Luke 11
Jesus Warns Against Unbelief
As Jesus was speaking to the crowd He was interrupted by an emotional outcry from a woman who was present (v. 27). Evidently pleased by His teaching, she expressed how wonderful it must have been to be His mother. Jesus uses this incident to point out that the one who knows t …
A House Divided Cannot Stand
After seeing Jesus cast out a demon, He was accused by some of doing it in Satan’s power. They even said that He was possessed by Satan himself (vv. 14-16). Jesus answered their charges with two basic arguments: Their accusation was illogical – It would be ridiculous for …
Jesus Teaching on Prayer
These verses contain what is commonly called the “Lord’s Prayer,” also found in Matthew 6:9-13. It should really be called the “disciples prayer,” because Jesus could not pray it Himself since it says: “Forgive us our sins,” and Jesus cou …
Woe to the Lawyers
The lawyers (scribes) of that day were teachers of the Mosaic law who claimed that nobody could understand and explain the law except them (v. 45). In contrast to the day in which we live, their civil law was the same as their religious law, so these lawyers were called stu …