Luke 3 luke 9 luke 15 luke 21 luke 4 luke 10 luke 16 luke 22. And a voice from heaven said, you are my dearly loved son, and you bring me great joy. Paul names the three jews who were with him in rome. This is the shortest account of the first three gospels of this event. Scripture quotations are taken from the holy bible, new living translation, 1996, 2004, 2007, 20, 2015 by tyndale house foundation. It is designed for childrens church or sunday school. Luke 3 in the fifteenth year of the reign of tiberius caesar, pontius pilate being governor of judea, and herod being tetrarch of galilee, and his brother philip tetrarch of the region of ituraea and trachonitis, and lysanias tetrarch of abilene. Luke chapter 3 21 now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the holy ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son. Prepare the way of the lord, a make his paths straight. With the eye of a caring and careful physician, luke traces all things from the start with accuracy and covers a period of 35 years from 3 b. When all the people were baptized if we reflect on the number of the people who followed john, and were baptized by him, and the regard they expressed for him before and after his death, and yet that no sect was produced in consequence of such belief and baptism, it will afford a very good argument in favour of the superior power, dignity, character, and office of jesus.
A voice of one calling in the wilderness, prepare the way for the lord, make straight paths for him. The longawaited promised seed, messiah, redeemer, savior, and creatorall in one living, divine beinghad arrived on earth to do his work and was duly announced as no other had ever been. Two circumstances related are, however, peculiar to st. Matthew 24 then jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came up to show him the buildings of the temple. No sign announcing his identity could be more clear. Luke uses only a few words and yet conveys such deep meaning. But one who is more powerful than i will come, the straps of whose sandals i am not worthy to untie.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of luke in the bible new international version. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the holy spirit. It tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of jesus christ. The gospel of luke and the acts of the apostles make up a twovolume work which scholars call lukeacts. Jan 21, 2016 this free bible lesson is based on luke 3. Twentyone of the 28 parables that occur in luke are found in 10. Luke is the longest of the four gospels and the longest book in the new testament. As he was praying, the heavens opened, 22 and the holy spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. Now viewing scripture range from the book of luke chapter 3. In the fifteenth year of the reign of emperor tiberius, when pontius pilate was governor of judea, and herod was ruler of galilee, and his brother philip ruler of the region of ituraea and trachonitis, and lysanias ruler of abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of annas and caiaphas, the word of god came to john son of zechariah in the wilderness. Luke bible book with full chapters new international. In the first half, john says that the one who is coming will baptize you in the holy spirit and fire v. As we can see by comparing lukes genealogy with that of matthew, there are considerable differences. His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather.
In his second volume, the acts of the apostles, luke will introduce the third epoch in salvation history, the period of the church. Of the 20 miracles recorded in luke, only 5 appear in 9. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the holy spirit descended on him in bodily. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation.
Jesus comes as part of the genuine movement of god among common people and is baptized. One factor is, again, the purpose of this particular gospel. They are not only placed in different locations in the gospel, but lukes genealogy runs from christ back to adam. Luke the fact that he ascended praying from the water, and the opening words of this verse, which probably signify that on this day jesus waited till the crowds who were. Luke bible book with full chapters new international version. This may mean that, on the day of his baptism, jesus was the last candidate, and hence his baptism was the most conspicuous of all. The biblea book of accurate prophecy, part 3 watchtower. And a voice came from heaven, you are my son, the beloved.
Luke wrote primarily to gentiles, and he stresses jesus humanity throughout his book. The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if john might possibly be the messiah. Here in luke there is an extra lineage given between salah and arphaxad. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the holy spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. The descent of the holy ghost in the form of a dove was an emblem of the new dispensation which the saviour came to announce. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to. Luke alone explains the reason why herod threw john into prison. All 1,189 summaries now available in paperback and on kindle. Luke says that there was an empirewide census during these years, specifically at the time when quirinius was in charge of syria. Luke was not one of them but he was with paul there. But few people doubt that luke did write this book.
World wide study bible luke 3 christian classics ethereal. Luke s uniqueness is especially seen in the amount of material devoted to jesus closing ministry in judea and perea. Great expectations have always been part of the human story. You are my dearly loved son, and you bring me great joy. When all the people were being baptized, jesus was baptized too. Lukes uniqueness is especially seen in the amount of material devoted to jesus closing ministry in judea and perea. The context the holy spirit is mentioned in both halves of our gospel lesson.
Now when all the people were baptized, and when jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the holy spirit. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. Do you remember the animal sacrifices that were being made to cover the people. Luke says that there was an empirewide census during these years, specifically at. Luke 3, new international version niv the bible app. The period of time specified in daniels prophecy amounts to 69 units of 7 years each, or 483 years. As prophesied, 483 years 69 weeks of years later, in 29 c. This material is predominantly made up of accounts of jesus discourses.
This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Highlights from the book of luke watchtower online library. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the holy spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. Charles dickens wrote an entire book with that as its title. We do not know it for certain, but that conclusion is the most reasonable. Lukes account of jesus ministry can be divided into three major parts. Used by permission of tyndale house publishers, inc. Anyone can relate to looking forward to or anticipating something.