Luke 10: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Luke 10 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them two by two into every city where he would come (vv. 1-3). He instructed them to pray for more laborers and to carry nothing for their journey.

Key verse

“He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:27 (WEB)

Outline

Luke 10:1–3 Sending the Seventy-Two Disciples
Luke 10:4–12 Instructions for the Journey
Luke 10:13–16 Woes to Unrepentant Cities
Luke 10:17–24 The Disciples' Return and Joy
Luke 10:25–37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:38–42 Mary and Martha's Encounter

Discussion questions

In v2, what does Jesus say about the number of laborers for the harvest?
What does the Samaritan do for the wounded man in vv. 34-35?
In vv. 13-15, why does Jesus pronounce woes on Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum?
Jesus' statement in v22 about knowing the Father: what does this imply about revelation?
When have you felt like Martha, distracted by duties instead of focusing on Jesus?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Luke 10: Matthew 22, Mark 16, Mark 12.

Before next time: read Luke 11.