New Testament · Book 42 of 66
Luke
24 chapters. Book overviews with themes and outlines are written and reviewed in Phase 2. Below are the records in the graph that draw primarily on this book.
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Abijah
Abijah was the head of the eighth priestly division established during King David's reign, and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, belonged to this division. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 24:10.
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Abilene
Abilene, a region north of Damascus, ruled by the tetrarch Lysanias. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:1.
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Addi
Addi was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in the genealogy in the Gospel of Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
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Alphaeus
Alphaeus was the father of two of Jesus' apostles, James and Matthew (also known as Levi). Mentioned in 7 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Amos
Amos, an ancestor of Jesus, son of Naum. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:25.
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Anna
Anna was a prophetess of the tribe of Asher, a widow of great age who never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer. When Jesus was presented she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to everyone waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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Annas
Annas, a high priest, played a significant role in the events surrounding Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion, as well as in the early persecution of the apostles. Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Luke 3:2.
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Augustus
Augustus, also known as Caesar, was the Roman emperor during the time of Jesus' birth and early life (Luk.2.1; 3:1; Act.25.21, 25; 27:1). Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Luke 2:1.
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Barabbas
Barabbas was a prisoner held in Jerusalem at Passover, described as notorious, an insurrectionist, and a murderer in the different Gospel accounts. When Pilate offered the crowd a Passover release, the chief priests persuaded them to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be crucified.
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Bartholomew
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Bethany
Bethany was a village on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives, a short walk from Jerusalem, and the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus raised Lazarus there, was anointed there, lodged there during the final week, and led His disciples out toward Bethany before His ascension.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a town in the Judean hills south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David and, according to Matthew and Luke, the birthplace of Jesus. The prophet Micah named it as the place from which Israel's ruler would come.
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Bethphage
Bethphage was a village near Bethany, where Jesus sent His disciples to find a donkey and a colt for His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 21:1.
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Bethsaida
Bethsaida was a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, notable as the hometown of several of Jesus' disciples and a place where He performed miracles. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 11:21.
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Cainan
Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, was an ancestor of Jesus Christ according to Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:36.
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Chorazin
Chorazin was a town in Galilee that Jesus rebuked for its lack of repentance despite the mighty works he had done there. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 11:21.
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Chuza
Chuza, Herod's steward, was the husband of Joanna, who supported Jesus' ministry. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 8:3.
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Cleopas
Cleopas was one of the two disciples who walked to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection. He told the stranger who joined them everything that had happened in Jerusalem, listened as the stranger explained the Scriptures, and recognized Jesus when the bread was broken at their table.
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Cosam
Cosam is listed as an ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
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Covenant
A covenant is a binding relationship God establishes with people by promise. Scripture traces covenants with Noah, Abraham, Israel at Sinai, and David, and the prophets foretell a new covenant that Jesus inaugurates with His blood at the Last Supper.
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Cyrene
Cyrene, a city in North Africa, was the hometown of Simon, who carried Jesus' cross, and several early Christians mentioned in Acts. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 27:32.
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Eliakim
Eliakim was an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
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Eliezer
Eliezer was an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:29.
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron, the wife of the priest Zechariah, righteous and childless until old age. God gave her a son, John the Baptist. When the pregnant Mary visited her, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and blessed Mary as the mother of her Lord.
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Elmadam
Elmadam was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in the genealogy in Luke's Gospel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
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Emmaus
Emmaus was a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, known only from Luke's account of the two disciples who walked there on the day of the resurrection and recognized Jesus when He broke bread at their table.
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Er
Er is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joshua. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
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Esli
Esli was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:25.
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Gabriel
Gabriel is the angel who explains visions to Daniel and who, in Luke, announces the births of John to Zechariah in the temple and of Jesus to Mary in Nazareth. He describes himself as one who stands in the presence of God and is sent to bring good news.
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Galilee
Galilee is the northern region of the land where Jesus grew up and carried out most of His public ministry. Isaiah had spoken of light dawning on Zebulun and Naphtali, and Matthew reads the Galilean ministry as that light.
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Gennesaret
Gennesaret, a fertile plain on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, was the location of several events in Jesus' ministry. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 14:34.
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Gerasa
Gerasa (or Gadara), a region southeast of the Sea of Galilee, was the location where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 8:28.
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Gethsemane
After the supper Jesus went with His disciples to a garden on the Mount of Olives called Gethsemane. Taking Peter, James, and John further in, He was deeply distressed and prayed that if possible the cup might pass from Him, yet that the Father's will be done. The disciples slept. He woke them as the betrayer arrived.
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Golgotha
Golgotha, meaning Place of the Skull, was the site just outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. The Gospels give its name but not a precise location, and two sites in modern Jerusalem are proposed.
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Heli
Heli was the father of Mary and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:23.
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Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, ruled Galilee and Perea as tetrarch during the ministry of Jesus. He imprisoned and executed John the Baptist, was curious and uneasy about Jesus, and in Luke's account questioned and mocked Him during the Passion before sending Him back to Pilate.
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Herod the Great
Herod the Great was the Rome-appointed king of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth. Disturbed by the magi's question about a newborn king, he tried to use them to find the child, then ordered the killing of the boys of Bethlehem. He died soon after, and Joseph brought the family back from Egypt.
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Isaiah
Isaiah was the prophet in Jerusalem during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah whose book the New Testament quotes more than any other prophet. His oracles of the virgin's son, the light in Galilee, the Spirit-anointed preacher, and the suffering servant are read by the Gospels as fulfilled in Jesus.
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Jairus
Jairus, a synagogue leader, sought Jesus to heal his dying daughter. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Mark 5:22.
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James
James, father of Judas who was also know as Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Luke 6:16.
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Jannai
Jannai was an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:24.
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Jericho
Jericho is an ancient oasis city in the Jordan Valley, the first city Israel took under Joshua and, in the Gospels, the last stop before Jesus climbed to Jerusalem. There He healed blind Bartimaeus and stayed at the house of Zacchaeus.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the city David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple. In the Gospels it is where Jesus taught in the temple, shared the Last Supper, was tried, crucified, and rose, and where the church was born at Pentecost.
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Jesus announces the Kingdom
After John's arrest, Jesus returned to Galilee and began proclaiming that the time was fulfilled and the Kingdom of God had come near, calling people to repent and believe the good news. Luke records Him reading Isaiah in Nazareth and declaring it fulfilled.
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Jesus appears to the gathered disciples
That same evening Jesus stood among the disciples in a locked room, greeted them with peace, showed them His hands and side, and ate in front of them to prove He was no ghost. He opened their minds to the Scriptures, breathed on them, and told them they would be His witnesses.
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Jesus sets out for Jerusalem
Luke records that as the time for His departure drew near, Jesus resolutely set His face toward Jerusalem. On the way He kept teaching in towns and villages, and He told the Twelve plainly that in Jerusalem He would be handed over, mocked, killed, and raised on the third day. The disciples did not understand.
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Jesus weeps over Jerusalem
As the city came into view during the entry, Jesus wept over Jerusalem. He said it had not recognized what would bring it peace, and He foretold a siege in which enemies would surround it and leave no stone standing on another.
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Jetur
Jetur, a descendant of Ishmael, also a region (Ituraea) mentioned in the New Testament. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 5:19.
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Joanan
Joanan is listed as an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
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Joanna
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, was one of the women who followed and supported Jesus during His earthly ministry. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Luke 8:3.
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Joda
Joda is listed as an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:26.
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John the Baptist
John the Baptist was the prophet who preached repentance in the wilderness of Judea and baptized in the Jordan River. He identified Jesus as the Lamb of God, baptized Him, and was later imprisoned and executed by Herod Antipas.
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Jonam
Jonam, son of Eliakim, was an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
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Jorim
Jorim is listed as one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ in the genealogy recorded by Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:29.
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Josech
Josech (or Joseph) is listed as one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ in the genealogy recorded by Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:26.
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Joseph
Joseph, the son of Mattathias, is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:24.
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Joseph
Joseph, the son of Jonam, is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
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Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the council who had not agreed to its verdict against Jesus and who, John says, was a disciple in secret. After the crucifixion he asked Pilate for the body, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in his own new rock-cut tomb before the Sabbath.
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Joseph of Nazareth
Joseph was a descendant of David who was betrothed to Mary. Matthew describes him as a righteous man who, guided by dreams, took Mary as his wife, named the child Jesus, and protected the family by fleeing to Egypt and later settling in Nazareth.
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Joshua
Joshua (or Jose) is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:29.
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Judah
Judah is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
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Judas
Judas, also known as Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ. Mentioned in 5 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Judas agrees to betray Jesus
Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests and offered to hand Jesus over to them away from the crowds. They agreed to pay him, and Matthew records the sum as thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity.
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Lazarus
Lazarus, a poor man in Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luk.16.20-25). Mentioned in 4 verses across 1 book, first at Luke 16:20.
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Levi
Levi, son of Melchi, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy (Luk.3.24). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:24.
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Levi
Levi, son of Simeon, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy (Luk.3.29). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:29.
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Lysanias
Lysanias, the tetrarch of Abilene, ruled during the time of John the Baptist's ministry (Luk.3.1). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:1.
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Maath
Maath is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:26.
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Martha
Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus in Bethany. Luke records her serving while her sister listened at Jesus's feet, and John records her going out to meet Jesus after Lazarus died and confessing that He is the Christ, the Son of God, before He raised her brother.
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Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was a follower of Jesus from whom, Luke says, seven demons had gone out. She was present at the crucifixion, went to the tomb early on the first day of the week, and in John's account was the first person to see the risen Jesus and to announce it to the disciples.
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Mary of Bethany
Mary of Bethany was the sister of Martha and Lazarus. She sat at Jesus's feet to hear His teaching, fell at His feet weeping after her brother's death, and anointed His feet with costly perfume six days before the Passover, an act Jesus connected with His burial.
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Mary visits Elizabeth
Mary hurried to the hill country to her relative Elizabeth, who was six months pregnant with John. At Mary's greeting the child leaped in Elizabeth's womb, Elizabeth blessed Mary and her child, and Mary sang the song of praise known as the Magnificat.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a young woman of Nazareth, betrothed to Joseph, who received the angel Gabriel's announcement that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name Him Jesus. Luke records her consent and her song of praise; John places her at the cross.
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Mattatha
Mattatha was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:31.
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Mattathias
Mattathias was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:25.
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Mattathias
Mattathias was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:26.
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Matthat
Matthat was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:24.
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Matthat
Matthat was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, mentioned in His genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:29.
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Matthew
Matthew, also known as Levi, was a tax collector who became one of Jesus' twelve apostles and authored the Gospel of Matthew. Mentioned in 8 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 9:9.
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Melchi
Melchi, mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:24.
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Melchi
Melchi, an ancestor of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:28.
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Melea
Melea, mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:31.
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Menna
Menna, mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:31.
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Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is the ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, facing the temple. David climbed it weeping in flight from Absalom, Zechariah placed the Lord's feet on it, and Jesus began the triumphal entry from it, taught the Olivet discourse on it, prayed in Gethsemane on its slope, and ascended from it.
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Naggai
Naggai is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:25.
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Nahum
Nahum is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:25.
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Nain
Nain was a town in Galilee where Jesus raised a widow's son from the dead. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 7:11.
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Nathan
Nathan, a son of David and Bathsheba, is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Mentioned in 5 verses across 4 books, first at 2 Samuel 5:14.
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Nazareth
Nazareth was a small village in Lower Galilee where Jesus grew up, which is why He is called Jesus of Nazareth. Luke records the annunciation to Mary there and Jesus's later rejection in its synagogue.
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Neri
Neri was an ancestor of Jesus, mentioned in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
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Passover
Passover is the yearly feast that remembers the night God struck Egypt and passed over the houses marked with a lamb's blood, then brought Israel out of slavery. The lamb without blemish, the blood on the doorframe, and the meal eaten in haste became Israel's founding memory. Jesus chose Passover for His last supper and died at Passover, and the New Testament calls Him our Passover lamb.
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Peter
Peter, originally Simon, was a fisherman from Galilee whom Jesus called to follow Him and renamed Peter. He confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied Him during the trial, was restored after the resurrection, and preached the first sermon at Pentecost.
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Peter denies Jesus
While Jesus was questioned inside, Peter waited in the high priest's courtyard by a fire. Three times he was identified as a follower of Jesus, and three times he denied it, the last time with an oath. A rooster crowed, Peter remembered Jesus' warning, and he went out and wept bitterly.
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Phanuel
Phanuel, the father of Anna, a prophetess who witnessed the infant Jesus at the temple. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 2:36.
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Philip
Philip, the son of Herod the Great, who ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis during the time of John the Baptist's ministry. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:1.
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Philip
Philip, one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, from Bethsaida in Galilee. Mentioned in 15 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus. The Gospels record that he found no basis for a charge, yet handed Jesus over to be crucified under pressure from the crowd and the religious leaders.
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Promise and fulfillment
Promise and fulfillment is the pattern by which the New Testament reads the Old: God speaks in advance through prophets, patterns, and covenants, and the Gospels show those words coming true in Jesus. FaithGraph labels each such link by the kind of evidence behind it.
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Quirinius
Quirinius was the governor of Syria when a census was taken, as mentioned in Luke's Gospel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 2:2.
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Repentance
Repentance is turning from sin back to God, a change of mind that shows itself in a changed life. The prophets called Israel to it, John the Baptist demanded fruit in keeping with it, and Jesus opened His ministry with the call to repent and believe the good news.
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Rhesa
Rhesa was the son of Zerubbabel and an ancestor of Jesus Christ, according to Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
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Semein
Semein is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, as recorded in Luke's Gospel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:26.
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Shealtiel
Shealtiel is mentioned in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as an ancestor in the line of David. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
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Shelah
Shelah, also called Shiloah, the King's Pool, or Siloam, was a pool in Jerusalem fed by the Gihon Spring via Hezekiah's Tunnel (Neh. 3:15; Isa. 8:6; Neh. 2:14; Luke 13:4; Jhn.9.7, 11). Mentioned in 6 verses across 4 books, first at Nehemiah 2:14.
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Simeon
Simeon was a righteous and devout man in Jerusalem who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ. Led into the temple when the infant Jesus was presented, he took the child in his arms, blessed God, and spoke of a light for the Gentiles and a sword for Mary.
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Simeon
Simeon is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus as the son of Judah and the father of Levi. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
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Simon
Simon, also known as the Zealot, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:4.
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Simon
Simon the leper was a man in Bethany who hosted a meal for Jesus, during which a woman anointed Jesus with expensive perfume. Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 26:6.
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Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene was a man from North Africa who was coming in from the country as Jesus was led out to be crucified. The soldiers compelled him to carry the cross behind Jesus. Mark names his sons, Alexander and Rufus, as though known to his readers.
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Susanna
Susanna was one of the women who provided for Jesus out of her resources. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 8:3.
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The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is God's active reign, promised through Israel's prophets and announced by Jesus as having come near in Himself. Jesus taught its character in parables, displayed it in healings, and said it would grow until His return.
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The Last Supper
On the night before His death Jesus shared a final meal with His disciples in Jerusalem, gave them bread and the cup as His body and blood of the new covenant, washed their feet, and foretold His betrayal.
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The annunciation to Mary
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth to tell Mary, a virgin betrothed to Joseph, that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit and bear a son named Jesus, who would receive the throne of David and reign forever. Mary answered as the Lord's servant.
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The birth of Jesus
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea to Mary, a virgin betrothed to Joseph, during the reign of Herod the Great. Luke records the manger and the angels' announcement to shepherds; Matthew records Joseph's obedience and the visit of the magi.
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The birth of John the Baptist
Elizabeth gave birth to a son, and against family expectation both parents insisted his name was John. Zechariah's speech returned and, filled with the Holy Spirit, he prophesied that the child would go before the Lord to prepare His way.
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The boy Jesus in the temple
When Jesus was twelve, His family went up to Jerusalem for the Passover. On the way home His parents realized He was missing and found Him three days later in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers. Asked why, He replied that He had to be in His Father's house.
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The calling of the first disciples
Beside the Sea of Galilee Jesus called two pairs of fishermen, Simon and Andrew, then James and John, to follow Him and become fishers of men, and they left their nets and their father's boat at once. John's Gospel records that Andrew and Simon had first met Jesus near the Jordan after John the Baptist pointed Him out.
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The covenant with David
When David wanted to build a house for God, God answered that He would build David a house: a descendant whose throne would be established forever, whom God would treat as a son. The promise outlasted David's failures and the fall of his kingdom.
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The crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus was crucified outside Jerusalem at Golgotha under Pontius Pilate. He died after several hours on the cross and was buried in a nearby tomb before the Sabbath. The Gospels present His death as the sacrifice for the sins of the world.
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The empty tomb is discovered
Early on the first day of the week, women who had followed Jesus came to His tomb and found the stone moved and the body gone. Messengers told them He had risen. Mary Magdalene ran to Peter and John, who found the linen cloths lying where the body had been.
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The ministry of John the Baptist
John came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, calling Israel to repent because the kingdom of heaven was near, and baptizing in the Jordan those who confessed their sins. He dressed like Elijah, warned the religious leaders, pointed to one greater than himself, and was later imprisoned by Herod Antipas for rebuking him.
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The parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son
When the Pharisees grumbled that Jesus welcomed sinners and ate with them, He told three parables: a shepherd who searches for one lost sheep, a woman who sweeps her house for one lost coin, and a father who runs to embrace a son who had squandered his inheritance. Each ends in a celebration, and the last with an older brother who refuses to join.
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The presentation in the temple
Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and offer the sacrifice the law required of a poor family. Simeon, promised he would see the Lord's Christ, took the child in his arms and called Him a light for the nations; the prophetess Anna gave thanks and spoke of Him to all who waited for redemption.
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The rejection at Nazareth
In the synagogue of His hometown Jesus read Isaiah's words about the Spirit-anointed preacher of good news and declared the Scripture fulfilled that day. The people marveled, then took offense at the carpenter's son, and in Luke's account tried to throw Him from the hill on which the town was built.
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The resurrection of Jesus
On the first day of the week the tomb of Jesus was found empty, and He appeared alive to Mary Magdalene, to the disciples, and, according to Paul, to more than five hundred people at once. The New Testament proclaims that God raised Him bodily from the dead.
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The road to Emmaus
On the day of the resurrection two disciples walked from Jerusalem toward Emmaus, about seven miles away, and a stranger joined them. He explained from Moses and all the Prophets what the Scriptures said about the Christ, and they recognized Him as Jesus when He broke bread at their table.
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The temple in Jerusalem
The temple in Jerusalem was the house of God at the center of Israel's worship, rebuilt after the exile and greatly enlarged by Herod the Great. Jesus was presented there as an infant, taught in its courts, drove out the traders, foretold its destruction, and was accused at His trial of threatening it.
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The temptation of Jesus
After His baptism the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness, where He fasted forty days and was tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread, to throw Himself from the temple, and to gain the kingdoms of the world by worship. He answered each with words from Deuteronomy, and angels ministered to Him.
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The transfiguration
About a week after Peter's confession Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, where His face and clothing shone, Moses and Elijah appeared talking with Him, and a voice from the cloud called Him the beloved Son and told the disciples to listen to Him. Coming down, Jesus told them that Elijah had already come, and they understood He meant John the Baptist.
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The trial before Pilate
At daybreak the council delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Pilate questioned Him about being King of the Jews, found no basis for a charge, sent Him to Herod Antipas, who mocked Him and returned Him, and offered the crowd a Passover release. The crowd chose Barabbas. Pilate washed his hands, had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
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Theophilus
Theophilus was the recipient of Luke's Gospel and the Book of Acts, likely a Christian of high social standing. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Luke 1:3.
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Trachonitis
Trachonitis, a rugged, rocky region northeast of the Jordan River, part of Philip's tetrarchy during the time of John the Baptist (Luke 3:1). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:1.
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Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus was a wealthy chief tax collector in Jericho who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus. Jesus called him by name and stayed at his house, and Zacchaeus responded by giving half his possessions to the poor and promising fourfold restitution to anyone he had defrauded.
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Zacchaeus receives Jesus
Passing through Jericho, Jesus called a wealthy chief tax collector named Zacchaeus down from a sycamore tree and stayed at his house, to the crowd's disapproval. Zacchaeus pledged half his goods to the poor and fourfold restitution to anyone he had cheated, and Jesus declared that salvation had come to his house.
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Zarephath
Zarephath, a Phoenician city between Tyre and Sidon, where Elijah stayed with a widow during a famine and performed miracles (1Kgs. 17:9-10; Obad. 1:20; Luke 4:26). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at 1 Kings 17:9.
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Zechariah
Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest, was murdered in the temple court. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Chronicles 24:20.
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Zechariah, father of John
Zechariah was a priest of the division of Abijah serving in the temple when Gabriel told him his elderly wife Elizabeth would bear a son named John. Because he doubted, he was silent until the child was named. His speech returned in a prophecy about the dawn from on high visiting God's people.
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Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel, a descendant of David, was an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:27.
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