Luke
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Interpretations in Luke

1. Is it OK to drink alcohol? 1:15

2. "Joseph and his mother"
   Many manuscripts say "his father and his mother," but scribes later changed this to "Joseph and his mother" to avoid calling Joseph Jesus's father. 2:33

3. Peter, who Catholics consider the first pope, was married. [Though he later abandoned his wife and family to follow Jesus.(5:11)] 4:38

4. Who was the greatest prophet? 7:28

5. Does God approve of slavery? 7:2-10, 12:46-47, 17:7-9

6. The earliest manuscripts show a much different version of the "Lord's Prayer." Since the prayer found in Matthew (6:9-13) had become so important liturgically, scribes simply changed the Luke's version to match. 11:2-5

7. Is dancing a sin? 15:22-25

8. Does Hell exist? 16:22-24

9. Does the bible condemn astrology? 21:25

10. Will Jesus' second coming be visible to all? 21:27

11. These verses are found in some (but not all) of the oldest and best manuscripts. Were they added to (or deleted from) the Biblical text by a scribe? 22:43-44

12. The phrase "truly I say unto you" is used by Jesus more than 50 times in the NT. In all verses except this one, the Watchtower places the comma after the word "you". [more] 23:43

13. "and carried up into heaven"
    This phrase appears to be a later addition, since it is not present in some early manuscripts. 24:51