The Lord is with you

Background on Luke

LUKE (PERSON) [Gk Loukas (Λουκας)]. A physician and “fellow worker” with the apostle Paul (; cf. ; ). Luke apparently accompanied Paul on his journey to Rome, and is the reputed author of the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. See LUKE-ACTS, BOOK OF. This entry consists of two articles assessing Luke’s accomplishments as an historian and as a theologian.

Jesus’ life before ministry ; ; ; ; ,

EVENTS

The births of Jesus and John the Baptist are foretold ;

Gabriel appears to Zechariah in the temple

The births of Jesus and John the Baptist are foretold

The births of Jesus and John the Baptist are foretold

Birth of John the Baptist

John the Baptist is circumcised

Gabriel appears to Zechariah in the temple

Gabriel appears to Zechariah in the temple

Gabriel appears to Mary

An angel appears to Joseph

Mary and Elizabeth become pregnant

Birth of John the Baptist

Birth of Jesus

Zacharias Ministers in the Temple1

Priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah1

Jesus as a baby

1His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth1And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.1But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.1

The Wise Men arrive

He was serving as a Priest before God in the order of his division, according to the custom of the priesthood1 in the order priest

Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt

His lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord1 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.1

Jesus’ youth

.11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.1

John the Baptist preaches