What is the Gospel of Luke about?

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The book of Luke is the longest of the four Gospels and sits in the New Testament; it has 24 chapters in the King James Version.

Luke is traditionally attributed to Luke. Luke is addressed to a man named Theophilus and is paired with the Acts of the Apostles, also attributed to Luke; it contains the birth narrative in Luke 2 and parables such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. A well-known passage from this book is Luke 2 (the nativity). Read the full book at Luke.

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