New Testament · 24 chapters
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Luke tells the story of Jesus with particular attention to mercy, prayer, the Spirit, and people pushed to the margins. His journey to Jerusalem ends in death and resurrection, opening a message of repentance and forgiveness to all nations.
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Chapter 1.
Announcements of John’s and Jesus’ births introduce God’s unfolding salvation. Mary, Elizabeth, and Zechariah respond with faith, questions, and songs of praise.
Read chapter 52 versesChapter 2.
Jesus is born in Bethlehem and announced to shepherds. Temple encounters with Simeon and Anna, followed by Jesus’ later visit as a boy, point toward his calling.
Read chapter 38 versesChapter 3.
John calls for repentance expressed through practical change. Jesus is baptized, and his genealogy is traced through Israel’s history back to Adam.
Read chapter 44 versesChapter 4.
Jesus resists temptation and announces his mission in Nazareth, where he meets rejection. Teaching and healing elsewhere reveal his authority and purpose.
Read chapter 39 versesChapter 5.
Jesus calls fishermen, cleanses a leper, forgives and heals a paralyzed man, and calls Levi. Questions about fellowship and fasting expose the newness of his ministry.
Read chapter 49 versesChapter 6.
Sabbath disputes are followed by the appointment of the twelve. Jesus teaches about blessing, love of enemies, generous judgment, and building life on obedience.
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Jesus heals a centurion’s servant, raises a widow’s son, and answers John’s question. A woman’s grateful devotion exposes contrasting responses to forgiveness.
Read chapter 56 versesChapter 8.
Women support Jesus’ ministry, and parables address hearing God’s word. A storm, an oppressed man, a suffering woman, and a dying girl become settings for his saving power.
Read chapter 62 versesChapter 9.
Jesus sends the twelve, feeds a crowd, and speaks about his identity and suffering. The transfiguration and several failures of understanding prepare for his journey toward Jerusalem.
Read chapter 42 versesChapter 10.
Seventy disciples are sent out and return with joy. The good Samaritan and the visit to Martha and Mary explore neighbor-love and attentive listening.
Read chapter 54 versesChapter 11.
Jesus teaches prayer and responds to accusations about his power. Warnings about inner light, religious appearance, and burdensome leadership confront distorted devotion.
Read chapter 59 versesChapter 12.
Jesus warns about hypocrisy, greed, anxiety, and unreadiness. His teaching calls for trust in the Father and faithful use of what has been entrusted.
Read chapter 35 versesChapter 13.
Calls to repentance are joined to a healing on the Sabbath and parables of the kingdom’s growth. Jesus also laments Jerusalem’s resistance to his gathering care.
Read chapter 35 versesChapter 14.
A Sabbath meal becomes the setting for teaching about humility, hospitality, and God’s banquet. Jesus then explains the cost of becoming his disciple.
Read chapter 32 versesChapter 15.
Parables of a lost sheep, a lost coin, and two sons reveal joy over the return of the lost. The elder son’s resentment challenges resistance to mercy.
Read chapter 31 versesChapter 16.
Jesus teaches about faithful use of wealth and the impossibility of serving both God and money. The rich man and Lazarus expose indifference to need and refusal to listen.
Read chapter 37 versesChapter 17.
Jesus teaches about forgiveness, faith, and humble service, then heals ten lepers. Questions about the kingdom lead to warnings about the suddenness of coming judgment.
Read chapter 43 versesChapter 18.
Parables encourage persistent prayer and humble dependence rather than self-righteousness. Jesus welcomes children, confronts a wealthy ruler, predicts his death, and heals a blind beggar.
Read chapter 48 versesChapter 19.
Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus shows repentance taking practical form. After a parable about entrusted resources, he enters Jerusalem, weeps over it, and confronts the temple’s misuse.
Read chapter 47 versesChapter 20.
Leaders question Jesus’ authority and attempt to trap him. His responses address rejected messengers, taxes, resurrection, and religious conduct that exploits the vulnerable.
Read chapter 38 versesChapter 21.
A widow’s offering introduces teaching about the temple’s fall and coming distress. Jesus urges endurance, watchfulness, and confidence amid upheaval.
Read chapter 71 versesChapter 22.
Jesus shares the Passover meal and teaches service before praying on the Mount of Olives. Betrayal, arrest, Peter’s denial, and a council hearing follow.
Read chapter 56 versesChapter 23.
Jesus appears before Pilate and Herod, is condemned, and is crucified. His words from the cross, the repentant criminal, and his burial reveal mercy amid injustice.
Read chapter 53 versesChapter 24.
Women discover the empty tomb, and the risen Jesus meets disciples on the road and in Jerusalem. He opens the Scriptures, commissions witnesses, and ascends.
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