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Themes in Luke 20

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Themes in Luke 20

Luke 20:1 (show verse)

One day, when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, up came the priests and scribes along with the elders.

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:2 (show verse)

"Tell us," they said, "what authority you have for acting in this way? Who was it that gave you this authority?"

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:3 (show verse)

He answered them, "Well, I will ask you a question. Tell me,

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Luke 20:4 (show verse)

did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"

Baptism » John's

Luke 20:5 (show verse)

Now they reasoned to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why did you not believe him?'

Reasoning » Of the pharisees

Luke 20:6 (show verse)

And if we say, 'From men,' the whole of the people will stone us, for they are convinced John was a prophet."

John » His influence upon the public mind

Luke 20:7 (show verse)

So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

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Luke 20:8 (show verse)

Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."

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Luke 20:9 (show verse)

Then he proceeded to tell the people the following parable. "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went abroad for some time.

Fort » Erected in vineyards and herding grounds
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Land » Leased
Lease » Of real estate
Malfeasance in office » Instances of » The leasees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of jesus
Rejection » The stone which the builders rejected
Renting » Land
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard

Luke 20:10 (show verse)

When the season came round he sent a servant to the vine dressers to receive part of the produce of the vineyard, but the vinedressers flogged him and sent him off with nothing.

Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Land » Leased
Lease » Of real estate
Malfeasance in office » Instances of » The leasees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of jesus
Rejection » The stone which the builders rejected
Renting » Land
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard

Luke 20:11 (show verse)

He proceeded to send another servant, and they flogged him too, insulted him and sent him off with nothing.

Luke 20:12 (show verse)

Then he sent still a third, but this one they wounded and threw outside.

Luke 20:13 (show verse)

Said the owner of the vineyard, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

Luke 20:14 (show verse)

But when the vinedressers saw him, they argued to themselves, 'Here is the heir, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.'

Luke 20:15 (show verse)

And they threw him outside the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Luke 20:16 (show verse)

He will come and kill these vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." When they heard that, they said, "God forbid!"

Agriculture » General references to » Called husbandmen
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Utterly cut off
Israel » Captivity of » Cut off
Israel » Captivity of » Rejected by God
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Land » Leased
Lease » Of real estate
Privileges » Misused » Withdrawn
Rejection » The stone which the builders rejected
Renting » Land
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Tenants » Evicted

Luke 20:17 (show verse)

But he looked at them and said, "Then what does this scripture mean? ??The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner.

Corner-stone » Figurative » Of Christ
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Rejection » The stone which the builders rejected
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ's rejection, the rejected conerstone

Luke 20:18 (show verse)

Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered, and whoever it falls upon will be crushed."

Jesus Christ » Parables of » The evil sharecroppers
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Rejection » The stone which the builders rejected
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ's rejection, the rejected conerstone

Luke 20:19 (show verse)

At that hour the scribes and high priests tried to lay hands on him, but they were afraid of the people. They knew he had meant this parable for them.

Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates » The parable of the wicked husbandmen (in jerusalem)
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard

Luke 20:20 (show verse)

So watching their chance they sent spies who pretended to be honest persons, in order to seize on what he said and get him handed over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Dissimulation » Examples of
Duplicity » Dissimulation, examples of
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Reproof » Faithfulness in » In the parables of jesus » Of the vineyard
Snares laid » For Christ
Spies » Pharisees acted as

Luke 20:21 (show verse)

They put this question to him, "Teacher, we know you are straight in what you say and teach, you do not look to human favour but teach the Way of God honestly.

Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Favoritism » The lord not respecting persons (not showing favoritism)
Flattery » Instance of » By the herodians
Jesus Christ » Teacher
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Rendering » What should be rendered to caesar and what should be rendered to God
Tribute » Rendering tribute

Luke 20:22 (show verse)

Is it right for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?"

Caesar » Tiberius
Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Rendering » What should be rendered to caesar and what should be rendered to God
Tribute » Rendering tribute

Luke 20:23 (show verse)

But he noted their knavery and said to them,

Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
Craftiness » Craftiness, general references to
Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Duplicity » Craftiness, general references to
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Rendering » What should be rendered to caesar and what should be rendered to God
Tribute » Rendering tribute

Luke 20:24 (show verse)

"Show me a shilling. Whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they replied.

Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Rendering » What should be rendered to caesar and what should be rendered to God
Tribute » Rendering tribute

Luke 20:25 (show verse)

"Well then," he said to them, "give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

Craftiness » Instances of » Jews, in seeking to entangle the master
Government » Duty of citizens to
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the pharisees and the herodians, and enunciates the duty of a citizen to his government (in jerusalem)
Rendering » What should be rendered to caesar and what should be rendered to God
Tribute » Rendering tribute

Luke 20:26 (show verse)

So they could not seize on what he said before the people, and marvelling at his reply they said nothing.

Luke 20:27 (show verse)

Some of the Sadducees came up, who deny any resurrection, and put a question to him.

Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » Doubts concerning, on the part of worldly men
Resurrection » The resurrected
The Resurrection » Denied by the sadducees
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection
Sadducees » Denied the resurrection and a future stated

Luke 20:28 (show verse)

"Teacher," they said, "Moses has written this law for us, that if a man's married brother dies and is childless, his brother is to take the woman and raise offspring for his brother.

Brother » Brother's widow. » Law concerning levirate marriage of
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection

Luke 20:29 (show verse)

Well, there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.

Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection

Luke 20:30 (show verse)

The second

Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection

Luke 20:31 (show verse)

and the third took her, as indeed all the seven did, dying and leaving no children.

Luke 20:32 (show verse)

Afterwards the woman died too.

Luke 20:33 (show verse)

Now at the resurrection whose wife will she be? She was wife to the seven of them."

Luke 20:34 (show verse)

Jesus said to them, "People in this world marry and are married,

Angels » Who are as angels
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of the world
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection

Luke 20:35 (show verse)

but those who are considered worthy to attain yonder world and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are married,

Angels » Who are as angels
Angels » Do not marry
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection
The Saved » Description of » Description of the saved
the future » The inhabitants of heaven » Description of the saved

Luke 20:36 (show verse)

for they cannot die any more; they are equal to angels and by sharing in the resurrection they are sons of God.

Angels » Who are as angels
Angels » Nature » Immortal
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of God
death » Exemption from » No death in heaven
natural Death » None subject to, in heaven
Immortality » General references to
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Man » Ignorance of » Immortality of
Man's » Immortality » General references to
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection
The Saved » Description of » Description of the saved
the future » The inhabitants of heaven » Description of the saved
Titles and names of saints » Children of the resurrection

Luke 20:37 (show verse)

And that the dead are raised has been indicated by Moses in the passage on the Bush, when he calls the Lord 'God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob.'

Angels » Who are as angels
God » What the lord God is not
Jesus Christ » History of » Tested by the sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead (in jerusalem)
Marriage » Who does not marry
Resurrection » The resurrected
Sadducees » Reject the doctrine of the resurrection