Luke 21:29-22:34
Skip Heitzig
| Luke 21 (NKJV™) | |
| 29 | Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. |
| 30 | "When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. |
| 31 | "So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. |
| 32 | "Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. |
| 33 | "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. |
| 34 | "But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. |
| 35 | "For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. |
| 36 | "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man." |
| 37 | And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet. |
| 38 | Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him. |
| Luke 22 (NKJV™) | |
| 1 | Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. |
| 2 | And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. |
| 3 | Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. |
| 4 | So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. |
| 5 | And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. |
| 6 | So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude. |
| 7 | Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. |
| 8 | And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat." |
| 9 | So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?" |
| 10 | And He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters. |
| 11 | "Then you shall say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"' |
| 12 | "Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready." |
| 13 | So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. |
| 14 | When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. |
| 15 | Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; |
| 16 | "for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." |
| 17 | Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves; |
| 18 | "for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." |
| 19 | And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." |
| 20 | Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. |
| 21 | "But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. |
| 22 | "And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!" |
| 23 | Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. |
| 24 | Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. |
| 25 | And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.' |
| 26 | "But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. |
| 27 | "For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves. |
| 28 | "But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. |
| 29 | "And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, |
| 30 | "that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." |
| 31 | And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. |
| 32 | "But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren." |
| 33 | But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." |
| 34 | Then He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me." |
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The Gospel of Luke, written for those with a gentile background, emphasizes Jesus as the Son of Man. Skip Heitzig shows how Luke reflects on the humanity and compassion of Jesus Christ.
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