Luke related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: Mark presented the Servant on the move to the cross; Luke tells the same story with special tenderness toward the lost, the poor, and all peoples.
• Next: John presents the same Christ as the eternal Word and Son of God, written that we may believe and have life.
• Continued in: Acts — Luke’s second volume — carries the story from the ascension to the gospel reaching Rome.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Isaiah 61:1-2 - The Spirit-anointed mission to the poor, read by Jesus at Nazareth (Luke 4:18-19).
  • Isaiah 49:6 - A “light for the Gentiles,” echoed in Simeon’s song (Luke 2:32).
  • Acts 1:1-8 - The bridge from the Gospel to the mission to the ends of the earth.

Cross-Testament Connections

Luke shows Jesus as the Savior promised in all the Scriptures:

• The Savior and light for the nations: Simeon’s song fulfills Isaiah’s promise of salvation for all peoples (Luke 2:30-32; Isaiah 49:6).
• Good news to the poor: Jesus’ Nazareth sermon fulfills Isaiah 61 (Luke 4:18-19).
• The second Adam: The genealogy to Adam marks Jesus as Savior of the whole human race (Luke 3:38; Romans 5:18-19).
• Christ in all Scripture: The risen Jesus shows that Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms speak of Him (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39).
• Repentance and forgiveness to all nations: The commission fulfills the promise that the gospel would reach the ends of the earth (Luke 24:47; Acts 1:8).