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Salvation in the Gospel of Luke (Box 8.6)

 

 

This chart lists the passages in Luke’s Gospel in which the words sōtēr (“savior”), sōtēria (“salvation”), sōtērion (“salvation”), or sōzein (“to save”) are used.

Text

Who Is to Be Saved?

Of What Does Salvation Consist?

Who or What Brings Salvation?

How Is Salvation Received?

1:47

Mary

blessedness (1:42, 48)

God

faith (1:45)

1:69, 71

Israel

rescue from enemies

God

———

1:77

the Lord’s people

forgiveness

John (1:76)

———

2:11

shepherds

peace (2:24)

Christ

———

2:30

all people

revelation, glory

Jesus (1:27)

———

3:6

all flesh

forgiveness (3:3)

John

baptism

6:9

man with infirmity

healing

word of Jesus

———

7:50

sinner (7:37)

forgiveness

word of Jesus

faith

8:12

ones along the path

———

word of God

faith

8:36

demoniac

exorcism

word of Jesus

———

8:48

woman with infirmity

healing

power of Jesus

faith

8:50

Jairus’s daughter

resuscitation

word of Jesus

faith

9:24

whoever

———

———

self-denial

13:23

a few

feasting in God’s reign

———

effort

17:19

leper

being made clean

Jesus

faith

18:26

who?

entering God’s reign

God

———

18:42

blind man

reception of sight

word of Jesus

faith

19:9, 10

Zacchaeus

being a child of Abraham

Jesus

renunciation