“Rich towards God”
Read Luke 12:13-21 . This parable of the rich fool occurs only in Luke though Jesus often speaks about money as a spiritual danger. It’s...
“Whoever acknowledges me”
Read Luke 12:8-12 . Luke continues the mission instructions also found in Matt.10:5-31, with two great promises and one solemn warning....
“Who you should fear”
Read Luke 12:1-7 . From the hypocritical teaching of the Pharisees (1; Mt.16:12) Jesus next tells the disciples to share his own teaching...
“Woe to you experts in the law”
Read Luke 11:45-54 . The experts in the law (scribes) were professional teachers of the Old Testament scriptures. Many of them were also...
“Woe to you Pharisees”
Read Luke 11:37-44. The controversy about Jesus and Satan earlier in this chapter had been sparked by the Pharisees and the experts in...
“The eye is the lamp of the body”
Read Luke 11:33-36 . This saying about not hiding a lighted lamp (33) is used by Jesus with three different applications. Luke has...