Gospel of Luke bible study chapters 7 through 12

 

            This study can be a stand alone study of these six chapters of the gospel of Luke where there is much good teaching or I would strongly recommend it being part of a study of the complete gospel. Here is a link to the note of the first six chapters of the gospel of Luke:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/jay-dougherty/gospel-of-luke-bible-study-chapters-1-to-6/10200610493518360

 

Chapter 7 then deals with the centurion and his sick son, a widow’s son is raised from the dead, John the Baptists sends messengers to inquire of Jesus and lastly a woman shows up at Simon’s house:

(Luke 7:1)  After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

 

(Luke 7:2)  Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.

 

(Luke 7:3)  When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

 

(Luke 7:4)  And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,

 

(Luke 7:5)  for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue."

 

(Luke 7:6)  And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

 

(Luke 7:7)  Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.

 

(Luke 7:8)  For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

 

(Luke 7:9)  When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."

 

(Luke 7:10)  And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

 

(Luke 7:11)  Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.

 

(Luke 7:12)  As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

 

(Luke 7:13)  And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

 

(Luke 7:14)  Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."

 

(Luke 7:15)  And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

 

(Luke 7:16)  Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

 

(Luke 7:17)  And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

 

(Luke 7:18)  The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John,

 

(Luke 7:19)  calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?"

 

(Luke 7:20)  And when the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

 

(Luke 7:21)  In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.

 

(Luke 7:22)  And he answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.

 

(Luke 7:23)  And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."

 

(Luke 7:24)  When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

 

(Luke 7:25)  What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.

 

(Luke 7:26)  What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

 

(Luke 7:27)  This is he of whom it is written, "'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

 

(Luke 7:28)  I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

 

(Luke 7:29)  (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

 

(Luke 7:30)  but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

 

(Luke 7:31)  "To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

 

(Luke 7:32)  They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'

 

(Luke 7:33)  For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

 

(Luke 7:34)  The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

 

(Luke 7:35)  Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."

 

(Luke 7:36)  One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table.

 

(Luke 7:37)  And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

 

(Luke 7:38)  and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

 

(Luke 7:39)  Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner."

 

(Luke 7:40)  And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he answered, "Say it, Teacher."

 

(Luke 7:41)  "A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

 

(Luke 7:42)  When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

 

(Luke 7:43)  Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."

 

(Luke 7:44)  Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

 

(Luke 7:45)  You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet.

 

(Luke 7:46)  You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

 

(Luke 7:47)  Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven--for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little."

 

(Luke 7:48)  And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

 

(Luke 7:49)  Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

 

(Luke 7:50)  And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

 

In chapter 8 Jesus teaches some parables, then goes on to do miracles including delivering the demoniac and raising a girl from the dead:

(Luke 8:1)  Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

 

(Luke 8:2)  and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

 

(Luke 8:3)  and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

 

(Luke 8:4)  And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:

 

(Luke 8:5)  "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.

 

(Luke 8:6)  And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

 

(Luke 8:7)  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

 

(Luke 8:8)  And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

 

(Luke 8:9)  And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

 

(Luke 8:10)  he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

 

(Luke 8:11)  Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

 

(Luke 8:12)  The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

 

(Luke 8:13)  And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.

 

(Luke 8:14)  And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

 

(Luke 8:15)  As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

 

(Luke 8:16)  "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.

 

(Luke 8:17)  For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

 

(Luke 8:18)  Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."

 

(Luke 8:19)  Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

 

(Luke 8:20)  And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you."

 

(Luke 8:21)  But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

 

(Luke 8:22)  One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,

 

(Luke 8:23)  and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger.

 

(Luke 8:24)  And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

 

(Luke 8:25)  He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?"

 

(Luke 8:26)  Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

 

(Luke 8:27)  When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.

 

(Luke 8:28)  When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me."

 

(Luke 8:29)  For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.)

 

(Luke 8:30)  Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," for many demons had entered him.

 

(Luke 8:31)  And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss.

 

(Luke 8:32)  Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.

 

(Luke 8:33)  Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

 

(Luke 8:34)  When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country.

 

(Luke 8:35)  Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

 

(Luke 8:36)  And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

 

(Luke 8:37)  Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.

 

(Luke 8:38)  The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

 

(Luke 8:39)  "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

 

(Luke 8:40)  Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

 

(Luke 8:41)  And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house,

 

(Luke 8:42)  for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him.

 

(Luke 8:43)  And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone.

 

(Luk 8:44)  She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.

 

(Luk 8:45)  And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!"

 

(Luk 8:46)  But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me."

 

(Luke 8:47)  And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.

 

(Luke 8:48)  And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."

 

(Luke 8:49)  While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more."

 

(Luke 8:50)  But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well."

 

(Luke 8:51)  And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child.

 

(Luke 8:52)  And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, "Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping."

 

(Luke 8:53)  And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

 

(Luke 8:54)  But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise."

 

(Luke 8:55)  And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

 

(Luke 8:56)  And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

 

In this chapter there are various events, including the transformation scene, the feeding of the 5000, and the freeing of a man’s son from a demon.

(Luke 9:1)  And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

 

(Luke 9:2)  and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

 

(Luke 9:3)  And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.

 

(Luke 9:4)  And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.

 

(Luke 9:5)  And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them."

 

(Luke 9:6)  And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

 

(Luke 9:7)  Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

 

(Luke 9:8)  by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.

 

(Luke 9:9)  Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him.

 

(Luke 9:10)  On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida.

 

(Luke 9:11)  When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing.

 

(Luke 9:12)  Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place."

 

(Luke 9:13)  But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish--unless we are to go and buy food for all these people."

 

(Luke 9:14)  For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

 

(Luke 9:15)  And they did so, and had them all sit down.

 

(Luke 9:16)  And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

 

(Luke 9:17)  And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

 

(Luke 9:18)  Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

 

(Luke 9:19)  And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."

 

(Luke 9:20)  Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

 

(Luke 9:21)  And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

 

(Luke 9:22)  saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

 

(Luke 9:23)  And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

 

(Luke 9:24)  For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

 

(Luke 9:25)  For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

 

(Luke 9:26)  For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

 

(Luke 9:27)  But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

 

(Luke 9:28)  Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

 

(Luke 9:29)  And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.

 

(Luke 9:30)  And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,

 

(Luke 9:31)  who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 9:32)  Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.

 

(Luke 9:33)  And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he said.

 

(Luke 9:34)  As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

 

(Luke 9:35)  And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!"

 

(Luke 9:36)  And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

 

(Luke 9:37)  On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

 

(Luke 9:38)  And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

 

(Luke 9:39)  And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.

 

(Luke 9:40)  And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

 

(Luke 9:41)  Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

 

(Luke 9:42)  While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

 

(Luke 9:43)  And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

 

(Luke 9:44)  "Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men."

 

(Luke 9:45)  But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

 

(Luke 9:46)  An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

 

(Luke 9:47)  But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side

 

(Luke 9:48)  and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

 

(Luke 9:49)  John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us."

 

(Luke 9:50)  But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you."

 

(Luke 9:51)  When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 9:52)  And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him.

 

(Luke 9:53)  But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.

 

(Luke 9:54)  And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

 

(Luke 9:55)  But he turned and rebuked them.

 

(Luke 9:56)  And they went on to another village.

 

(Luke 9:57)  As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

 

(Luke 9:58)  And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

 

(Luke 9:59)  To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

 

(Luke 9:60)  And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

 

(Luke 9:61)  Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."

 

(Luke 9:62)  Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

 

Jesus sends out a larger group of disciples in pairs and tells the parable of the Samaritan

(Luke 10:1)  After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

 

(Luke 10:2)  And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

 

(Luke 10:3)  Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

 

(Luke 10:4)  Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.

 

(Luke 10:5)  Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!'

 

(Luke 10:6)  And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.

 

(Luke 10:7)  And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

 

(Luke 10:8)  Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.

 

(Luke 10:9)  Heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

 

(Luke 10:10)  But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,

 

(Luke 10:11)  'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'

 

(Luke 10:12)  I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

 

(Luke 10:13)  "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

 

(Luke 10:14)  But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

 

(Luke 10:15)  And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

 

(Luke 10:16)  "The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

 

(Luke 10:17)  The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"

 

(Luke 10:18)  And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

 

(Luke 10:19)  Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

 

(Luke 10:20)  Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

 

(Luke 10:21)  In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

 

(Luke 10:22)  All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

 

(Luke 10:23)  Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

 

(Luke 10:24)  For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

 

(Luke 10:25)  And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

 

(Luke 10:26)  He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

 

(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."

 

(Luke 10:28)  And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."

 

(Luke 10:29)  But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

 

(Luke 10:30)  Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.

 

(Luke 10:31)  Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

 

(Luke 10:32)  So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

 

(Luke 10:33)  But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

 

(Luke 10:34)  He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

 

(Luke 10:35)  And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'

 

(Luke 10:36)  Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"

 

(Luke 10:37)  He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."

 

(Luke 10:38)  Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

 

(Luke 10:39)  And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

 

(Luke 10:40)  But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

 

(Luke 10:41)  But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

 

(Luke 10:42)  but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."

 

In chapter 11 Jesus gives various good teachings for our life, also answering questions from the Pharisees:

(Luke 11:1)  Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

 

(Luke 11:2)  And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.

 

(Luke 11:3)  Give us each day our daily bread,

 

(Luke 11:4)  and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."

 

(Luke 11:5)  And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

 

(Luke 11:6)  for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';

 

(Luke 11:7)  and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'?

 

(Luke 11:8)  I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

 

(Luke 11:9)  And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

 

(Luke 11:10)  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

 

(Luke 11:11)  What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;

 

(Luke 11:12)  or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

 

(Luke 11:13)  If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

 

(Luke 11:14)  Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.

 

(Luke 11:15)  But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,"

 

(Luke 11:16)  while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

 

(Luke 11:17)  But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.

 

(Luke 11:18)  And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

 

(Luke 11:19)  And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

 

(Luke 11:20)  But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

 

(Luke 11:21)  When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;

 

(Luke 11:22)  but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.

 

(Luke 11:23)  Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

 

(Luke 11:24)  "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

 

(Luke 11:25)  And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.

 

(Luke 11:26)  Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first."

 

(Luke 11:27)  As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!"

 

(Luke 11:28)  But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

 

(Luke 11:29)  When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

 

(Luke 11:30)  For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

 

(Luke 11:31)  The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

 

(Luke 11:32)  The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

 

(Luke 11:33)  "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.

 

(Luke 11:34)  Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.

 

(Luke 11:35)  Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.

 

(Luke 11:36)  If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."

 

(Luke 11:37)  While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.

 

(Luke 11:38)  The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

 

(Luke 11:39)  And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

 

(Luke 11:40)  You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

 

(Luke 11:41)  But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

 

(Luke 11:42)  "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

 

(Luke 11:43)  Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

 

(Luke 11:44)  Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it."

 

(Luke 11:45)  One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also."

 

(Luke 11:46)  And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

 

(Luke 11:47)  Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.

 

(Luke 11:48)  So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.

 

(Luke 11:49)  Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

 

(Luke 11:50)  so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

 

(Luke 11:51)  from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

 

(Luke 11:52)  Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."

 

(Luke 11:53)  As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,

 

(Luke 11:54)  lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

 

In chapter 12 there are more teachings, including parables, for both the disciples and the Pharisees including some end times teachings:

(Luke 12:1)  In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

 

(Luke 12:2)  Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

 

(Luke 12:3)  Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

 

(Luke 12:4)  "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.

 

(Luke 12:5)  But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

 

(Luke 12:6)  Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

 

(Luke 12:7)  Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

 

(Luke 12:8)  "And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,

 

(Luke 12:9)  but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

 

(Luke 12:10)  And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

 

(Luke 12:11)  And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,

 

(Luke 12:12)  for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

 

(Luke 12:13)  Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

 

(Luke 12:14)  But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

 

(Luke 12:15)  And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

 

(Luke 12:16)  And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully,

 

(Luke 12:17)  and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

 

(Luke 12:18)  And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

 

(Luke 12:19)  And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'

 

(Luke 12:20)  But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'

 

(Luke 12:21)  So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

 

(Luke 12:22)  And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.

 

(Luke 12:23)  For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

 

(Luke 12:24)  Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!

 

(Luke 12:25)  And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

 

(Luke 12:26)  If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

 

(Luke 12:27)  Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

 

(Luke 12:28)  But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

 

(Luke 12:29)  And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

 

(Luke 12:30)  For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

 

(Luke 12:31)  Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

 

(Luke 12:32)  "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

 

(Luke 12:33)  Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

 

(Luke 12:34)  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 

(Luke 12:35)  "Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,

 

(Luke 12:36)  and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

 

(Luke 12:37)  Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.

 

(Luke 12:38)  If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!

 

(Luke 12:39)  But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

 

(Luke 12:40)  You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

 

(Luke 12:41)  Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"

 

(Luke 12:42)  And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

 

(Luke 12:43)  Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

 

(Luke 12:44)  Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

 

(Luke 12:45)  But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

 

(Luke 12:46)  the master of that servant 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 put him with the unfaithful.

 

(Luke 12:47)  And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.

 

(Luke 12:48)  But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

 

(Luke 12:49)  "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled!

 

(Luke 12:50)  I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!

 

(Luke 12:51)  Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

 

(Luke 12:52)  For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.

 

(Luke 12:53)  They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

 

(Luke 12:54)  He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.

 

(Luke 12:55)  And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and it happens.

 

(Luke 12:56)  You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

 

(Luke 12:57)  "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

 

(Luke 12:58)  As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.

 

(Luke 12:59)  I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny."

 

Here is a link to part 3 of this, including chapters 13 through 19

https://www.facebook.com/notes/jay-dougherty/gospel-of-luke-bible-study-chapters-13-through-19/10200612612331329  

Jesus loves you, more than You know. God sent Him on this mission to save the world and Jesus did that willingly. The gospels, including this one, relate the story of His life, His teachings and then His sacrifice. If what you have read here has put conviction from the Holy Spirit to let Him in, so that Your sins are forgiven, whether to come to Him to start out with or to return to Him after drifting away, I invite you to pray this prayer with me:

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