Luke 23(ESV) Jesus Before Pilate Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.2And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this manmisleading our nation andforbidding us to give tribute toCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ,a king."3And Pilate asked him,"Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him,"You have said so."4Then Pilat...

Luke 22(ESV) The Plot to Kill Jesus Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is calledthe Passover.2And the chief priests and the scribeswere seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. Judas to Betray Jesus 3ThenSatan entered intoJudas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.4He went away and conferred with the chief priests a...

Luke 21(ESV) The Widow's Offering Jesus[a]looked up and saw the richputting their gifts intothe offering box,2and he saw a poor widow put in twosmall copper coins.[b]3And he said,"Truly, I tell you,this poor widow has put in more than all of them.4For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of herpoverty put in allshe had to live on." Jesus Foretells ...

Luke 20(ESV) The Authority of Jesus Challenged One day,as Jesus[a]was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel,the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up2and said to him, "Tell usby what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority."3He answered them,"I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,4was the bapti...

Luke 19(ESV) Jesus and Zacchaeus He entered Jericho and was passing through.2And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.3Andhe was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.4So he ran on ahead and climbed up intoa sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pas...

Luke 18(ESV) The Parable of the Persistent Widow And he told them a parable to the effect that they oughtalways to pray and notlose heart.2He said,"In a certain city there was a judge whoneither feared God nor respected man.3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'4For a while he refused, but afterw...

Luke 17(ESV) Temptations to Sin And he said to his disciples,"Temptations to sin[a]aresure to come, butwoe to the one through whom they come!2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.[b]3Pay attention to yourselves!If your brother sins,rebuke him, and if...

Luke 16(ESV) The Parable of the Dishonest Manager He also said to the disciples,"There was a rich man who hada manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.2And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of yourmanagement, for you can no longer be manager.'3And the manager said to hims...

Luke 15(ESV) The Parable of the Lost Sheep Nowthe tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.2And the Pharisees and the scribesgrumbled, saying,"This man receives sinners andeats with them." 3So he told them this parable:4"What man of you, having a hundred sheep,if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-ninein the open country, andgo af...

Luke 14(ESV) Healing of a Man on the Sabbath One Sabbath,when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they werewatching him carefully.2And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.3And Jesus responded tothe lawyers and Pharisees, saying,"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"4But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him ...