Luke 19: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Luke 19 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

In Jericho, Zacchaeus, a rich chief tax collector, seeks to see Jesus but cannot due to the crowd. He climbs a sycamore tree to get a better view. When Jesus sees him, he calls for Zacchaeus to come down and states he will stay at his house (vv.

Key verse

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:10 (WEB)

Outline

Luke 19:1–6 Zacchaeus Seeks Jesus
Luke 19:7–10 Response to Jesus's Invitation
Luke 19:11–27 Parable of the Minas
Luke 19:28–40 Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Luke 19:41–44 Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem
Luke 19:45–48 Cleansing the Temple

Discussion questions

In v2, what is Zacchaeus's occupation and how does it describe his social status?
What does Jesus say to Zacchaeus in v5, and what is the immediate response?
In vv. 12-14, why do the citizens send an envoy saying, 'We don’t want this man to reign over us'?
In vv. 41-44, what does Jesus mean when He says, 'you didn’t know the time of your visitation'?
When have you felt overlooked like Zacchaeus did in v3, and how did you respond?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Luke 19: Matthew 9, Luke 15, John 10.

Before next time: read Luke 20.