

(Luke 20:15)  And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

 

(Luke 20:16)  He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!"

 

(Luke 20:17)  But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

 

(Luke 20:18)  Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."

 

(Luke 20:19)  The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

 

(Luke 20:20)  So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

 

(Luke 20:21)  So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.

 

(Luke 20:22)  Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"

 

(Luke 20:23)  But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,

 

(Luke 20:24)  "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."

 

(Luke 20:25)  He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

 

(Luke 20:26)  And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

 

(Luke 20:27)  There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,

 

(Luke 20:28)  and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

 

(Luke 20:29)  Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.

 

(Luke 20:30)  And the second

 

(Luke 20:31)  and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.

 

(Luke 20:32)  Afterward the woman also died.

 

(Luke 20:33)  In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."

 

(Luke 20:34)  And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,

 

(Luke 20:35)  but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,

 

(Luke 20:36)  for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

 

(Luke 20:37)  But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

 

(Luke 20:38)  Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him."

 

(Luke 20:39)  Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

 

(Luke 20:40)  For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

 

(Luke 20:41)  But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

 

(Luke 20:42)  For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

 

(Luke 20:43)  until I make your enemies your footstool.'

 

(Luke 20:44)  David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

 

(Luke 20:45)  And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

 

(Luke 20:46)  "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

 

(Luke 20:47)  who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

 

In chapter 21 Jesus commends the widow for her giving, then launches into a very powerful end times teaching:

(Luke 21:1)  Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,

 

(Luke 21:2)  and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

 

(Luke 21:3)  And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

 

(Luke 21:4)  For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."

 

(Luke 21:5)  And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,

 

(Luke 21:6)  "As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

 

(Luke 21:7)  And they asked him, "Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?"

 

(Luke 21:8)  And he said, "See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.

 

(Luke 21:9)  And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once."

 

(Luke 21:10)  Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

 

(Luke 21:11)  There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

 

(Luke 21:12)  But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

 

(Luke 21:13)  This will be your opportunity to bear witness.

 

(Luke 21:14)  Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

 

(Luke 21:15)  for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

 

(Luke 21:16)  You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.

 

(Luke 21:17)  You will be hated by all for my name's sake.

 

(Luke 21:18)  But not a hair of your head will perish.

 

(Luke 21:19)  By your endurance you will gain your lives.

 

(Luke 21:20)  "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

 

(Luke 21:21)  Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it,

 

(Luke 21:22)  for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

 

(Luke 21:23)  Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people.

 

(Luke 21:24)  They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

 

(Luke 21:25)  "And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

 

(Luke 21:26)  people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

 

(Luke 21:27)  And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

 

(Luke 21:28)  Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

 

(Luke 21:29)  And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

 

(Luke 21:30)  As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

 

(Luke 21:31)  So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

 

(Luke 21:32)  Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place.

 

(Luke 21:33)  Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

 

(Luke 21:34)  "But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

 

(Luke 21:35)  For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

 

(Luke 21:36)  But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

 

(Luke 21:37)  And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.

 

(Luke 21:38)  And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.

 

Chapter 22 contains the last supper, then Jesus betrayal to the priests, and tells of and then Peter denies Jesus three times after Jesus’ arrest:

(Luke 22:1)  Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

 

(Luke 22:2)  And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

 

(Luke 22:3)  Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.

 

(Luke 22:4)  He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.

 

(Luke 22:5)  And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.

 

(Luke 22:6)  So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

 

(Luke 22:7)  Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

 

(Luke 22:8)  So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

 

(Luke 22:9)  They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?"

 

(Luke 22:10)  He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters

 

(Luke 22:11)  and tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'

 

(Luke 22:12)  And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there."

 

(Luke 22:13)  And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

 

(Luke 22:14)  And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him.

 

(Luke 22:15)  And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

 

(Luke 22:16)  For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

 

(Luke 22:17)  And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, "Take this, and divide it among yourselves.

 

(Luke 22:18)  For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

 

(Luke 22:19)  And he took bread, and when he had 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."

 

(Luke 22:20)  And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

 

(Luke 22:21)  But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.

 

(Luke 22:22)  For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!"

 

(Luke 22:23)  And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

 

(Luke 22:24)  A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

 

(Luke 22:25)  And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

 

(Luke 22:26)  But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

 

(Luke 22:27)  For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

 

(Luke 22:28)  "You are those who have stayed with me in my trials,

 

(Luke 22:29)  and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

 

(Luke 22:30)  that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

 

(Luke 22:31)  "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,

 

(Luke 22:32)  but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."

 

(Luke 22:33)  Peter said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."

 

(Luke 22:34)  Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me."

 

(Luke 22:35)  And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing."

 

(Luke 22:36)  He said to them, "But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.

 

(Luke 22:37)  For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For what is written about me has its fulfillment."

 

(Luke 22:38)  And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough."

 

(Luke 22:39)  And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

 

(Luke 22:40)  And when he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

 

(Luke 22:41)  And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,

 

(Luke 22:42)  saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

 

(Luke 22:43)  And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

 

(Luke 22:44)  And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

 

(Luke 22:45)  And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,

 

(Luke 22:46)  and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

 

(Luke 22:47)  While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him,

 

(Luke 22:48)  but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

 

(Luke 22:49)  And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?"

 

(Luke 22:50)  And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

 

(Luke 22:51)  But Jesus said, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

 

(Luke 22:52)  Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

 

(Luke 22:53)  When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

 

(Luke 22:54)  Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, and Peter was following at a distance.

 

(Luke 22:55)  And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

 

(Luke 22:56)  Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, "This man also was with him."

 

(Luke 22:57)  But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know him."

 

(Luke 22:58)  And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not."

 

(Luke 22:59)  And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, "Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean."

 

(Luke 22:60)  But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

 

(Luke 22:61)  And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

 

(Luke 22:62)  And he went out and wept bitterly.

 

(Luke 22:63)  Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.

 

(Luke 22:64)  They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?"

 

(Luke 22:65)  And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him.

 

(Luke 22:66)  When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,

 

(Luke 22:67)  "If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe,

 

(Luk 22:68)  and if I ask you, you will not answer.

 

(Luk 22:69)  But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

 

(Luk 22:70)  So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" And he said to them, "You say that I am."

 

(Luk 22:71)  Then they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."

 

Chapter 23 contains the various trials of Jesus, including Pilate, his flogging, crucifixion, death and burial, all to pay for our sins:

(Luke 23:1)  Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.

 

(Luke 23:2)  And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

 

(Luke 23:3)  And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."

 

(Luke 23:4)  Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."

 

(Luke 23:5)  But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."

 

(Luke 23:6)  When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

 

(Luke 23:7)  And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time.

 

(Luke 23:8)  When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.

 

(Luke 23:9)  So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer.

 

(Luke 23:10)  The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.

 

(Luke 23:11)  And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

 

(Luke 23:12)  And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

 

(Luke 23:13)  Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

 

(Luke 23:14)  and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.

 

(Luke 23:15)  Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.

 

(Luke 23:16)  I will therefore punish and release him."

 

(Luke 23:17)  [Now he was obliged to release one man to them at the festival.]

 

(Luke 23:18)  But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"--

 

(Luke 23:19)  a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.

 

(Luke 23:20)  Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,

 

(Luke 23:21)  but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!"

 

(Luke 23:22)  A third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him."

 

(Luke 23:23)  But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

 

(Luke 23:24)  So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

 

(Luke 23:25)  He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will.

 

(Luke 23:26)  And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.

 

(Luke 23:27)  And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.

 

(Luke 23:28)  But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

 

(Luke 23:29)  For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'

 

(Luke 23:30)  Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

 

(Luke 23:31)  For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

 

(Luke 23:32)  Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him.

 

(Luke 23:33)  And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

 

(Luk 23:34)  And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.

 

(Luke 23:35)  And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!"

 

(Luke 23:36)  The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine

 

(Luke 23:37)  and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

 

(Luke 23:38)  There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews."

 

(Luke 23:39)  One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

 

(Luke 23:40)  But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

 

(Luke 23:41)  And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."

 

(Luke 23:42)  And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

 

(Luke 23:43)  And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

 

(Luke 23:44)  It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

 

(Luke 23:45)  while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.

 

(Luke 23:46)  Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.

 

(Luke 23:47)  Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

 

(Luke 23:48)  And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts.

 

(Luke 23:49)  And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.

 

(Luke 23:50)  Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,

 

(Luke 23:51)  who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God.

 

(Luke 23:52)  This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

 

(Luke 23:53)  Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.

 

(Luke 23:54)  It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning.

 

(Luke 23:55)  The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

 

(Luke 23:56)  Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

 

Jesus is raised from the dead just as He promised in the scripture, and this chapter,24, details some of the activities of the risen Jesus before He is taken up into Heaven to sit at the right hand of His Father, to intercede for us.

(Luke 24:1)  But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.

 

(Luke 24:2)  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

 

(Luke 24:3)  but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

 

(Luke 24:4)  While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

 

(Luke 24:5)  And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

 

(Luke 24:6)  He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

 

(Luke 24:7)  that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise."

 

(Luke 24:8)  And they remembered his words,

 

(Luke 24:9)  and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

 

(Luke 24:10)  Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,

 

(Luke 24:11)  but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

 

(Luke 24:12)  But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

 

(Luke 24:13)  That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,

 

(Luke 24:14)  and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened.

 

(Luke 24:15)  While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.

 

(Luke 24:16)  But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

 

(Luke 24:17)  And he said to them, "What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.

 

(Luke 24:18)  Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"

 

(Luke 24:19)  And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

 

(Luke 24:20)  and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

 

(Luke 24:21)  But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

 

(Luke 24:22)  Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning,

 

(Luke 24:23)  and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

 

(Luke 24:24)  Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."

 

(Luke 24:25)  And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

 

(Luke 24:26)  Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"

 

(Luke 24:27)  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

 

(Luke 24:28)  So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther,

 

(Luke 24:29)  but they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them.

 

(Luke 24:30)  When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them.

 

(Luke 24:31)  And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.

 

(Luke 24:32)  They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?"

 

(Luke 24:33)  And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together,

 

(Luke 24:34)  saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!"

 

(Luke 24:35)  Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

 

(Luke 24:36)  As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!"

 

(Luke 24:37)  But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit.

 

(Luke 24:38)  And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

 

(Luke 24:39)  See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

 

(Luke 24:40)  And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

 

(Luke 24:41)  And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

 

(Luke 24:42)  They gave him a piece of broiled fish,

 

(Luke 24:43)  and he took it and ate before them.

 

(Luke 24:44)  Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

 

(Luke 24:45)  Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

 

(Luke 24:46)  and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,

 

(Luke 24:47)  and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 24:48)  You are witnesses of these things.

 

(Luke 24:49)  And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

 

(Luke 24:50)  Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.

 

(Luke 24:51)  While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

 

(Luke 24:52)  And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

 

(Luke 24:53)  and were continually in the temple blessing God.

If you want to continue this study, the Acts of the Apostles are alleged to be written by the same author even the two were one book at one time but are now separate so if you want you can go here for part one, chapters 1 to 7 of the book of Acts, which details the early church history

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Chapters 22 to 24 of this gospel especially demonstrate the length that Jesus was willing to go through to see people be reconciled through them. His sacrifice, being whipped and crucified is sufficient to pay the sin debt that all of mankind has with God. Nothing else will do, as it is a gift of grace from God, and nothing we can earn ourselves. Jesus wants that relationship with us, too, and eagerly awaits us to repent of our sins and come to Him and Him alone, for He only can restore us to fellowship. So if and when you are feeling conviction from the Holy Spirit, please do feel free to pray this prayer with me to come to Jesus, or to return to Jesus if you have fallen away:

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

God bless you and yours