| Preface |
5 | |
| Table of Contents |
7 | |
| Common Abbreviations |
11 | |
| Prologue (1:1-4) |
13 | |
| I. Jesus and John: Early Ministry (3:1-4:13) |
18 | |
| 1. A Voice Calling "Prepare" (3:1-6) |
19 | |
| 2. Produce the Fruit of Repentance (3:7-14) |
24 | |
| 3. Baptized with the Holy Spirit and Fire (3:15-18) |
28 | |
| 4. Baptism of Jesus and Anointing with the Holy Spirit (3:18-23a) |
33 | |
| 5. Jesus' Temptation (4:1-13) |
38 | |
| II. Jesus in Galilee (4:14-9:50) |
45 | |
| 6. Jesus' Commission (4:14-19) |
46 | |
| 7. Jesus' Rejection at Nazareth (4:20-30) |
54 | |
| 8. Confronting Demons at Capernaum (4:31-37, 41) |
58 | |
| 9. Healing the Sick at Capernaum (4:38-44) |
62 | |
| 10. The Call of Peter, James, and John (5:1-11) |
68 | |
| 11. The Will to Make Lepers Whole (5:12-16) |
74 | |
| 12. Salvation for the Whole Person (5:17-26) |
79 | |
| 13. Calling Levi the Tax Collector (5:27-32) |
84 | |
| 14. New Wine in Old Wineskins (5:33-39) |
90 | |
| 15. Lord of the Sabbath (6:1-11) |
95 | |
| 16. Selection of the Twelve Apostles (6:12-19) |
100 | |
| 17. Blessings and Woes (6:20-26) |
107 | |
| 18. Love Your Enemies (6:27-36) |
116 | |
| 19. Forgiveness over Judgment (6:37-42) |
124 | |
| 20. Good Tree, Good Fruit, Good Foundation (6:43-49) |
131 | |
| 21. A Man with Authority (7:1-10) |
135 | |
| 22. Raising the Widow's Son at Nain (7:11-17) |
139 | |
| 23. Are You the One Who Is to Come? (7:18-28a) |
144 | |
| 24. The Least in the Kingdom Are Greater than John (7:28b-35) |
150 | |
| 25. Anointing by a Sinful Woman (7:36-50) |
156 | |
| 26. Jesus' Traveling Band (8:1-3) |
162 | |
| 27. The Parable of the Soils, Part 1 (8:4-10) |
167 | |
| 28. The Parable of the Soils, Part 2 (8:11-15) |
173 | |
| 29. Lamps Belong on Lampstands (8:16-21) |
182 | |
| 30. Calming the Storm (8:22-25) |
187 | |
| 31. The Demonized Man of the Garasenes (8:26-39) |
192 | |
| 32. Touching the Hem of Jesus' Garment (8:40-48) |
199 | |
| 33. Raising of Jairus' Daughter (8:40-42, 49-56) |
205 | |
| 34. Sending Out the Twelve (9:1-10) |
212 | |
| 35. Feeding the Five Thousand (9:10-17) |
220 | |
| 36. Peter's Great Confession (9:18-21) |
227 | |
| 37. Taking Up Your Cross Daily (9:22-26) |
233 | |
| 38. The Transfiguration (9:27-36) |
243 | |
| 39. Jesus Sternly Rebukes His Disciples (9:37-56) |
250 | |
| 40. Confronting the Disciples' Pride (9:46-56) |
256 | |
| III. From Galilee to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27) |
265 | |
| 41. The Priority of Following Jesus (9:57-62) |
266 | |
| 42. The Harvest is Plentiful but the Laborers Few (10:1-8) |
271 | |
| 43. The Thin Line between Receiving and Rejecting (10:5-16) |
279 | |
| 44. I Saw Satan Fall from Heaven (10:17-20) |
287 | |
| 45. Joy Inspired by the Holy Spirit (10:20-24) |
294 | |
| 46. The Parable of the Good Samaritan (10:25-37) |
300 | |
| 47. Mary Listens while Martha Labors (10:38-42) |
308 | |
| 48. The Lord's Prayer (11:1-4) |
314 | |
| 49. Ask, Seek, Knock in Your Praying (11:5-13) |
321 | |
| 50. Jesus versus Beelzebub: Overpowering the Strong Man (11:14-28) |
327 | |
| 51. Good Eyes, Bad Eyes (11:29-36) |
335 | |
| 52. Woe to the Pharisees (11:37-44) |
340 | |
| 53. Guard Against Hypocrisy (11:45-12:3) |
347 | |
| 54. Preparing for Martyrdom and Judgment (12:4-12) |
354 | |
| 55. Parable of the Rich Fool (12:13-21) |
362 | |
| 56. Winning the War against Worry (12:22-34) |
370 | |
| 57. Waiting for the Master, Watching for the Thief (12:35-40) |
378 | |
| 58. Faithful Head Servants (12:41-48) |
385 | |
| 59. Repent before Judgment Falls (12:49-13:9) |
391 | |
| 60. Healing the Woman with a Bent Back (13:10-17) |
398 | |
| 61. Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast (13:18-21) |
405 | |
| 62. Strive to Enter the Narrow Door (13:22-35) |
409 | |
| 63. Presuming Places of Honor (14:1-14) |
416 | |
| 64. Parable of the Great Banquet (14:12-24) |
422 | |
| 65. Cost of Discipleship (14:25-35) |
428 | |
| 66. Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin (15:1-10) |
434 | |
| 67. Parable of the Prodigal Son (15:11-24) |
439 | |
| 68. Parable of the Elder Brother (15:25-32) |
446 | |
| 69. Parable of the Dishonest Steward (16:1-15) |
451 | |
| 70. Pressing into the Kingdom (16:16-18) |
459 | |
| 71. The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31) |
464 | |
| 72. Sin, Forgiveness, and Faith (17:1-6) |
470 | |
| 73. Dutiful Servants (17:7-10) |
476 | |
| 74. The Thankful Leper (17:11-19) |
481 | |
| 75. The Kingdom in Your Midst (17:20-25) |
488 | |
| 76. One Is Taken, the Other Left (17:26-37) |
493 | |
| 77. The Widow and the Unjust Judge (18:1-8) |
498 | |
| 78. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14) |
504 | |
| 79. Little Children Come to Jesus (18:15-17) |
510 | |
| 80. The Rich Young Ruler (18:18-23) |
515 | |
| 81. Leaving All to Follow (18:24-34) |
522 | |
| 82. A Blind Man's Insight and Insistence (18:35-43) |
527 | |
| 83. Saving Zacchaeus (19:1-10) |
533 | |
| 84. Parable of the Pounds (19:11-27) |
539 | |
| IV. Jesus in Jerusalem (19:28-21:36) |
546 | |
| 85. The Triumphal Entry (19:28-40) |
547 | |
| 86. Weeping over Jerusalem and Cleansing the Temple (19:41-20:8) |
553 | |
| 87. Parable of the Tenants and the Vineyard (20:9-19) |
559 | |
| 88. Rendering to Caesar and to God (20:20-26) |
565 | |
| 89. Marriage, the Resurrection, and the Christ (20:27-44) |
569 | |
| 90. The Poor Widow's Offering (20:45-21:4) |
575 | |
| 91. Nation Shall Rise against Nation (21:5-19) |
581 | |
| 92. Coming with Power and Great Glory (21:20-28) |
587 | |
| 93. Watch and Pray (21:29-36) |
592 | |
| V. Crucifixion and Resurrection (21:37-24:53) |
599 | |
| 94. Judas' Betrayal (21:37-22:6) |
600 | |
| 95. The Last Supper (22:7-20) |
608 | |
| 96. The Greatest among You Serves (22:21-30) |
616 | |
| 97. Simon, Strengthen Your Brothers (22:31-34) |
624 | |
| 98. New Provisions for the Future (22:35-38) |
631 | |
| 99. The Garden of Gethsemane (22:39-46) |
636 | |
| 100. Jesus' Arrest (22:47-54a) |
645 | |
| 101. Peter's Denial (22:54-62) |
651 | |
| 102. Before the Sanhedrin (22:63-71) |
657 | |
| 103. Before Pilate and Herod (23:1-25) |
662 | |
| 104. Father, Forgive Them (23:26-38) |
671 | |
| 105. The Thief on the Cross (23:39-43) |
681 | |
| 106. Darkness and Death (23:44-49) |
686 | |
| 107. Burial in Joseph's Tomb (23:50-56) |
692 | |
| 108. The Resurrection (24:1-12) |
697 | |
| 109. Appearance on the Road to Emmaus (24:13-35) |
703 | |
| 110. Jesus Appears to His Disciples (24:36-46) |
710 | |
| 111. Mission and Power (24:47-49) |
715 | |
| 112. Ascension (24:50-53 with Acts 1:9-11) |
724 | |
| Appendix 1: Infancy Narratives (Luke 1:5-2:52) |
730 | |
| A. Zechariah's Vision in the Temple (1:5-25) |
731 | |
| B. Mary's First Lesson in Discipleship (1:26-38) |
737 | |
| C. Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39-56) |
740 | |
| D. Birth of John the Baptist (1:57-80) |
745 | |
| E. Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem (2:1-7) |
752 | |
| F. Shepherds in Bethlehem (2:8-20) |
756 | |
| G. Meeting Simeon and Anna in the Temple (2:21-38) |
764 | |
| H. The Boy Jesus in the Temple (2:39-52) |
772 | |
| Appendix 2: Essays |
779 | |
| A. Spirit Baptism, the New Birth, and Speaking in Tongues |
780 | |
| B. Demonization and Deliverance in Jesus' Ministry |
786 | |
| C. Religious Leaders in Jesus' Day |
791 | |
| D. The Son of Man |
793 | |
| E. What Crucifixion Was Like in Jesus' Day |
795 | |
| F. Introduction to Textual Criticism |
796 | |
| G. Introduction to Eschatology |
801 | |
| H. The Chronology of Jesus' Crucifixion |
805 | |