God in Luke

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1. 1:6

   Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

2. 1:8

   One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

3. 1:11

   Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

4. 1:15

   for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

5. 1:16

   Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

6. 1:19

   “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

7. 1:25

   “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”

8. 1:26

   In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

9. 1:30

   So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

10. 1:32

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

11. 1:35

    The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

12. 1:37

    For no word from God will ever fail.”

13. 1:46

    Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

14. 1:47

    and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

15. 1:64

    Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

16. 1:66

    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

17. 1:68

    “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

18. 1:76

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

19. 1:78

    because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

20. 2:9

    Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

21. 2:13

    And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

22. 2:14

    “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

23. 2:15

    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

24. 2:20

    The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.

25. 2:23

    (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

26. 2:24

    and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

27. 2:26

    The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

28. 2:28

    Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

29. 2:38

    Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

30. 2:39

    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

31. 2:40

    And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

32. 2:49

    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

33. 2:52

    And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

34. 3:2

    during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

35. 3:6

    And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

36. 3:8

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

37. 3:38

    the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

38. 4:3

    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

39. 4:4

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

40. 4:8

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

41. 4:9

    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

42. 4:12

    But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

43. 4:18

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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    “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

45. 4:41

    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

46. 4:43

    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

47. 5:1

    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

48. 5:21

    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

49. 5:25

    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

50. 5:26

    Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

51. 6:4

    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

52. 6:12

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

53. 6:20

    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

54. 6:36

    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

55. 7:16

    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

56. 7:28

    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

57. 7:29

    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

58. 7:30

    But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

59. 8:1

    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

60. 8:10

    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

61. 8:11

    Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

62. 8:21

    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

63. 8:28

    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

64. 8:39

    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

65. 9:2

    And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

66. 9:11

    But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

67. 9:20

    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

68. 9:26

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

69. 9:27

    But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

70. 9:43

    And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

71. 9:60

    But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

72. 9:62

    Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

73. 10:9

    Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

74. 10:11

    ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

75. 10:21

    At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

76. 10:22

    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

77. 10:27

    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

78. 11:2

    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

79. 11:13

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

80. 11:20

    But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

81. 11:28

    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

82. 11:42

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

83. 11:49

    Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

84. 12:6

    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

85. 12:8

    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

86. 12:9

    But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

87. 12:20

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

88. 12:21

    This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

89. 12:24

    Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

90. 12:28

    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

91. 12:30

    For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

92. 12:31

    But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

93. 12:32

    Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

94. 13:13

    Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.

95. 13:18

    Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

96. 13:20

    Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

97. 13:28

    There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.

98. 13:29

    People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

99. 14:15

    When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

100. 15:10

     In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

101. 15:12

     The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

102. 15:18

     I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

103. 15:21

     The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

104. 16:13

     No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

105. 16:15

     So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

106. 16:16

     The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

107. 16:24

     So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

108. 17:15

     When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

109. 17:18

     Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

110. 17:20

     When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

111. 17:21

     Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

112. 18:2

     “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

113. 18:4

     For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

114. 18:7

     Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

115. 18:11

     The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

116. 18:13

     But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

117. 18:16

     But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

118. 18:17

     Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

119. 18:24

     Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

120. 18:25

     Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

121. 18:27

     But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

122. 18:29

     “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

123. 18:43

     Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

124. 19:11

     While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

125. 19:37

     And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

126. 20:16

     He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

127. 20:21

     “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

128. 20:25

     So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

129. 20:36

     In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

130. 20:37

     Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

131. 20:38

     He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

132. 20:42

     For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

133. 20:44

     Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

134. 21:4

     For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

135. 21:31

     So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

136. 22:16

     For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

137. 22:18

     For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

138. 22:29

     And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

139. 22:42

     “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

140. 22:69

     But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

141. 22:70

     So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”

142. 23:34

     Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

143. 23:35

     The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

144. 23:40

     But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

145. 23:46

     Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

146. 23:47

     When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

147. 23:51

     who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

148. 24:19

     “What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

149. 24:49

     And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

150. 24:53

     praising God continually in the temple.