And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey intoContinue reading “Luke 15: 11-24…. A story with many hidden truths.”
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Luke 15: 1-10….. Two parables..
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine inContinue reading “Luke 15: 1-10….. Two parables..”
Luke 14: 25-35… The Price tag….
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come afterContinue reading “Luke 14: 25-35… The Price tag….”
Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…
He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, theContinue reading “Luke 14: 12-24 The Great Feast…”
Luke 14:7-11… Invited to a feast
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honour, saying to them, “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honour, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he whoContinue reading “Luke 14:7-11… Invited to a feast”
Luke 13: 31- 14:6….Emotions to the fore!
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go onContinue reading “Luke 13: 31- 14:6….Emotions to the fore!”
Luke 13: 18-30. The Kingdom of God discussed.
He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”And again he said,Continue reading “Luke 13: 18-30. The Kingdom of God discussed.”
Luke 13: 10-17… Go to the doctor on a Sunday!
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from yourContinue reading “Luke 13: 10-17… Go to the doctor on a Sunday!”
Luke 12: 57-13:9….Aspects of Judgement.
And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 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. I tellContinue reading “Luke 12: 57-13:9….Aspects of Judgement.”
Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?
“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from nowContinue reading “Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?”
As I read it! 