LUKE
PART FIRST: THE EARLY LIFE OF JESUS
Luke 1:1-4:13

    I. THE BIRTH OF JOHN AND THE CONCEPTION OF JESUS. Luke 1:1-80.
       1. The Author's Preface. Luke 1:1-4.
       2. The Birth of John Announced. Luke 1:5-25.
       3. The Birth of Jesus Announced. Luke 1:26-38.
       4. Mary Visits Elizabeth. Luke 1:39-56.
       5. The Birth and Naming of John. Luke 1:57-80.

   II. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. Luke 2:1-52.
       1. His Birth. Luke 2:1-7.
       2. His Birth Announced to Shepherds. Luke 2:8-14.
       3. The Shepherds Visit the Child. Luke 2:15-20.
       4. Jesus Circumcised and Named. Luke 2:21.
       5. Jesus Is Presented to the Lord and Recognized by Prophets.
          Luke 2:22-38.
       6. The Family Returns to Nazareth. Luke 2:39, 40.
       7. Jesus Attends the Passover. Luke 2:41-52.

  III. JOHN'S MINISTRY AND THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. Luke 3:1-22.
       1. Time of John's Beginning. Luke 3:1-6.
       2. John Demands Fruits of Repentance. Luke 3:7-14.
       3. John Announces the Christ. Luke 3:15-17.
       4. John Imprisoned. Luke 3:18-20.
       5. The Baptism of Jesus. Luke 3:21, 22.

   IV. THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS AND HIS TEMPTATION. Luke 3:23-4:13.
       1. His Genealogy. Luke 3:23-38.
       2. His Temptation. Luke 4:1-13.


              PART SECOND: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE.
                            Luke 4:14-9:50.

    I. BEGINNING OF HIS WORK IN GALILEE. Luke 4:14-5:16.
       1. He Reads in the Synagogue of Nazareth. Luke 4:14-20.
       2. He Speaks on the Passage Read. Luke 4:21-30.
       3. He Teaches and Heals in the Synagogue at Capernaum.
          Luke 4:31-37.
       4. He Heals at the House of Simon. Luke 4:38-41.
       5. He Departs to Other Synagogues. Luke 4:42-44.
       6. He Calls Four Fishermen. Luke 5:1-11.
       7. He Heals a Leper. Luke 5:12-16.

   II. DISCUSSIONS WITH PHARISEES, AND INSTRUCTION OF THE DISCIPLES.
       Luke 5:17-6:49.
       1. Discussion about the Power to Forgive Sins. Luke 5:17-26.
       2. Levi's Feast, and Discussion Thereon. Luke 5:27-39.
       3. Discussion about Sabbath-breaking. Luke 6:1-11.
       4. The Twelve Selected, and Many Persons Healed. Luke 6:12-19.
       5. A Speech to the Disciples. Luke 6:20-49.
          (1) Four Beatitudes and Four Woes. Luke 6:20-26.
          (2) The Duty of Love Enjoined. Luke 6:27-35.
          (3) Mercy, Justice and Liberality. Luke 6:36-38.
          (4) Brief Parables. Luke 6:39-45.
              a. The Blind Guide. Luke 6:39.
              b. The Disciple and the Master. Luke 6:40.
              c. The Mote and the Beam. Luke 6:41, 42.
              d. The Tree and Its Fruit. Luke 6:43-45.
          (5) The Necessity for Obedience. Luke 6:46-49.

  III. SOME MIRACLES AND DISCUSSIONS. Luke 7:1-50.
       1. Healing the Servant of a Centurion. Luke 7:1-10.
       2. Raising a Man from the Dead. Luke 7:11-17.
       3. A Message from John the Baptist. Luke 7:18-23.
       4. A Speech Concerning John. Luke 7:24-28.
       5. Conduct of the People toward John, and Remarks Thereon.
          Luke 7:29-35.
       6. Another Discussion about Forgiveness of Sins. Luke 7:36-50.

   IV. SOME PARABLES AND MIRACLES. Luke 8:1-56.
       1. The Companions of Jesus. Luke 8:1-3.
       2. Parable of the Sower. Luke 8:4-15.
       3. Parable of the Lamp. Luke 8:16-18.
       4. Remark about His Mother and Brothers. Luke 8:19-21.
       5. Stilling a Tempest. Luke 8:22-25.
       6. Casting Out a Legion of Demons. Luke 8:26-39.
       7. Raising the Daughter of Jairus, and Healing an Afflicted
          Woman. Luke 8:40-56.

    V. SOME LESSONS TO THE TWELVE, AND SOME MIRACLES. Luke 9:1-50.
       1. The First Mission of the Apostles. Luke 9:1-6.
       2. Herod's Perplexity Concerning Jesus. Luke 9:7-9.
       3. The Five Thousand Fed. Luke 9:10-17.
       4. Conversation about Opinions of Men, and His Own Death.
          Luke 9:18-27.
       5. The Transfiguration. Luke 9:28-36.
       6. An Obstinate Demon Cast Out. Luke 9:37-45.
       7. Ambition and Jealousy Rebuked. Luke 9:46-50.


      PART THIRD: INCIDENTS ON A JOURNEY FROM GALILEE TO JERUSALEM.
                            Luke 9:51-19:48.

    I. MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS. Luke 9:51-10:24.
       1. Preparation for the Journey. Luke 9:51-56.
       2. Remarks about Following Jesus. Luke 9:57-62.
       3. The Mission of the Seventy. Luke 10:1-16.
       4. The Return and Report of the Seventy. Luke 10:17-24.

   II. A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS. Luke 10:25-12:59.
       1. With a Lawyer about Who Is My Neighbor. Luke 10:25-37.
       2. With Mary and Martha. Luke 10:38-42.
       3. With His Disciples about Prayer. Luke 11:1-13.
       4. With Unbelievers about Casting Out Demons. Luke 11:14-26.
       5. With a Woman Who Congratulated Him. Luke 11:27, 28.
       6. With the Multitude about the Demand for a Sign. Luke 11:29-32.
       7. Parable of a Lamp. Luke 11:33-36.
       8. With a Pharisee about Purification. Luke 11:37-44.
       9. With a Lawyer about the Sins of His Class. Luke 11:45-52.
      10. With Scribes and Pharisees Who Seek to Provoke Him.
          Luke 11:53, 54.
      11. With His Disciples about Fear of Men. Luke 12:1-12.
      12. With the Multitude about Covetousness. Luke 12:13-21.
      13. With the Disciples about Worldly Care. Luke 12:22-34.
      14. About Watching for the Lord's Coming. Luke 12:35-40.
      15. With Peter about the Warning Just Given. Luke 12:41-48.
      16. He Predicts Suffering and Divisions. Luke 12:49-53.
      17. With the Multitude about the Signs of the Time. Luke 12:54-59.

  III. A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS. Luke 13:1-16:31.
       1. Of Providential Calamities. Luke 13:1-9.
       2. With Pharisees about Sabbath-breaking. Luke 13:10-21.
       3. As to the Number Who Shall Be Saved. Luke 13:22-30.
       4. About a Threat Concerning Herod. Luke 13:31-35.
       5. About the Right to Heal on the Sabbath. Luke 14:1-6.
       6. A Lesson on Humility. Luke 14:7-11.
       7. A Lesson on Entertainments. Luke 14:12-14.
       8. About Eating in the Kingdom of God. Luke 14:15-24.
       9. About Counting the Cost. Luke 14:25-35.
      10. About Receiving Sinners. Luke 15:1-32.
          (1) Occasion of the Discussion. Luke 15:1, 2.
          (2) First Argument. Luke 15:3-7.
          (3) Second Argument. Luke 15:8-10.
          (4) Third Argument. Luke 15:11-24.
          (5) Fourth Argument. Luke 15:25-32.
      11. About the Right Use of Riches. Luke 16:1-31.
          (1) Parable of the Unjust Steward. Luke 16:1-13.
          (2) Pharisees Scoff and Are Rebuked. Luke 16:14-18.
          (3) Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Luke 16:19-31.

   IV. CONVERSATIONS AND MIRACLES. Luke 17:1-19:27.
       1. About Forgiveness of Brethren. Luke 17:1-10.
       2. A Case of Ingratitude. Luke 17:11-19.
       3. A Warning about the Coming of the Kingdom. Luke 17:20-37.
       4. A Lesson on Perseverance in Prayer. Luke 18:1-8.
       5. A Rebuke of Self-Righteous Prayers. Luke 18:9-14.
       6. A Blessing Pronounced on Infants. Luke 18:15-17.
       7. After the Difficulty in Saving a Rich Man. Luke 18:18-30.
       8. His Death Again Predicted. Luke 18:31-34.
       9. A Blind Man Healed at Jericho. Luke 18:35-43.
      10. The Conversion of Zacchaeus. Luke 19:1-10.
      11. The Parable of the Pounds. Luke 19:11-27.

    V. THE PUBLIC ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM. Luke 19:28-48.
       1. He Procures an Ass. Luke 19:28-35.
       2. The Acclamation of the People. Luke 19:36-40.
       3. Jesus Weeps over the City. Luke 19:41-44.
       4. Jesus Clears the Temple and Teaches. Luke 19:45-48.


   PART FOURTH: TEACHING IN JERUSALEM, DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION.
                            Luke 20:1-24:53.

    I. DISCUSSIONS IN THE TEMPLE. Luke 20:1-21:4.
       1. About the Authority of Jesus. Luke 20:1-8.
       2. Parable of the Vine-dressers. Luke 20:9-19.
       3. About Tribute to Caesar. Luke 20:20-26.
       4. About the Resurrection. Luke 20:27-40.
       5. The Scribes Puzzled and Denounced. Luke 20:41-47.
       6. About Gifts to the Lord's Treasury. Luke 21:1-4.

   II. DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. Luke 21:5-38.
       1. Occasion of the Prediction. Luke 21:5-7.
       2. False Christs, Great Calamities and Persecutions to Come
          First. Luke 21:8-13.
       3. How to Act Under Persecution. Luke 21:14-19.
       4. When to Flee, and Why. Luke 21:20-24.
       5. Other Signs. Luke 21:25-28.
       6. Illustration from the Fig Tree. Luke 21:29-33.
       7. The Suddenness of the Second Coming. Luke 21:34-36.
       8. The Way Jesus Spent His Time. Luke 21:37, 38.

  III. PLOTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS. Luke 22:1-38.

       1. The Agreement between the Chief Priests and Judas.
          Luke 22:1-6.
       2. The Passover Prepared. Luke 22:7-13.
       3. Remarks at the Paschal Supper. Luke 22:14-38.
          (1) About the Passover. Luke 22:14-18.
          (2) The Lord's Supper Instituted. Luke 22:19, 20.
          (3) About the Betrayal. Luke 22:21-23.
          (4) About Who Shall Be Greatest. Luke 22:24-27.
          (5) About the Thrones of the Apostles. Luke 22:28-30.
          (6) About Simon's Great Temptation. Luke 22:31-34.
          (7) About Their Former Mission Compared with their Future One.

   IV. JESUS ARRESTED, CONDEMNED AND CRUCIFIED. Luke 22:39-23:56.
       1. His Agony in the Mount of Olives. Luke 22:39-46.
       2. He Is Arrested. Luke 22:47-54.
       3. Peter's Denial. Luke 22:55-62.
       4. Jesus Blindfolded and Mocked. Luke 22:63-65.
       5. He Is Condemned by the Sanhedrim. Luke 22:66-71.
       6. He Is Taken to Pilate and Sent to Herod. Luke 23:1-12.
       7. Pilate Persuaded to Crucify Him. Luke 23:13-25.
       8. Jesus Led Away and Crucified. Luke 23:26-38.
       9. Conduct of the Malefactors. Luke 23:39-43.
      10. Jesus Dies. Luke 23:44-49.
      11. He Is Buried. Luke 23:50-56.

    V. THE RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF JESUS. Luke 24:1-53.
       1. The Announcement to the Women. Luke 24:1-12.
       2. Jesus Appears to Two on the Way to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35.
       3. He Appears to the Eleven. Luke 24:36-43.
       4. Jesus Instructs the Eleven and Ascends to Heaven.
          Luke 24:44-53.