Bible Study / Luke 6

Get Started:

1. What did love feel like when you were a teenager? Is it different now?

Go Deeper:

2. Read Luke 6:1-5. In Luke 6:5, Jesus calls Himself Lord of the Sabbath. What do you think He meant by that?

• In the parallel passage in Matthew 12:1-14, He says that someone greater than the temple is here (referring to Himself)
• Jesus speaks about a passage in 1Samuel 21:1-6 when the priest in the temple gives David and his companions the bread that was meant only for priests. If the priest could give David the bread of the Presence, certainly the Christ could give His companions wheat on a Sabbath day.

3. In Luke 6:11, it says they discussed what they might do to Jesus. What, specifically, were they discussing? Was Jesus aware of their discussion? If so, what did He do about it?

• In the parallel passage from Matthew, it says they discussed how to kill Jesus. (Mt. 12:14)
• Matthew 12:15 says, “aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place”

4. In Luke 6:13, Jesus calls His disciples to Him and chooses 12 of them. He then calls them apostles. What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle?

• All apostles are disciples but not all disciples are apostles.
• From Strong’s Concordance, the Greek for disciple is - 3101. mathetes math-ay-tes' from 3129; a learner, i.e. pupil:--disciple.
• From Strong’s Concordance, the Greek for apostle is - 652. apostolos ap-os'-tol-os from 649; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):--apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

5. In Luke 6:27, who is Jesus speaking to? Read John 10:27 and 14:15. Should the love described in the following verses of Luke 6 be expected of non-believers? Why or why not?

6. In Luke 6:29, do you think Jesus is teaching against self-defense? Why or why not?

7. Read Luke 6:30. Does Jesus really want us to give to “everyone” and “anyone” anything they might ask?

8. In Luke 6:32-34, Jesus contrasts the type of love He is speaking about to the type of love found among “sinners.” Why is the love of a believer supposed to be different than that found in the world?

• The love of a believer is supposed to look like the love of God. Read Luke 6:35-36

9. Verse 35 talks about doing good and lending without expecting anything in return. Does that mean we should never lend money unless we’re planning to “write it off”?


Put it into practice:

1) Verse 36 gives promise of reward to those who obey Jesus’ command. It reminds us that God is kind to people whether or not they return the favor. Who is someone you need to show this type of kindness toward?


Quote Of The Week:
We all have some dying to do. Jesus showed us how it should be done.
--Stephen Neill