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What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

Luke 11:2 - 4

The standard ending of the Lord's Prayer is not in the Bible. When was it added to the Luke passage?

1 Vote January 11 2021 3 Comments 1 Answer

Why did Jesus refer to the queen of Sheba and Solomon in Luke 11:31?

Luke 11:31

Is this referring to the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon) of the Deuterocanonical books?

1 Vote December 28 2017 2 Answers

What did Jesus mean when He said, "Take up your cross and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23)?

Matthew 16:24

4 Votes July 01 2013 6 Answers

What is the chasm described in Luke 16:19-26 that is fixed between Lazarus and the rich man?

Luke 16:26

Is this a chasm between parts of Sheol/Hades? Does this take place after death?

2 Votes December 05 2016 3 Answers

How should one interpret Luke 16: 1-8, the parable of the dishonest manager?

Luke 16:1 - 8

I am confused by the message in this scripture. Please help me to interpret it.

1 Vote September 19 2022 4 Answers

How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?

Mark 5:25 - 34

See also Mark 5:35-54 Parallel passage (Luke 8:43-56)

February 06 2020 2 Answers

Why are some details of the gospel accounts of the inscription on the cross different in Matthew 27:37 (cf. Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38; John 19:19)?

Matthew 27:37

November 19 2019 3 Answers

Why did Jesus say in Luke 16:9: ''And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.''? (KJV)

2 Votes December 01 2014

What is the meaning of Luke 5 verse 39?

Luke 5:1 - 39

No one wants new wine after drinking old wine. They say, "The old wine is better."

2 Votes March 09 2022 5 Answers

What did Jesus mean in Luke 4:24-27? And why did this make the people in his home town of Nazareth angry?

Luke 4:24 - 27

1 Vote March 24 2023 2 Answers

Why would Jesus include in his parable of the rich man and Lazarus about the dogs coming and licking the poor man's wounds?

Luke 16:21 especially

1 Vote May 30 2021 4 Answers

Why couldn't the disciples understand (Luke 18:34)?

34 But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

April 02 2023 1 Answer

When did the devil gain "all this authority and their glory" of this world in Luke 4:6?

Luke 4:1 - 13

In Luke 4:5-6 the devil claims that he has been given all the authority and the glory of all kingdoms of the world. Did he get it when Adam sinned being...

4 Votes September 08 2013 4 Answers

Why did Mary call Joseph Jesus’ "father"? (Luke 2:48)

Luke 2:48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been...

1 Vote January 30 2022 1 Answer

What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?

Luke 11:42

But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without...

1 Vote January 02 2019 4 Answers

Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43?

Luke 23:43

Are there punctuation errors in the Bible? Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43? My bible translation (NIV) places it...

6 Votes May 11 2014 5 Comments 13 Answers

Why was the man punished unto death for only gathering sticks?

Numbers 15:35

As Jesus said in Mark 2:27, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." I don't see why it was wrong for the man to gather sticks, but it was...

2 Votes September 05 2015 3 Answers

What is today, tomorrow and third day referring to in Luke 13:32?

Luke 13:32: And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day b I finish my...

August 12 2016 2 Answers

Was Jesus crucified in the third hour or the sixth hour? Mark 15:25 (cf. John 19:14)

Even Luke's account includes this difference: Mark 15:25 It was the third hour when they crucified Him. Luke 23:44 It was now about the sixth hour, and...

December 27 2021 1 Answer

How is this woman a model for today? Proverbs 31:10–31)

Proverbs 31:1 - 10

10 [d] An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. 12...

August 06 2019 1 Answer

When Jesus said, "Render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and render what belongs to God to God," was he also including tithing?

I've heard it said that Matthew 22:21, Mark 12:17 and Luke 20:25 are also referring to the tithe. Is this true?

October 28 2017 1 Answer

What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)

17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of...

1 Vote August 12 2019 4 Answers

Why did Jesus say He came "to bring fire on the earth" (Luke 12:49)?

Lk 12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" This is ONE PUZZLING SAYING OF JESUS!

1 Vote January 30 2022 1 Answer

What does it mean regarding the birth of Jesus: “And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased”?

Luke 2:14

Luke 2:14 tells us that the angels proclaimed "Glory to God in the highest And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Was God pleased with all...

1 Vote March 29 2021 2 Answers

How should we interpret, "There will be two men in one bed; one will be taken, the other will be left"? Is this referring to homosexuality?

Luke 17:34

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. - Luke 17:34

2 Votes December 25 2017 3 Answers

How can "the dead bury their own dead" as Jesus said?

Matthew 8:22

See also Luke 9:60 New International Version Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.

March 07 2021 1 Answer

Does it mention in the Old Testament that the Messiah will die and rise again on the third day?

Luke 24:46

In Luke 24:46 Jesus says that the Messiah would suffer, die, and then rise on the third day. Is there an old testament biblical reference for this?

5 Votes August 18 2014 3 Answers

What is meant by "what is coming on the world" in Luke 21:26?

Luke 21:26

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. What is meant...

3 Votes March 22 2016 4 Answers

In the Old Testament, what do the 12 wells and 70 palm trees represent?

Exodus 15:27

Is it parallel to Mat 10:5 when Jesus sent out His 12 disciples as well as in Luke 12:1 when He sent out the seventy, two by two?

7 Votes September 12 2014 2 Answers

What does it mean in Luke 18:8, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”?

Luke 18:8

Does that mean that when God comes no one (not even 1) will be faithful or is this because of the predicted great falling away?

1 Vote October 21 2022 3 Answers

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