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Luke 6 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus appoints twelve apostles and delivers the Sermon on the Plain — blessings, woes, love for enemies, and the parable of two builders. Below is a research summary for Luke 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 49
- verses
- 923 / 288
- Greek words / lemmas
- 34
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Luke 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὀφθαλμός | ophthalmós | G3788 | 7 | eye, sight |
| σάββατον | sábbaton | G4521 | 6 | sabbath, week |
| ἀγαπάω | agapáō | G25 | 6 | love |
| ἀγαθοποιέω | agathopoiéō | G15 | 4 | do good |
| πονηρός | ponērós | G4190 | 5 | bad, evil, grievous, harm |
| χείρ | cheír | G5495 | 5 | hand |
| δανίζω | daneízō | G1155 | 3 | borrow, lend |
How preachers through history handled this text
34 public-domain excerpts on Luke 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. Though full and exact returns are made in another world, not in this world, yet Providence does what should encourage us in doing good. Those who follow the multitude to do evil, follow in the broad way that leads to destruction. The tree is known by its fruits; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 6:37–50 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Luke 6:17
- Judea 1— Luke 6:17
- Sidon— Luke 6:17
- Tyre— Luke 6:17
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