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How were Andrew and Peter called to be Apostles?

It is recorded that they were called by the sea of Galilee as in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or by the Jordan river in John 1:35-42. How can it be both?

April 22 2014

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?

December 28 2017 2 Answers

Who is the "strong man" in Luke 11:21?

Luke 11:14 - 23

21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; (ESV)

May 23 2021 3 Answers

What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?

Luke 16:19 - 31

"Dives" is the Latin term for "rich man." (Luke 16:19-31)

January 12 2021 2 Answers

What do financial abilities have to do with spiritual responsibilities? (Luke 16:10-11)

What do financial abilities have to do with spiritual responsibilities? (Luke 16:10–11) 10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with...

July 29 2022 1 Answer

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

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

Why did Jesus tell the women to weep for themselves and their children?

Luke 23:26 - 30

Luke 23:28 "But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children".

2 Votes August 14 2014 1 Answer

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

What is the main message or messages to learn from Luke 16:1-13 about the dishonest steward?

Luke 16:1 - 13

Why did Jesus use negative people as an example here?

1 Vote September 10 2013 5 Answers

Who are the children of light in Luke 16:8?

Luke 16:8

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of...

1 Vote August 07 2018 2 Answers

What does a ring mean in the Bible?

Luke 11:24

What does a ring mean in the Bible? Jeremiah 22:24; Proverbs 11:22; Luke 15:22

February 14 2019 4 Answers

Why did John live in the wilderness? (Luke 1:80)

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

April 10 2022 2 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

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

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

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