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Themes in Luke 20

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Themes in Luke 20

Luke 20:1 (show verse)

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:2 (show verse)

and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."

Divinity » Challenged » By the scribes and elders

Luke 20:3 (show verse)

He answered them, "I also will ask you a question; now tell me,

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Luke 20:4 (show verse)

the baptism of Johnwas it from heaven or from men?"

Baptism » John's

Luke 20:5 (show verse)

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

Reasoning » Of the pharisees

Luke 20:6 (show verse)

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that 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 was from.

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Luke 20:8 (show verse)

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

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Luke 20:9 (show verse)

Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vine-dressers, and went into another country for a long 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)

At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants, that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

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 sent another servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

Luke 20:12 (show verse)

He sent a third; and they wounded him and cast him out.

Luke 20:13 (show verse)

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

Luke 20:14 (show verse)

But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves and said, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

Luke 20:15 (show verse)

So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Luke 20:16 (show verse)

He will come and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "May this never be!"

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, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone'?

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 broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

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)

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the peoplefor they knew that he had spoken this parable against 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 they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might catch him on what he said, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority 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)

And they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and you do not show partiality, but teach the way of God in truth.

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 lawful for us to pay taxes 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 perceived their craftiness, 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 denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."

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)

He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

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)

And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said. But marveling at his answer they were silent.

Luke 20:27 (show verse)

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came 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)

and they questioned him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children 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)

Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.

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)

And 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 then the third took her, and in the same way the seven died, and they left no children.

Luke 20:32 (show verse)

Finally the woman died also.

Luke 20:33 (show verse)

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife."

Luke 20:34 (show verse)

And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

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 that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,

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)

nor can they die any more, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

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)

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the 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