Key verses by book
Key Verses in Luke
Important passages from Luke, each shown in full in your chosen Bible version with its setting and meaning.
For nothing spoken by God is impossible.” Nothing is impossible with God
Gabriel's words to Mary after announcing that she will bear Jesus and that her elderly relative Elizabeth is pregnant.
10The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. 11For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Good news of great joy
The angel announces Jesus' birth to shepherds near Bethlehem: a Saviour, Christ the Lord, is born.
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful. Be merciful, as your Father is merciful
From Jesus' Sermon on the Plain, after teaching his followers to love enemies and lend without expecting return.
25Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” 29But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” 30Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’ 36Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?” 37He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” The good Samaritan
A lawyer asks, "Who is my neighbour?" Jesus tells of a Samaritan who cares for a wounded man that a priest and a Levite passed by, then asks which one…
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” Life does not consist in possessions
Asked to settle an inheritance dispute, Jesus warns against every kind of greed and tells the parable of the rich fool (12:16-21).
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him. His father ran and embraced him
In the parable of the lost son, the father sees his son coming home while he is still far off, runs to him and welcomes him.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” To seek and to save the lost
Jesus' words after Zacchaeus the tax collector welcomes him and promises to repay those he cheated.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. Father, forgive them
Jesus prays for those crucifying him. (Some early manuscripts do not include this prayer, so some translations mark it.)
Other books
GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 ChroniclesNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielJoelAmosMicahHabakkukZephaniahMalachiMatthewMarkJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyHebrewsJames1 Peter1 JohnRevelation