After Jesus had finished saying all these things in the hearing of the people, he went to Capernaum. There a centurion’s servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him …
Gospel Comparisons Gems
Bible Gem 846 – A Pot-Pourri of Sermonettes or a Connected Whole? (Luke 6:43-49)
“A good tree doesn’t produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn’t produce good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. People don’t gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush. A good person produces good from the …
Bible Gem 845 – Luke’s Pot-Pourri of Sermonettes (Luke 6:43-49)
“A good tree doesn’t produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn’t produce good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. People don’t gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush. A good person produces good from the …
Bible Gem 844 – The Blind Leading the Blind with Beams in their Eyes (Luke 6:39-42)
Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. “And why worry about a speck in …
Bible Gem 838 – . . . Blessed are You who Weep (Luke 6:21)
God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh. (Luke 6:21) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matt 5:4) In this passage Jesus is still addressing His disciples. These four beatitudes of Luke’s are personalized for the …
Bible Gem 837 – The Biblical Connection Between Righteousness and the Hungry (Luke 6:21/Matt 5:6)
God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. . . Luke 6:21 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 I am absolutely convinced Luke knew what Matthew wrote, or if he didn’t …
Bible Gem 836 – Blessed are You who Hunger (Luke 6:21)
God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. . . (Luke 6:21) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled. (Matt 5:6) Note that Luke has changed the order from what Matthew has. Matthew lists …
Bible Gem 834 – Blessed are YOU (Luke 6:20-23)
Then Jesus turned to His disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will …
Bible Gem 827 – The Calling of the Disciples (Luke 6:12-16)
One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and He prayed to God all night. At daybreak He called together all of His disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: Simon (whom He named Peter), …
Bible Gem 826 – Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-11)
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, His disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” Jesus …