The reward of renunciation - Luke 18:28-30 - N. T. -
Then Peter said, 'What about us? We left all we had to follow you.' Jesus said to them, 'I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house, wife, brothers, parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not be given repayment many times over in this present time and, in the world to come, eternal life'.
Cf. - Matthew 19:27-29 - N. T. - Then Peter spoke. 'What about us?' he said to Jesus 'We have left everything and followed you. What are we to have, then?' Jesus said to them, 'I tell you solemnly, when all is made new and the Son of Man sits on his throne of glory, you will yourselves sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children or land for the sake of my name will be repaid a hundred times over, and also inherit eternal life.
Cf. - Mark 10:28-30 - N. T. - Peter took this up. 'What about us?' He asked Jesus. 'We have left everything and followed you.' Jesus said, 'I tell solemnly, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not repaid a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land - not without persecutions - now in this present time and, in the world to come, eternal life.
Cf. - Luke 14:26+ -
Third prophecy of the Passion - Luke 18:31-34 - N. T. -
Then taking the Twelve aside Jesus said to them, 'Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man is to come true. For he will be handed over to the pagans and will be mocked, maltreated and spat on, and when they have scourged him they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.' But they could make nothing of this; what Jesus said was quite obscure to them, they had no idea what it meant.
Cf. - Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:28-30 - N. T. - Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the way he took the Twelve to one side and said to them, 'Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the pagans to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise again.
Cf. - Luke 9:22+, 24:25, 2:38+, 9:51+
Cf. - Acts 3:17-18 - N. T. - Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through his prophets that his Christ would suffer.
Cf. - Mark 4:13-14 - N. T. - Jesus said to them, Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
Entering Jericho: the blind man - Luke 18:35-43 - N. T. -
Now as Jesus drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging. When he heard the crowd going past he asked what it was all about, and they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. So he called out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me'. The people in front scolded him and told him to keep quiet, but he shouted all the louder, 'Son of David, have pity on me'. Jesus stopped and ordered them to bring the man to him, and when he came up, asked him, 'What do you want me to do for you?' 'Sir,' he replied 'let me see again.' Jesus said to him, 'Receive your sight. Your faith has saved you.' And instantly his sight returned and he followed him praising God, and all the people who saw it gave praise to God for what had happened.
Cf. - Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52 - N. T. - As they left Jericho a large crowd followed Jesus. Now there were two blind men sitting at the side of the road. When they heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, they shouted, 'Lord! have pity on us, Son of David.' And the crowd scolded them and told them to keep quiet, but they only shouted more loudly, 'Lord! Have pity on us, Son of David.' Jesus stopped, called them over and said, 'What do you want me to do for you?' They said to Jesus, 'Lord, let us have our sight back'. Jesus felt pity for them and touched their eyes, and immediately their sight returned and they followed him.
Cf. - Matthew 2:23 - N. T. - There Jesus settled in a town called Nazareth. In this way the words spoken through the prophets were to be fulfilled: He will be called a Nazarene.
Cf. - Matthew 8:10+; Luke 2:20 - N. T. - And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; it was exactly as they had been told. - PAGE 59 -
Zacchaeus
Jesus entered Jericho and was....... - PAGE 60 -
The Lord Jesus Christ, promised to us that our mission on this earth is really and utmost important for our own salvation.
Hence, these two books (The Gospel According To Apostle/Saint Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles) of the New Testament were closely associated, and being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity'. Therefore, I faithfully believe that it is utmost importance for us; all human beings to comprehend these two books, [ All the others Old Testament and New Testament books are equally importance, but as for now, we will start studying and read these two books first, that is, being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity', before continuing the other books.] to the best of our knowledge and enabling our spirit to acknowledges: "Who is God, and how, and in what ways, that is, God is with us." Amen!
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