Bible Verses About Luke The Evangelist

Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

Named as Luke the beloved physician in Paul’s letter

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

Direct Bible note that Luke was with Paul

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

Direct physician saying from Jesus in Luke

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Bible passage for Luke's orderly account

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

Physician reference in Luke, useful background only

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

Physician proverb from Luke, background only

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

Bible passage for eyewitnesses and ministers

Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

Bible passage naming Luke as fellow worker

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Opening of Luke's Gospel

Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Apostle list in Luke only

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

Acts passage about Paul's companion Timothy, not Luke

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

Philippians parallel for fellow-worker language

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

General ministry verse from Luke, not authorship-specific

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

Call of Levi in Luke, not about Luke the evangelist

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Misfit citation and unrelated content

And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

Misfit citation and unrelated content

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

Narrative verse from Luke only

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

Narrative verse from Luke only

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

Healing narrative from Luke only

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

Crowds and healing in Luke only

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Isaiah reading in Luke, narrative background

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

Misfit citation and unrelated content

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

Luke 24 passage, not directly about Luke as person