Luke Outline Summary

Luke 1

The Angel Gabriel Foretells Birth of John the Baptist and of Jesus

  1. Luke Writes Account of Jesus to Theophilus
  2. The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
  3. The Birth of Jesus Foretold
  4. Mary Visit Elizabeth
  5. Mary’s Song
  6. The Birth of John the Baptist
  7. Zechariah’s Song

Luke 2

  1. The Birth of Jesus
  2. Jesus Presented in the Temple
  3. The Boy Jesus at the Temple

Luke 3

  1. John the Baptist Prepares the Way
  2. The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

Luke 4

  1. Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
  2. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
  3. Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
  4. Jesus Heals Many

Luke 5

  1. Jesus Calls His First Disciples
  2. Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy
  3. Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
  4. Jesus Calls Levi and Eats with Sinners
  5. Jesus Questioned about Fasting

Luke 6

  1. Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
  2. The 12 Apostles
  3. Blessings and Woes
  4. Love for Enemies
  5. Judging Others
  6. A Tree and its Fruit
  7. The Wise and Foolish Builders

Luke 7

  1. The Faith of the Centurion
  2. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son
  3. Jesus and John the Baptist
  4. Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

Luke 8

  1. The Parable of the Sower
  2. A Lamp on a Stand
  3. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
  4. Jesus Calms the Storm
  5. Jesus Restores a Demon Possessed Man
  6. Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

Luke 9

  1. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
  2. Jesus Feeds the 5,000
  3. Peter Declares that Jesus is the Messiah
  4. Jesus Predicts His Death
  5. The Transfiguration
  6. Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
  7. Jesus Predicts His Death a Second time
  8. Samaritan Opposition
  9. The Cost of Following Jesus

Luke 10

  1. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
  2. The Parable of the Good Samaritan
  3. At the Home of Martha and Mary

Luke 11

  1. Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer
  2. Jesus and Beelzebul
  3. The Sign of Jonah
  4. The Lamp and the Body
  5. Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law

Luke 12

  1. Warnings and Encouragements
  2. The Parable of the Rich Fool
  3. Do Not Worry
  4. Watchfulness
  5. Not Peace but Division
  6. Interpreting the Times

Luke 13

  1. Repent or Perish
  2. Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
  3. The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
  4. The Narrow Door
  5. Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem

Luke 14

  1. Jesus at a Pharisee’s House
  2. The Parable of the Great Banquet
  3. The Cost of Being a Disciple

Luke 15

  1. The Parable of the Lost Sheep
  2. The Parable of the Lost Coin
  3. The Parable of the Lost Son

Luke 16

  1. The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
  2. Additional Teachings
  3. The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 17

  1. Sin, Faith, Duty
  2. Jesus Heals 10 Men with Leprosy
  3. The Coming of the Kingdom of God

Luke 18

  1. The Parable of the Persistent Widow
  2. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
  3. The Little Children and Jesus
  4. The Rich and the Kingdom of God
  5. Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
  6. A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight

Luke 19

  1. Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
  2. The Parable of the 10 Minas
  3. Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
  4. Jesus at the Temple

Luke 20

  1. The Authority of Jesus Questioned
  2. The Parable of the Tenants
  3. Paying Taxes to Caesar
  4. The Resurrection and Marriage
  5. Whose Son is the Messiah
  6. Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

Luke 21

  1. The Widow’s Offering
  2. The Destruction of the Temple & Signs of the End Times

Luke 22

  1. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
  2. The Last Supper
  3. Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
  4. Jesus Arrested
  5. Peter Disowns Jesus
  6. The Guards Mock Jesus
  7. Jesus Before Pilate and Herod

Luke 23

  1. Pilate Speaking to Jesus
  2. The Crucifixion of Jesus
  3. The Death of Jesus
  4. The Burial of Jesus

Luke 24

  1. Jesus Has Risen
  2. On the Road to Emmaus
  3. Jesus Appears to the Disciples
  4. The Ascension of Jesus