Inspire Bible for Kids Luke Sampler - Book - Page 49
LUKE 18:8
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?”
Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs.*
21 You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom
of God is already among you.*”
22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to
see the day when the Son of Man returns,* but you won’t see it. 23 People will
tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and
follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one
end to the other, so it will be on the day* when the Son of Man comes. 25 But
first the Son of Man must suffer terribly* and be rejected by this generation.
26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27 In
those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right
up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed
them all.
28 “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about
their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and
building— 29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur
rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be ‘business
as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day a
person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A
person out in the field must not return home. 32 Remember what happened
to Lot’s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life
go, you will save it. 34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one
will be taken, the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding flour together
at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.*”
37 “Where will this happen, Lord?”* the disciples asked.
Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass
nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”*
Parable of the Persistent Widow
One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. 2 “There was a judge in a certain city,”
he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of
that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute
with my enemy.’ 4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to
himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, 5 but this woman is driving
me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me
out with her constant requests!’ ”
6 Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. 7 Even he
rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give
justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he
keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly!
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17:14 See Lev 14:2‑32. 17:19 Or Your faith has saved you. 17:20 Or by your speculations.
17:21 Or is within you, or is in your grasp. 17:22 Or long for even one day with the Son of Man.
“Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 17:24 Some manuscripts do not include on the day.
17:25 Or suffer many things. 17:35 Some manuscripts add verse 36, Two men will be working
in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Compare Matt 24:40. 17:37a Greek “Where, Lord?”
17:37b Greek “Wherever the carcass is, the vultures gather.”
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Devotion
Thankfulness
Of the 10 men Jesus healed of
leprosy, how many returned to
thank him?
a. none
b. one
c. all of them
Leprosy was a serious skin
disease, and in Jesus’ time,
people who had leprosy were
required to stay away from
others. If the leprosy went away,
the person had to go to the
priest and be declared healed so
that he or she could be around
other people again.
As Jesus was entering a
village, 10 men with leprosy
called to him. Jesus told them to
show themselves to the priests.
This was before he’d even healed
them! The lepers had to have
faith—and they were healed by
their faith as they went.
One of the men turned back
and thanked Jesus. He was a
Samaritan, so he was despised
by the Jews for being a person
of mixed race. But he was the
only one who returned to show
his gratitude.
It may be easy to judge the
other nine lepers, but first take
a look at thankfulness in your
own life. When did you last thank
your mom or dad for washing
your clothes? For cooking a
meal? Have you ever thanked
your teacher for preparing a
lesson? When did you last thank
the church janitor for cleaning
the restrooms? It can be hard to
remember to show our gratitude,
but even a small gesture of
thankfulness can have a big
impact.
Focus Verses: Luke 17:15-16
The Whole Story: Luke 17:11-19
Answer: b
14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.”* And
as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for
what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no
one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And Jesus said
to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.*”
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