Luke Quotes

“They were often seen as terrorists as they enjoyed making Romans their victims.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“It has always been interesting to me that all four Gospels include this story of Peter’s denial of Jesus. This was the most ignominious moment of his life. Why would they tell this story? Each of the Gospels was written after Peter’s death. It seems particularly surprising that they would tell this story about a man who would go on to be one of the heroes of the faith. Generally, after the death of someone who was highly revered, we don’t tell stories of their greatest failures. Which leads me to this thought: perhaps the reason they were comfortable telling this story is because Peter himself told this story as a part of his witness everywhere he preached in the years after Jesus’s death. It was so well known that even John, which often differs from Matthew, Mark, and Luke, is compelled to include it. And why would Peter tell this story wherever he preached? Perhaps he knew that we all have moments when, by our words and actions, we deny Jesus.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“This also points to a theme we’ve not touched on, namely that in Luke’s Gospel Jesus prays, and prays a lot. In 3:21-22, it is while he is praying as he is baptized that the Holy Spirit comes upon him and he hears the voice of his Father saying, “You are my Son, whom I dearly love; in you I find happiness.” In 5:16, Luke writes, “Jesus would withdraw to deserted places for prayer.” In 6:12, Jesus prays to God “all night long” before choosing his twelve disciples. In Luke 9:18, he prays by himself. In Luke 9:28, he takes Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray, and while he prays he is radiantly transformed. In 11:1, as Jesus was praying, his disciples noticed and asked him to teach them to pray, and he taught them to pray the Lord’s Prayer. There are other times Jesus prays, but in Gethsemane, we see Jesus modeling for us the practice of praying when in anguish and filled with anxiety. The prayer doesn’t remove the threat, but it does provide strength for Jesus in the midst of despair.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“The perspiring of drops of blood is a known, but rare medical condition called hematidrosis. It is thought to be caused by intense anxiety when our body’s fight-or-flight mechanism narrows the capillaries to prepare us for actions in the face of fear. If the fear is suddenly relieved, the capillaries dilate and, in some cases, rupture, leaving blood entering the sweat glands. It might actually be a sign of a very rapid relief from anxiety.1”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“Take a look in your own Bible at these verses and see if they are in brackets, as in the NRSV, or have a footnote, as in the NIV, or are simply included with no note, as in the CEB, or not included at all, as in the RSV.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“They also led two other criminals to be executed with Jesus. When they arrived at the place called Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.”… One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” Responding, the other criminal spoke harshly to him, “Don’t you fear God, seeing that you’ve also been sentenced to die? We are rightly condemned, for we are receiving the appropriate sentence for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied, “I assure you that today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:32-43)”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“Mary Magdalene is recorded in the Gospels as present at the Crucifixion and at Christ’s burial, and to have gone, with other women, to the tomb on Easter morning. She is the first to have learned the tomb was empty. She heard from an angel that Christ had been raised. She is the first person to have seen Jesus after his resurrection. She is the first to have proclaimed Jesus was raised from the dead. She plays a central place in Jesus’s ministry.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“Note that this does not mean women and daughters were unloved.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

“The minds of women are, in some degree, weaker than those of men, and are not so well able to comprehend a thing which is appreciable only by the intellect.”
― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

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― Adam Hamilton, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws