End of Luke

Gospel of Luke 17-24

The rest of the story was pretty much the same as that of the Gospel according to Mark, except for maybe the story of Zacchaeus, a rich man, who came to repent, and th last meal of Jesus and his disciples.

The rest of the story was, really, the same (except for the fact that the wording was different between the gospels). Judas betrays Jesus, Jesus gets crucified, and he dies.

In the Gospel according to Mark, the last words of Jesus were:
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Gospel of Mark 15:34)
This suggested that Jesus didn't exactly want to die, even though it was sort of his mission. In contrast, the last quote of the Gospel according to Luke was somewhat different.
"Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." (Gospel of Luke 23:46)

Last post, I said something about how the Gospel according to Luke portrayed Jesus' character as more noble. This can also be seen in the last thing Jesus said before he died. Here, he sounds calm and as if he had done all that he was supposed to do. It's funny how each gospel has a different version of Jesus' character.

Then Jesus resurrects, then flies up to heaven.


The gospels were pretty fun to read. It was also fun to see the differences and similarities between the two gospels I read, and how it carried much more meaning than how much I thought it had before reading it.

Noble-er Jesus

Gospel of Luke 9-16

The miracles of Jesus continue.

There were many things different from the Gospel according to Mark as I read. It didn't mention the death of John the Baptizer, and it didn't mention Jesus walking on water either. The Gospel according to Luke also had some of it's own unique short stories, such as the one where a lawyer asks Jesus of how to have eternal life.

Other than these stories, most were pretty much the same as that of the Gospel of Mark. Oh, forgot one thing. The Gospel of Luke also included the Lord's Prayer.

The part that I liked the most of this particular part of the gospel that I read was the metaphor Jesus made about the lost sheep.

"What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it,he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together hisfriends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." (Gospel of Luke 15:4-7)

From here, I saw that the Gospel according to Luke tried to make Jesus a more 'noble' character. He was made into someone who actually looks like he is here to fulfil his mission (unlike the Gospel according to Mark, where Jesus shows signs that he maybe didn't actually want to be who he was, shown by the quote "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Gospel of Mark 15:34) )

In my personal opinion, the Gospel of Luke seems more fun that the Gospel of Mark. It's just me.

Same Guy, Different Story?

Gospel of Luke 1-8

Luke. I am your father.

Just kidding. Not that Luke.
I started reading the Gospel according to Luke.

This gospel started with the story of how John (the baptizer) was born. Then, unlike the Gospel of Mark, talks about how Joseph and Maria came together, and how Jesus was born. It shows a short bit of his childhood. It talks about how John baptizes Jesus.

Time out here. Supposedly, John didn't know about Jesus.
"And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." (Gospel of Luke 3:15,16)
From here, you can infer that John didn't actually know that Jesus existed until John baptized him. If so, how did he find out Jesus was who he was at first glance? Did God tell him? If so why is it not said in the text? I don't know.

The Gospel according to Luke didn't have the battle between Jesus and Satan. Here I thought: Why are all the gospels different from each other? Why couldn't they have just have had one master gospel? Well, whatever. Many means more credible.


The gospel told the story on Jesus collecting his disciples, and performing miracles, some which I haven't seen before. There was one where Jesus made this 'young man' come back to life:
"Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother." (Gospel of Luke 7:14,15)

The Gospel of Luke is indeed different from that of Mark in its context. I hope it gets more interesting.