Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. “And no …
Gospel Comparisons Gems
Bible Gem 823 – Old Garments / Old Wineskins (Luke 5:36-39)
Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. “And no …
Bible Gem 822 – The Time to Celebrate not Fast (Luke 5:33-35)
One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?” Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. …
Bible Gem 821 – A Tax Collector – You Have to be Kidding! (Luke 5:27-32)
Later, as Jesus left the town, He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow Me and be My disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him. Later, Levi held a banquet in his …
Bible Gem 820 – Forgiving Sin; the Ultimate Authority (Luke 5:17-26)
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does He think He is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” Jesus knew what they were thinking, so …
Bible Gem 817 – Two Fishing Stories Compared (Luke 4:1-11 // John 1:1-11)
There are some interesting elements in the John story seen when it is compared with the Luke story. These stories are not in parallel; they are different stories but each serves to highlight the other. There is much significance in the fact that the net …
Bible Gem 814 – Simon’s Mother-in-Law (Luke 4:38-41)
After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where He found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged. Standing at her bedside, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once …
Bible Gem 813 – Authority (Luke 4:31-37)
Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. There, too, the people were amazed at His teaching, for He spoke with authority. Once when He was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an …
Bible Gem 810 – Not Accepted in His Home Town (Luke 4:14-30)
Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When He came to the village of Nazareth, His boyhood home, He went as …
Bible Gem 809 – Going back home to Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30)
Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When He came to the village ofNazareth, His boyhood home, He went as usual …