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Luke 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, traditionally attributed to Luke the Evangelist, a companion of Paul the Apostle on his missionary journeys. [1] It contains an account of Jesus 's birth in Bethlehem , "its announcement and celebration", [ 2 ] his presentation in the Second Temple , and an incident from ...
The seven signs are: [2] [3] Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1–11 – "the first of the signs" Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in John 4:46–54; Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1–15; Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5–14; Jesus walking on water in John 6:16–24; Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1–7
Scholars find that many textual variants in the narratives of the Nativity of Jesus (Luke 2, as well as Matthew 1–2) and the Finding in the Temple (Luke 2:41–52) involve deliberate alterations such as substituting the words 'his father' with 'Joseph', or 'his parents' with 'Joseph and his mother'. [4]
Luke 22:1–6 describes the chief priests and scribes' plot to kill Jesus in collaboration with Judas Iscariot. This scene is also depicted in Mark 14:1–2, 10–11 and Matthew 26:1-5 , 14–16 . Henry Alford notes that Matthew's account is the more complete and refers to Luke's account as "a mere compendium of what took place". [ 6 ]
Verses 1:19 to 2:1 contain a chronological record of an eyewitness: [37] Day 1: the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask John the Baptist (John 1:19–1:28). Day 2 ("the next day"): John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!..." (John 1:29–1:34).
Luke 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records Jesus ' arrival in Jericho and his meeting with Zacchaeus , the parable of the minas and Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem . [ 1 ]
As Esaias was sent on his commission, not from any place out of the world, but from where he saw the Lord sitting upon His high and lofty throne; (Isai. 6:1.) in like manner John was sent from the desert to baptize; for he says, He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon Whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and ...
It seems that John the Baptist often bore witness to Jesus, that He was the Messiah, both before and after his baptism. "The Jews sent ...": According to Catholic writer Robert Witham , these men were priests and Levites who appear to have been sent by the Sanhedrin to enquire of John the Baptist , who was then held in great esteem, to see if ...