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Questions about Luke


Gospel of Luke - Bible Survey

Who wrote the book of Luke? Who was the author of Luke?

Why did God give us four Gospels?

What is the harmony of the Gospels?

When were the Gospels written?

Who was Theophilus at the beginning of Luke and Acts?

Who was John the Baptist in the Bible?

What were the key events in the life of Jesus Christ?

Who was Luke in the Bible?

Why are Jesus’ genealogies in Matthew and Luke so different?

What is the Magnificat?

Why was Zechariah punished for doubting Gabriel’s message, but Mary was not, even though she also doubted?

What does it mean that Mary treasured these things in her heart (Luke 2:19)?

Did Mary consent to being the mother of Jesus?

When were Joseph and Mary considered married?

How old was Mary when Jesus was born?

Why is the virgin birth so important?

Does Luke’s claim that Jesus was born in Bethlehem at the time of Quirinius’ census match the historical record?

What is the consolation of Israel?

What is the Nunc Dimittis?

Why is the order of Jesus’ calling His disciples different in some of the gospels?

Who were the twelve (12) disciples / apostles of Jesus Christ?

Why did Jesus choose Peter, James, and John to be His inner circle?

What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus’ temptations?

How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple? Why did He cleanse the temple?

What does it mean that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath?

What is the Sermon on the Mount?

What is the Sermon on the Plain?

What can we learn from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000?

What is the significance of Jesus calming the storm?

What is the meaning of “Physician, heal thyself” in Luke 4:23?

What is the meaning of the story of the woman with the issue of blood?

What does it mean that Jesus had nowhere to lay his head?

Why did Jesus heal on the Sabbath?

What does it mean to bless those who curse you (Luke 6:28)?

What does “pressed down, shaken together, and running over” mean in Luke 6:38?

What does it mean that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45)?

Did John the Baptist lose his faith in Jesus as the Messiah (Matthew 11:3; Luke 7:19)?

Why did John the Baptist’s followers ask Jesus if He was the Coming One in Luke 7:19?

What is the significance of Jesus being anointed (Luke 7:36–50)?

What does it mean to gain the whole world but lose your soul?

Why did Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51)?

Why did Jesus ask the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”

What did Jesus mean when He said “Let the dead bury the dead” (Luke 9:60)?

Who were the 70 (or 72) disciples in Luke 10?

What does it mean to shake the dust off your feet?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”?

Just how narrow is the narrow gate?

What does it mean that a house divided cannot stand?

Who is greatest in the kingdom?

Who was the Queen of the South?

Why did Jesus mention Tyre and Sidon in Luke 10:14?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “I give you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions” (Luke 10:19)?

Who is my neighbor, biblically speaking?

What is the leaven of the Pharisees?

What does it mean that life is more than food (Luke 12:23)?

What does it mean that “to whom much is given, much will be required” (Luke 12:48)?

What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to hate our father and mother (Luke 14:26)?

What does it mean to “count the cost” (Luke 14:28)?

What is an alabaster box?

Why did Jesus teach in parables?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Good Samaritan?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Rich Fool?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sower?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Prodigal Son?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Fig Tree?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Vineyard?

What is the meaning of the Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?

What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24)?

What is mammon?

Why did Jesus mention the tower of Siloam in Luke 13:4?

Why would God leave the 99 to find 1?

Is Luke 16:19-31 a parable or an account of events that actually occurred?

What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16?

What is Abraham’s bosom?

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)?

What did Jesus mean when He spoke of making friends by worldly wealth (Luke 16:9)?

What does it mean that God knows your heart (Luke 16:15)?

What is the story of the ten lepers in the Bible?

What does it mean that the kingdom of God does not come with observation (Luke 17:20)?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21, KJV)?

What does it mean to “remember Lot’s wife” in Luke 17:32?

What does it mean to have mustard seed faith?

What did Jesus mean when He told people, “Your faith has made you well”?

Why are there two demon-possessed men in the Gerasene tombs in Matthew, but only one in Mark and Luke?

Why did Jesus allow the demons to enter the herd of pigs?

Did Jesus heal two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34) or one blind man (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)?

What does it mean that the house of prayer had been turned into a den of thieves?

Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler he could be saved by obeying the commandments?

What does Jesus want us to learn from what He said about the widow’s mite?

What is the significance of the triumphal entry?

What does it mean that “the rocks will cry out” in Luke 19:40?

What are the times of the Gentiles?

What is the significance of the command to flee to the mountains (Matthew 24:16; Mark 13:3; Luke 21:21)?

What happened in the upper room?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “This is my body, broken for you”?

What did Jesus mean when He said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood”?

Why did Jesus say to “do this in remembrance of Me” in Luke 22:19?

What does it mean that Satan wanted to sift Peter as wheat (Luke 22:31)?

What does it mean to watch and pray?

Why did Jesus sweat blood in the Garden of Gethsemane?

Why did Jesus ask God to “let this cup pass from me”?

Why did Jesus say, “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42)?

What is the significance of Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss?

What was the reason behind Peter’s denial of Jesus?

What is the significance of the rooster crowing in regards to Peter denying Jesus three times?

Who helped Jesus carry the cross?

What happened during Jesus’ last hours on earth?

Why did the crowds shout, “Crucify Him!” when Pilate wanted to release Jesus?

Why did Jesus say “Father, forgive them” on the cross?

What can we learn from the thief on the cross?

What did Jesus mean when He said, "Today you will be with me in paradise"?

Why did Jesus say, “Into your hands I commit my spirit,” on the cross?

What are the last seven sayings of Christ and what do they mean?

What was the significance of anointing spices in the Bible?

Can the various resurrection accounts from the four Gospels be harmonized?

What happened on the road to Emmaus?



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