Luke 6:17-19

 

These verses comprise a pause in Luke’s narrative allowing the reader to reflect upon what has transpired in Jesus’ ministry so far; this is the fourth such pause (cf. 4:14-15; 4:31-32; 4:40-41). In this passage Luke highlights three characteristics of Jesus’ ministry: His Spreading Fame, His Inexhaustible Power, and His Indiscriminate Compassion