Jesus is approached by the Jewish religious sect called the Sadducees. They try to trap him into denying either the authority of the Bible (Torah) or the reality of the […]
Knowing that Jesus always taught the way of God truly, the priests in the temple thought that they could trick him into making statements that would offend the Roman authorities. […]
Just as Israel rejected God’s prophets in days of old, they rejected John the Baptist, and now are questioning the authority of Jesus, the beloved Son. How will God react? […]
After entering Jerusalem in a joyful procession, but in full knowledge of the difficult times ahead, Jesus proceeds to the temple, where he restores order and continues teaching, while the […]
After all they had seen Jesus do, and despite his repeated explanations to the contrary, now that he was on the verge of entering Jerusalem, his disciples wrongly supposed that […]
In this well known and much loved story, Jesus enters Jericho and sees the chief tax collector, Zacchaeus, perched on a tree branch. Jesus calls him down and Zacchaeus receives […]
In Luke’s narrative, this is the final miracle performed by Jesus before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is a stunning reminder that even a blind beggar on the other […]
Here for at least the third time in Luke’s account, Jesus tells his disciples that he must suffer and die when they arrive in Jerusalem and, then, rise from the […]
Here Jesus tells the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Luke tells us that this parable was told to (or about) those who, like the Pharisee in the […]
At the end of Chapter 17, both the Pharisees and Jesus’ disciples asked about the age to come and Jesus’ answers were puzzling but helpful. At the beginning of Chapter […]
The Pharisees ask Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come and he tells them that it is already here, visibly, in their midst. Then Jesus speaks to his disciples […]
Ten people lift up their voice to Jesus, asking for help. All are cured of leprosy. Only one comes to thank Jesus and praise God. He is a Samaritan. There […]
