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Luke — Introduction

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Herein We May Observe

  • I. The beginning: and therein.
      1. The conception of John Chap. i, 5-25
      1. The conception of Christ 26-56
      1. The birth and circumcision of John; the hymn of Zacharias; the youth of John 57-80
      1. Christ’s birth ii, 1-20 Christ’s circumcision and name 21 Presentation in the temple 22-38 Country and growth 39, 40
  • II. The middle, when he was twelve years old and upward 41-52
  • III. The course of the history.
    • A. The introduction, wherein are described John the Baptist; Christ’s baptism, and temptation iii, iv, 1-13
    • B. The acceptable year in Galilee,
      • a. Proposed at Nazareth 14-30
      • b. Actually exhibited,
        • I. At Capernaum and near it; here we may observe,

  1. Actions not censured, while Jesus

  2. Teaches with authority 31, 32

  3. Casts out a devil 33-37

  4. Heals many sick 38-41

  5. Teaches everywhere 42-44

  6. Calls Peter; then James and John Chap. v, 1-11

  7. Cleanses the leper 12-16

  8. Actions censured, more and more severally, here occur,

  9. The healing the paralytic 17-26

  10. The calling of Levi; eating with publicans and sinners. 27-32

  11. The question concerning fasting 33-39

  12. The plucking the ears of corn vi, 1-5

  13. The withered hand restored; snares laid 6-11

  14. Actions having various effects on various persons,

  15. Upon the apostles 12-16

  16. Upon other hearers 17-40

  17. Upon the centurion vii, 1-10

  18. Upon the disciples of John,

The occasion: the young man raised 11-17

The message and answer 18-23

The reproof of them that believed not John 24-35

  1. Upon Simon and the penitent sinner 36-50

  2. Upon the woman who ministered to him viii, 1-3

  3. Upon the people 4-18 Upon his mother and brethren 19-21

         - II. On the sea, and 22-26 Beyond it 27-39
     - III. On this side again.

  4. Jairus and the flux of blood 40-55

  5. The apostles sent ix, 1-6

  6. Herod’s doubting 7-9

  7. The relation of the apostles 10

  8. The earnestness of the people; our Lord’s benignity; five thousand fed 11-17

    • C. The preparation for his passion,
      • a. A recapitulation of the doctrine concerning his person: his passion foretold 18-27
      • b. His transfiguration; the lunatic healed; his passion again foretold; humility enjoined 28-50
      • c. His last journey to Jerusalem, which we may divide into eighteen intervals,
          1. The inhospitable Samaritans born with 51-57
          1. In the way, improper followers repelled, Proper ones pressed forward 58-62
          1. Afterward the seventy sent; and received again x, 1-24

And the scribe taught to love his neighbour, by the example of the good Samaritan 25-37

        - 4. In Bethany, Mary preferred before Martha 38-42
        - 5. In a certain place the disciples taught to pray xi, 1-13

A devil cast out, and the action defended 14-26

The acclamation of the woman corrected 27, 28

Those who desire a sign reproved 29-36

        - 6. In a certain house, the scribes and Pharisees censured. 37-54
        - 7. Our Lord's discourse to his disciples xii, 1-12

To one that interrupts him 13-21

To his disciples again 22-40

To Peter 41-53

To the people 54-59

        - 8. The necessity of repentance shown xiii, 1-9

A woman healed on the Sabbath 10-21

        - 9. The fewness of them that are saved 22-30
        - 10. Herod termed a fox: Jerusalem reproved 31-35
        - 11. In the Pharisee's house, he cures the dropsy on the

Sabbath; and xiv, 1-6

Teaches humility 7-11

Hoseapitality 12-14

The nature of the great supper 15-24

The necessity of self denial 25-35

        - 12. Joy over repenting sinners defended, and xv, 1-10

Illustrated by the story of the prodigal son 11-32

The unjust steward, wise in his generation xvi, 1-13

The Pharisees reproved; and warned by the story of 14-18 the rich

man and Lazarus 19-31

Cautions against scandals xvii, 1-4

The faith of the apostles increased 5-10

        - 13. In the confines of Samaria and Galilee he heals ten lepers. 11- 19
        - 14. Answers the question concerning the time when the kingdom of God should come 20-37

Commends constant prayer xviii, 1-8

Recommends humility by the story of the Pharisee and publican 9-14

        - 15. Blesses little children 15-17

Answers the rich young man 18-27

And Peter, asking what he should have 28-30

        - 16. Foretells his passion a third time 31-34
        - 17. Near Jericho, cures a blind man 35-42
        - 18. In Jericho, brings salvation to Zacchaeus xix, 1-10 Answers touching the sudden appearance of his kingdom. 11-28
- D. Transactions at Jerusalem,
    - a. The four first days of the great week,
        - 1. His royal entry 29-44
        - 2. The abuse of the temple corrected 45, 46

Its use restored, and 47, 48

Vindicated xx, 1-8

        - 3. His discourses in the temple,

  1. The parable of the husbandmen 9-19

  2. The answer concerning paying tribute 20-26

And the resurrection 27-40

  1. The question concerning the Son of David 41-44

  2. The disciples admonished 45-47

  3. The poor widow’s offering commended xxi, 1-4

         - 4. His prediction of the end of the temple, the city, and the world 5-38
     - 5. Judas's agreement with the chief priests xxii, 1-6
 - b. Thursday,
     - 1. Peter and John prepare the passover 7-13
     - 2. The Lord's Supper: discourse after it 14-23
     - 3. The dispute, which of them was greatest 24-30
     - 4. Peter, and the other apostles warned 31-38
     - 5. On the Mount of Olives,

  4. Jesus prays; is in an agony; strengthened by an angel; wakes his disciples 39-46

  5. Is betrayed; unseasonably defended 47-53

  6. Carried to the high priest’s house 54

Denied by Peter 55-62

Mocked 63-65

    - c. Friday,
        - 1. His passion and death: transactions,

  1. In the council 66-71

  2. With Pilate xxiii, 1-5

  3. With Herod 6-12

  4. With Pilate again 13-25

  5. In the way 26-32

  6. At Golgotha, where,

The crucifixion itself, and Jesus’s prayer 33, 34

His garments parted 34

Scoffs: the inscription on the cross 35-39

The penitent thief 40-43

The prodigies, and the death of Jesus 44-46

The beholders of it 47-49

        - 2. His burial 50-53
    - d. Friday evening and Saturday 54-56
    - e. His resurrection made known,
        - 1. To the women Chap. xxiv, 1-12
        - 2. To the two going into the country, and to Peter 13-35
        - 3. To the other apostles 36-45
    - f. The instructions given his apostles: his ascension 46-53

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