Luke the Evangelist[a] was one of the Four Evangelists —the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for...

Luke 11 Luke 11 The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:5–15) 1 One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, a hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. b 3 Give us each day our daily bread.

Luke’s story of Jesus and the church is dominated by a historical perspective. This history is first of all salvation history.

Explore the fulfillment of the Bible’s overall story in the book of Luke. Discover the themes and design of Luke’s orderly eyewitness account with videos, podcasts, and more from BibleProject™.

Saint Luke, in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, a companion of Saint Paul the Apostle, and the most literary of the New Testament writers. Information about his life is scanty. He is usually regarded as a physician and a Gentile.

Jan 4, 2022 · Luke was a close friend of Paul, who referred to him as “the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14). Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing.

Luke–Acts is a religio-political history of the founder of the church and his successors, in both deeds and words.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That ...

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard.