The Easy Study Bible: Luke

Luke

The Easy Study Bible

Trennis E. Killian

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Copyright © 2011 by Trennis E. Killian

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Outline of Luke (Bookmarked by chapter)

The Easy Study Bible diagram of Luke

The Easy Study Bible paragraph form of Luke

Epilogue

About the Author

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Introduction

The Easy Study Bible translation, is the result of my twenty-six years in the Gospel Ministry, and from being a high school English teacher before that.

Many times over my early years as a pastor, I would grow frustrated in my efforts to teach the Bible for understanding to church members who didn't understand the basics of Hebrew and Greek. True, some passages jump out at anyone reading them, no matter which translation they use. My goal has always been that all who read the Bible would not only understand it the way God intended for them to, but also to be able to apply each truth to their lives. That, I think, takes greater understanding.

When I began teaching a Pastor's Sunday School Class in the early 1990s, I searched for a way to help my class understand better. I felt this was important since the class started out as a New Members Class. Too many new Christians become frustrated at their first attempts to study the Bible.

Well, the answer came to me from my English teacher background. Do you remember when you had to diagram sentences in your English classes? Please don't run away screaming yet! I know. They were usually painful experiences. I felt the same way when I was a student.

If you can get past the painful memories, please think about the finished product. Once you diagramed a long complicated sentence, it became much more clear to you. You could understand what was modifying what, and what the action was and what or who was causing it. In other words, it made the sentence much more understandable.

That is what I began to do with the Bible passages we studied in that class. I took the principles of the sentence diagram and adjusted it to fit verses of the Bible. Immediately, the whole class began to gain a better understanding of each passage we studied.

Over the years since then, I have used this method constantly, not only in small group studies, but also in church Bible studies with great success.

One benefit that I didn't expect is that this method helps tremendously in sermon preparation. When I begin to prepare a sermon, I take the focal passage and diagram it. This allows me to see how the verses naturally (the way I think God intended) fall into separate thoughts. Many times, this process will give me all the points of the outline without trying to make the passage say what it does not say.

Now, let's look at this project. Do we need another translation of the Bible? In a word, No!

I have long admired the Wycliffe Bible Translators whose goal is to translate the Bible into every language of the world so all will have the opportunity to read God's message to them. I've also admired the Gideons International whose goal is to place a Bible in every hand in the world.

My goal is a combination of the goals of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Gideons International. I want to take God's word and make it easier for everyone to read and understand.

Now, here is why we need a new translation of the Bible. Simply put, the major Bible publishers do not seem to be interested in a Bible version which is diagramed. Therefore, to avoid infringing on any existing copyrights, I had to start with my own translation.

You will find The Easy Study Bible translation to be as close to literal as possible while still preserving proper English grammatical structure. This is important to me. I find that many of the modern translations, especially ones that are more literal, are clumsy at best and grammatically inaccurate at worst.

James Free!

In order to give everyone an opportunity to sample the Easy Study Bible before purchasing it, the book of James will be available in E-Book version free. It will be available on my webpage, and other online distributors.

The book of James will soon be included in a new release, which will also contain 1 Peter and 2 Peter.

I want to hear from you as you use the Easy Study Bible translation. If you have suggestions, corrections, or any comments, please email me at trennis@trenniskillian.com.

How to Use the Easy Study Bible

You may read the Easy Study Bible it the same way you would any other Bible. Each of the releases will have a paragraph version in the back of the book.

The Easy Study Bible is most effective when used as a study tool. This is where the structure of the diagram allows for better understanding of each passage that you study.

I will use James 4:7-8 to illustrate how to do several of the actions that were mentioned in the introduction.

⁷ Therefore,

submit to God.

Resist the devil,

and he will flee from you.

⁸ Draw near to God

and He will draw near to you.

Cleanse your hands,

sinners,

and purify your hearts

you double-minded.

First, if I were writing a sermon on this passage, I can immediately see the perfect three-point sermon in it.

I. Submit to God

II. Resist the Devil

III. Draw Near to God

Notice how easy that was. Next I would flesh out point II. a little.

II. Resist the Devil

He will flee from you

Next, point III.

III. Draw Near to God

He will draw near to you

How do we do this?

Cleanse our hands

Purify our hearts

You can easily see how to continue from there.

Second, for those who want to get to the full meaning of the passage, they can easily answer the following questions from the diagram:

1. What is the subject of this passage?

Submission to God

2. How do we do this?

Resist the Devil

Draw near to God

3. What will be the result of this action?

The devil will flee from you.

God will draw near to you.

Do you get the idea? It's easy and fun to study the Bible, especially when you understand it better each time you do.

Try it out, and if you discover new and different ways to use the Easy Study Bible, please let me know so I can share them with others.

My webpage will have a whole section devoted to the Easy Study Bible, and one page will be dedicated to reader feedback. There will also be a page of Hints & Tips.

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Outline of Luke

Outline

Chapter One

Purpose and Dedication 1-4

Zacharias Ministers in the Temple 5-10

Zacharias Ministers in the Temple 11-23

The Angel Predicts Christ's Birth 26-38

Mary's Visit to Elizabeth 39-45

Mary's Praise 46-56

The Birth of John the Baptist 57-66

Zechariah's Prophecy of John's Ministry 67-80

Chapter Two

The Birth of Christ 1-7

The Angels Announce the Birth to the Shepherds 8-20

The Circumcision of Christ 21-24

Simeon's Prophecy 25-35

Anna's Testimony 36-38

They Return to Nazareth 39-40

Christ Celebrates the Passover 41-50

In Favor with God and Men 51-52

Chapter Three

The Ministry of John the Baptist 1-20

The Baptism of Jesus 21-22

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ 23-38

Chapter Four

The Temptation of Christ 1-13

Acceptance in Galilee 14-15

Rejection at Nazareth 16-30

Driving Out an Unclean Demonic Spirit 31-37

Peter's Mother-in-Law Is Healed 38-41

Ministering in Galilee 42-44

Chapter Five

The First Disciples Are Called 1-11

Cleansing a Leper 12-16

Forgiving and Healing 17-26

The Calling of Matthew 27-28

Eating with Sinners 29-32

Teaching about Fasting 33-39

Chapter Six

Lord of the Sabbath 1-5

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand 6-11

Selection of the Twelve Apostles 12-16

Teaching and Healing 17-19

The Beatitudes 20-23

Woe to the Self-Satisfied 24-26

Love Your Enemies 27-36

Do Not Judge 37-42

A Tree and Its Fruit 43-45

Two Foundations 46-49

Chapter Seven

A Centurion's Faith 1-10

A Widow's Son Raised to Life 11-17

John's Questions Are Answered 18-30

Jesus Criticizes This Generation 31-35

A Woman Anoints Christ's Feet 36-39

Parable of the Two Debtors 40-50

Chapter Eight

Women Minister to Christ 1-3

Parable of the Sower 4-8

Why Christ Used Parables 9-10

Parable of the Sower Explained 11-15

Parable of the Lamp 16-18

True Relationships 19-21

The Storm Obeys Christ 22-25

Demons Are Cast into Pigs 26-40

A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed 40-56

Chapter Nine

The Twelve Are Sent Out 1-6

Herod Wants to See Jesus 7-9

Feeding of the 5,000 10-17

Peter's Confession of Christ 18-20

Christ's Death and Resurrection Predicted 21-22

The Cost of Discipleship 23-27

The Transfiguration 28-36

Demoniac Son Healed 37-42

Second Prediction of Christ's Death 43b-45

True Greatness 46-48

Samaritans Reject Christ 51-56

True Cost of Discipleship 57-62

Chapter Ten

Sending Out the Seventy 1-12

Return of the Seventy 17-24

Parable of the Good Samaritan 25-37

Mary and Martha 38-42

Chapter Eleven

The Model Prayer 1-4

Parable of the Persistent Friend 5-13

A House Divided 14-23

Return of an Unclean Spirit 24-26

The Sign of Jonah 29-32

Parable of the Lamp 33-36

Religious Hypocrisy Denounced 37-53

Chapter Twelve

Christ Warns about Hypocrisy 1-3

Parable of the Rich Fool 13-21

Parable of the Rich Fool 22-34

Parable of the Master's Return 35-40

Parable of the Faithful Manager 41-48

The Cost of Discipleship 49-53

Interpreting the Time 54-56

Chapter Thirteen

Repentance 1-5

Parable of the Barren Fig Tree 6-9

Healing a Crippled Woman 10-17

Parable of the Mustard Seed 18-19

Parable of the Leaven 20-21

The Way into the Kingdom 22-30

Christ Mourns over Jerusalem 31-33

Chapter Fourteen

Instruction on the Sabbath 1-6

Parable of the Ambitious Guest 7-14

Parable of the Banquet 15-24

Cost of Discipleship 25-35

Chapter Fifteen

Parable of the Lost Sheep 1-7

Parable of the Lost Coin 8-10

Parable of the Lost Son 11-32

Chapter Sixteen

Parable of the Dishonest Manager 1-13

Kingdom Values 14-18

The Rich Man and Lazarus 19-31

Chapter Seventeen

Warnings from Jesus 1-4

Faith and Duty 5-10

Ten Lepers Healed 11-19

Teaching on the Second Coming 20-37

Chapter Eighteen

Parable of the Persistent Widow 1-8

Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 9-14

Blessing the Children 15-17

The Rich Young Ruler 18-23

Possessions and the Kingdom 24-30

Third Prediction of His Death 31-34

Healing a Blind Man 35-43

Chapter Nineteen

Jesus Visits Zacchaus 1-11

Parable of the Ten Minas 11-27

The Triumphal Entry 28-40

Cleansing the Temple 45-48

Chapter Twenty

Religious Leaders Question Christ's Authority 1-8

Parable of the Vineyard Owner 9-19

God and Caesar 20-26

Sadducees Question the Resurrection 27-40

Christ Questions about the Messiah 41-44

Warning against the Scribes 45-47

Chapter Twenty-One

The Widow's Gift 1-4

Destruction of the Temple Predicted 5-6

Signs of Christ's Coming 7-19

Destruction of Jerusalem 20-24

The Second Coming 25-28

Parable of the Fig Tree 29-33

Warning to Watch for His Coming 34-38

Chapter Twenty-Two

The Plot to Kill Christ 1-6

Preparation for Passover 7-13

The First Lord's Supper 14-23

Dispute over Greatness 24-30

Christ Predicts Peter's Denial 31-34

Christ Predicts Coming Conflict 35-38

Christ Prays in the Garden 39-46

Judas Betrays Christ 47-53

Peter Denys Christ 54-62

Christ is Beaten 63-65

Christ before the Sanhedrin 66-71

Chapter Twenty-Three

Jesus before Pilate 1-5

Jesus before Herod 6-12

Christ before Pilate Again 13-25

Christ Is Crucified 26-43

Death of Jesus 44-49

Burial of Jesus 50-56

Chapter Twenty-Four

The Resurrection 1-12

Christ Appears on the Road to Emmaus 13-35

Proof of His Resurrection 36-43

The Great Commission 44-49

The Ascension 50-53

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The Easy Study Bible

In Diagram Form