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 Harmony Gems
Bible Gem 850 – A Schema for Comparing the accounts of Matthew and Luke (Luke 7:1-10)
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 …
Bible Gem 824 – New Garments / New Wineskins (Luke 5:36-39)
Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. “And no …
Bible Gem 809 – Going back home to Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30)
Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When He came to the village ofNazareth, His boyhood home, He went as usual …
Bible Gem 808 – Rejection in Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30)
Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When He came to the village of Nazareth, His boyhood home, He went as …
Bible Gem 807 – Where to next? Sense Units (Luke 4:14 – )
I have deliberately not included the concluding verse in this Bible Gem reference. The reason is that I want you to determine what is to be the extent of the next natural section. How far should we go in what we include in the next …
Bible Gem 793 – The Order of the Temptations (Luke 4:5-8)
[Then the devil took Him up [to a very high mountain] and revealed to Him all the kingdoms of the world [and their glory] in a moment of time. “I will give You the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to …
Bible Gem 788 – Temptation One: Stone(s) to loaf/loaves (Luke 4:3)
Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone (Matt: these stones) to become a loaf (Matt: loaves) of bread.” This is an interesting change to say the least. Why would Luke change loaves –> loaf and stones …
Bible Gem 787 – Temptation One: Examining Luke’s Differences (Luke 4:1-4)
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led [ago] (led) Luke / [anago] (led up) Matt by the Spirit in the wilderness, where He was tempted by the devil for forty days [and forty nights]. Jesus ate nothing …
Bible Gem 786 – Luke’s Unique Additions (Luke 4:1-13)
Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led [ago] (led) Luke / [anago] (led up) Matt by the Spirit in the wilderness, where He was tempted by the devil for forty days [and forty nights]. Jesus ate nothing …