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Luke 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. With 80 verses, ... [36] Mary and Elizabeth (1:39–56)
For example, according to Luke 2:11 Jesus was the Christ at his birth, but in Acts 2:36 he becomes Christ at the resurrection, while in Acts 3:20 it seems his messiahship is active only at the parousia, the "second coming"; similarly, in Luke 2:11 he is the Saviour from birth, but in Acts 5:31 [47] he is made Saviour at the resurrection; and he ...
[70] The verse in Luke does differ from the contexts of the similar verses at Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6, where releasing a prisoner on Passover is a "habit" or "custom" of Pilate, and at John 18:39 is a custom of the Jews – but in its appearance in Luke it becomes a necessity for Pilate regardless of his habits or preferences, "to comply ...
Luke 1:1–4, drawing on historical investigation, identified the work to the readers as belonging to the genre of history. [42] There is disagreement about how best to treat Luke's writings, with some historians regarding Luke as highly accurate, [ 43 ] [ 44 ] and others taking a more critical approach.
They show when the passage is taken in context (Luke 22:36-38), Jesus is also aware of fulfilling prophecy and makes a surprising statement that two swords are "enough." [2] Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.
Simon was a Pharisee mentioned in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 7:36-50) as the host of a meal, who invited Jesus to eat in his house but failed to show him the usual marks of hospitality offered to visitors - a greeting kiss (v. 45), water to wash his feet (v. 44), or oil for his head (v. 46).
Anna (Hebrew: חַנָּה, Ḥana; Ancient Greek: Ἄννα, Ánna), distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in Luke 2:36–38 during the presentation of Jesus at ...
These are termed the major and minor agreements (the distinction is imprecise [35] [36]). One example is in the passion narrative, where Mark has simply, "Prophesy!" [37] while Matthew and Luke both add, "Who is it that struck you?" [38] [39] The double tradition's origin, with its major and minor agreements, is a key facet of the synoptic problem.