Luke

Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. — read the full passage →

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; — read the full passage →

and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. — read the full passage →

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. — read the full passage →

and Jesus that is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men that have been a comfort unto me.

And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying, — read the full passage →

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. — read the full passage →

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.

And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: — read the full passage →

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; — read the full passage →

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like? — read the full passage →

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me. — read the full passage →

for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

And when it came to pass that we were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the next day unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: — read the full passage →

But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. — read the full passage →

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — read the full passage →

These things command and teach.

Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we tarried seven days.

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that wasthere, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.

And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; — read the full passage →

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; — read the full passage →

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost.

And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,

And he entered and was passing through Jericho. — read the full passage →

And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am? — read the full passage →

For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. — read the full passage →

And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; — read the full passage →

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments. — read the full passage →

I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. — read the full passage →

And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel unto them. — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. — read the full passage →

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: — read the full passage →

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?