Luke

Luke 4:12

Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Luke 6:20-23

Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.
 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

Luke 6:43-45

A Tree and Its Fruit

“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.
People do not pick figs from thornbushes,
or grapes from briers.
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart,
and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.
For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Luke 7:47

Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. 

But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

Luke 8:10

He said, 

“The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’

Luke 8:15

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Luke 10:24

For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 11:8

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, 

yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

(Be bold I think somebody was saying the other day :-).

Luke 11:49

Because of this, God in his wisdom said, 

‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’

Luke 12:47-48

“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 

But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.

 From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.