LUKE OUTLINE

A. Ralph Johnson

 

THEME:  Jesus the wisdom of God.  Written from the Greek viewpoint.

Written by Luke, a Greek doctor to Theophilus, a Greek, about 62 AD

Luke later wrote Acts

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS

Outline

24ch(9) (Map) (brief)

Luke

Matt

Mark

John

 

I.         30 YEARS JESUS PRIVATE LIFE (1:1—2:52)

 

 

 

 

1: Annunciation

Preface  

1-4

 

 

 

 

John The Baptist's birth promised

5-25

 

 

 

 

Annunciation to Mary

26-38

 

 

 

 

Mary visits Elisabeth

39-56

 

 

 

 

John The Baptist’s birth

57-80

 

 

 

2: Birth

Jesus' birth

1-7

1:18

 

 

 

Angels and Shepherds

8-20

 

 

 

 

Circumcision

21

 

 

 

 

Temple presentation at age 12

Simeon

Anna the prophetess

22-39

25-35

36-38

 

 

 

 

Nazareth childhood

39-40

2:23

 

 

 

Jerusalem, age 12, at the temple

41-50

 

 

 

 

18 years at Nazareth

51-52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.       BEGINNING MINISTRY EVENTS (3:1—4:13)

 

 

 

 

3: Baptism

John the Baptist's ministry

1-20

3:1

1:1

 

 

Jesus' baptism--Holy Spirit

21-22

3:13

1:9

 

 

Genealogy

23-38

1:1

 

 

4: Temptation

Temptation

1-13

4:1

1:12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III.     FIRST GALILEAN MINISTRY (4:14—6:11)

 

 

 

 

 

Fame grows

14-15

4:12

1:28

 

 

Rejection at Nazareth

16-30

13:54

6:1

 

 

Teaching in Capernaum on Sabbath

31-32

4:13

 

 

 

Casting out Evil spirit that cried out

33-37

 

1:21

 

 

Peter's wife's mother healed

38-39

8:14

1:29

 

 

Many healed and demons cast out

40-41

8:16

1:32

 

 

Preaching in Galilee

42-44

4:23

1:39

 

5: Called

Call of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

1-11

4:18

1:16

 

 

Leper healed

12-16

8:1

1:40

 

 

Paralytic let down through the roof healed

17-26

9:2

2:1

 

 

Matthew, the tax collector, called

27-32

9:9

2:13

 

 

Questions about fasting

33-39

9:14

2:18

 

6: Twelve

Plucking grain on Sabbath

1-5

12:1

2:23

 

 

Withered hand healed on Sabbath

6-11

12:9

3:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV.    SECOND GALILEAN MINISTRY (6:12—9:17)

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve apostles commissioned

12-19

10:2

3:13

 

 

Sermon on level place

20-49

5, 6, 7

 

 

7: Baptist

Centurion's servant

1-10

8:5

 

 

 

Widow's son at Nain

11-17

 

 

 

 

John Baptist's question concerning Jesus

18 -35

11:2

 

 

 

Jesus anointed in house of Simon Pharisee

36-50

 

 

 

8: Parables

Women who ministered

1-3

 

 

 

 

Parables by the sea

4-18

13:1

4:1

 

 

Family of Jesus

19-21

12:46

3:31

 

 

Stilling the tempest

22-25

8:23

4:35

 

 

Gadarene demoniac

26-39

8:28

5:1

 

 

Jairus's daughter

40-56

9:18

5:22

 

 

Woman's issue of blood

43 -48

9:20

5:25

 

9: Beheaded

Twelve sent out

1-6

10:1

6:7

 

 

Herod’s confusion about Jesus—was this John the Baptist who he had beheaded?

7-9

14:1

6:14

 

 

Five thousand fed

10-17

14:13

6:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.      THIRD GALILEAN MINISTRY (9:18-50)

 

 

 

 

 

Peter's confession—who Jesus is

18-21

16:13

8:27

 

 

Coming death & resurrection

22-27

16:21

8:31

 

 

Transfiguration

28-36

17:1

9:2

 

 

Demoniac boy

37-43

17:14

9:14

 

 

Coming death & resurrection

43-45

17:22

9:30

 

 

Humble like a child

46-48

18:1

9:33

 

 

One casting out demons

Not against me is for me

49-50

 

9:38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.    PEREAN MINISTRY (9:51—19:28)

 

 

 

 

 

Samaritans reject him

51-55

 

 

 

 

Excuses of followers

56-62

8:19

 

 

10: Seventy

Mission of seventy

1-24

 

 

 

 

Good Samaritan

25-37

 

 

 

 

Martha and Mary

38-42

 

 

 

11: Blasphemy

Teaching on prayer

1-13

 

 

 

 

Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit

14-23

12:24

3:22

 

 

Demon returns

24-26

12:43

 

 

 

Obedient ones are greater than Jesus' mother

27-28

 

 

 

 

Sign-seeking

29 -32

12:38

 

 

 

Eye is body's lamp

33-36

 

 

 

 

Woe to hypocrites!

37-53

23:13

 

 

12: Be Ready

Beware Pharisees

1

16:6

8:15

 

 

Nothing hid;

Can't kill soul;

Be not afraid;

Confess Christ

2-9

10:26 -33

4:22

 

 

Rich fool parable

13-21

 

 

 

 

Be not anxious

22-34

6:25-33

 

 

 

Watch!

35-49

24:42-51

 

 

 

Not come to set peace

49-53

10:34-36

 

 

 

Interpreting the times

54-59

5:25 -26

 

 

13: O Jerusalem!

Galileans slain by Pilate

1-9

 

 

 

 

Bowed woman healed on Sabbath

10-21

 

 

 

 

Few saved? Narrow door

22-30

7:13

 

 

 

Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

31-35

23:37

 

 

14: Chief Seats

Pharisee’s house--Dropsy healed on the Sabbath

1-6

 

 

 

 

Take lower seat. Invite the poor

7-14

 

 

 

 

Excuses for not following

15-24

 

 

 

 

Take up Cross. Count Cost

25-33

10:37-38

 

 

 

Salt

34-35

5:13

9:50

 

15: Lost & Found

Lost sheep

1-7

 

 

 

 

Lost coin

8-10

 

 

 

 

Lost son (Prodigal)

11-32

 

 

 

16: Money

Unrighteous steward—shrewd manager

1-13

 

 

 

 

Wicked who trust in riches

14-18

 

 

 

 

Rich man and Lazarus

19-31

 

 

 

17: Coming

Stumbling & forgiveness

1-4

 

 

 

 

Faith as mustard seed - Faithful service

5-10

13:31

 

 

 

Ten lepers

11-19

 

 

 

 

Kingdom comes not with observation

20-21

 

 

 

 

His coming as lighting,

Noah,

Lot,

Eagles

22 -37

24:27

37

 

 

 

18: Ruler

Perseverance in prayer—

Bothersome widow and the Judge

1-8

 

 

 

 

Pharisee and publican praying

9-14

 

 

 

 

Children blessed

15-17

19:13

10:13

 

 

Rich young ruler

18 -30

19:16

10:17

 

 

Crucifixion   foretold

31-34

20:17

10:32

 

 

Blind men near Jericho

35-43

20:29

10:46

 

19: Triumph

Zacchaeus

1-10

 

 

 

 

Parable of pounds

11-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.   CLOSING MINISTRY (19:29—22:62)

 

 

 

 

 

Triumphal entry into Jerusalem

29-44

21:1

11:1

12:12

 

Cleansing the temple

45-48

21:12

11:15

2:13

 

Temple confrontations (20:1—21:4)

 

 

 

 

20: Traps

    Scribes & Elders --By what authority?

1-8

21:23

11:27

 

 

    Parable of the wicked husbandmen

9-16

21:33

12:1

 

 

    The stone the builders rejected

17-18

21:42

12:10

 

 

    Priests & Scribes--Tribute to Caesar?

19-26

22:15

12:13

 

 

    Sadducees—Who’s wife in Resurrection?

27-40

22:23

12:18

 

 

    Whose son is Christ?

41-44

22:41

12:35

 

 

    Beware of the Scribes

45-47

23:1

12:38

 

21: Coming

    Widow's mite

1-4

 

12:41

 

 

Mount of Olives Discourse: Destruction of Jerusalem and His coming

5-38

24:1

13:1

 

 

Tribulation on Jerusalem

20

24:15

13:14

 

 

After the tribulation Jesus comes

27

24:29

13:24

 

22: Supper

Judas's conspiracy

1-6

26:14

14:10

 

 

Passover supper

7-30

26:17

14:12

13:1

 

Peter's denial predicted

31-34

26:31

14:27

13:38

 

Take wallet, sword etc.

35-38

 

 

 

 

Garden of Gethsemane

39-46

26:36

14:32

18:1

 

Arrest

47-53

26:47

14:43

18:1

 

VIII.  TRIALS AND CRUCIFIXION (22:54—23:56)

 

 

 

 

 

House of  the High Priest

54-65

26:57

14:53

18:13

 

Peter’s denial

55-62

26:69

14:66

18:27

 

Trial before the Jewish Council

66-71

27:1

15:1

 

23: Crucified

Trial before Pilate

1-25

27:11

15:1

18:28

 

Crucifixion

26-49

27:32

15:21

19:16

 

Burial

50-56

27:57

15:42

19:38

 

IX.  RESURRECTION AND APPEARANCES

 

 

 

 

24: Resurrected

At the tomb

1-12

28:1

16:1

20:1

 

Appearance on the road to Emmaus

13-35

 

16:12

 

 

Appearances in Jerusalem

35-43

 

16:14

20:19

 

Ascension

44-53

 

16:19