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Luke 7:28-35

Jesus continues in the section that began with John the Baptist's disciples' visit to. Jesus to inquire whether he is truly the 'one who is to come". Jesus…

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Luke 7:18-27

While Jesus is traveling about Galilee doing miracles of healing and preaching, John the Baptst was locked in prison by Herod. John sent two of his disciples to…

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Luke 7:11-17

After healing the centurion's servant from a distance in Capernaum, Jesus and the following crowd headed south to the small village of Nain. As they apprached, a funerarl…

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Luke 7:1-10

Having completed the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus returned to the village of Capernaum where he resided in Galilee. A group of Jewish elders approached him to request…

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Luke 6:43-49

Luke concludes his condensed overview of the Sermon on the Mount in the same manner as Matthew. Jesus employed another agricultural metaphor to describe the differece between good…

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Luke 6:37-42

Luke's condensed version of the Sermon on the Mount continues on a very stern note. Jesus instructs His followers not to judge or condemn fellow believers, but rather…

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Luke 6:27-36

Luke continues his account of the Sermon on the Mount by including the very challenging teaching of Jesus on loving our enemies. This difficult aspect of the Christian…

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Luke 6:17-26

Having established Christ's character and nature of His ministry in Galilee, Luke begins to expand upon the preaching and teaching of Jesus. Similar to Matthew, Luke includesan extensive…

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Luke 6:12-16

As the oppositon and hostility of the Jewish religious authorities continues to grow, Jesus responds by spending a full night in prayer. Not only is commuion with the…

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Luke 6:1-11

Following Luke's sharing of the call of Levi and the growing tension among the Pharisees, another layer of Jesus' authority and power is revealed. The issue in both…