Luke 19

Luke 19
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Luke 6:4-16 on Papyrus 4, written about AD 150-175.
Book	Gospel of Luke
Bible part	New Testament
Order in the Bible part	3
Category	Gospel

Luke 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the teachings and a miracle of Jesus Christ.^[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as Acts.^[2]

Text

• The original text is written in Koine Greek.
• Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 75 (written about AD 175-225)
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 42-48)
• This chapter is divided into 48 verses.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Luke 19:1-10 = Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus’ House
• Luke 19:11-27 = Parable of the Minas (Matthew 25:14-30)
• Luke 19:28-40 = The Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-9; Mark 11:1-10; John 12:12-15)
• Luke 19:41-44 = Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem and anticipates the destruction of the Temple
• Luke 19:45-46 = Jesus Cleanses the Temple (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; John 2:13-16)
• Luke 19:47-48 = Jesus' time spent teaching in the Temple

Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus’ House

Zacchaeus by Niels Larsen Stevns. Jesus calls Zacchaeus down from his height in the tree.

Zacchaeus' sycamore fig in Jericho

Zacchaeus (Greek: Ζακχαῖος, Zakchaios; Hebrew: זכי‎, "pure", "innocent"^[3]) was a chief tax-collector at Jericho, mentioned only in the Gospel of Luke.^[4] A descendent of Abraham, he was a poster child for Jesus' personal, earthly mission to bring salvation to the lost.^[5] Tax collectors were despised as traitors (working for the Roman Empire, not for their Jewish community), and as being corrupt.

Cross references

• Luke 19:38: Psalm 118:26
• Luke 19:46: Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11

See also

• Jericho
• Ministry of Jesus
• Parables of Jesus
• Zacchaeus
• Mina
• Other related Bible parts: Matthew 21, Matthew 25, Mark 11, John 2, John 12

References

1. Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
2. Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
3. Milligan, Jim. "Lexicon :: Strong's G2195 - Zakchaios". Blue Letter Bible. Sowing Circle.
4. Luke 19:1-10
5. Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge. "Jesus' Mission, According to His Own Testimony". Monergism. CPR Foundation.

External links

• Luke 19 NIV