Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 23 Verses 1-21 Verse 1 After Jesus had been questioned by the priests, —the priests took Jesus to the Roman governor who was over Jerusalem. His name was Pilate. The Romans ruled over the Jewish people at this time. The Jewish people were not allowed to put anyone to
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 22 Verses 54-71 Verse 54 The group of men who came to get Jesus, took him to the Jewish high priests house. Peter followed—but he stayed far behind. Verse 55 It seems there was an outdoor space like a patio. They had a fire pit going because it was
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 22 Verses 39-53 Verse 39 The Passover supper is finished. This is the last time Jesus has this supper with the disciples. So people call it “The Last Supper”. Jesus went to a place called the Mount of Olives. It is a garden with olive trees. Jesus often went
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 22 Verses 24-38 Verse 24 The disciples began to argue with each other —-about who would be thought to be the greatest one of them. (The disciples were still thinking of Jesus as a King who would take control and rule over the Jewish people. He would win over
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 22 Verses 14-23 Verse 14-16 Jesus sat down with his disciples for the Passover meal. He said, “I have been wanting to have this meal with you before I suffer.” I imagine the disciples were wondering what he was talking about—”before he suffers”. Why would he be suffering? Remember—the
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 22 Verses 1-13 Verse 1 The Jewish feast of unleavened bread was about to start. This feast is also called Passover. Unleavened bread—means a bread made without yeast—more like a cracker. Yeast in the Bible was sometimes used as a “picture” or “symbol” of sin. It takes only a
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 21 Verses 1-38 Verse 1-4 Jesus was in the Jewish temple/church. He was watching people come in and put offering money into the treasury/offering box. He saw rich people come in, Then he saw a poor widow woman come in. She put in two mites. A mite— in our
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 20 Verses 39-47 Verse 39 The Jewish leaders have been trying to trick Jesus into saying something —-that they can use against him. Jesus has just given a wise answer to their question. In this verse one of the leaders admits that Jesus has given a wise answer. Verse
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 20 Verses 19-38 Verse 19 (Jesus has just told a “parable”-(story) to the chief priests and scribes about a man who goes away—and leaves his vineyard to be taken care of by an overseer. When the grapes were ripe, the man sent a servant to get some of the
Luke By Joyce Webb 2021 Chapter 20 Verses 1-18 Verse 1-2 One day while Jesus was teaching in the temple, the Jewish priests and leaders (scribes) came to him and asked him —who gave him authority to say these things and do these things. Jesus had also chased the money changers out of the temple.