Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke, Vol. II (Annotated)

Walk with Jesus to Jerusalem, the cross, and the empty tomb, guided by a teacher Christians have trusted for 170 years.

Volume I carried you through Luke 1 to 10. Now Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem, and every step brings Him closer to the cross. J.C. Ryle wrote this beloved commentary for the reader who wants to go deeper than the surface of Scripture without a seminary library or hours to spare, and this carefully modernized edition makes it easy to read again.

In this book you will:

• Move through Luke 11 through 24 one short passage at a time, from the Lord’s Prayer and the lost son to Gethsemane, Calvary, and the road to Emmaus, grasping what each passage means for your own life
• Get honest answers to the hardest sayings in Luke in Ryle’s explanatory notes, including the unjust steward, the call to “hate” father and mother, and the words of the Lord’s Supper
• Stand beside the dying thief, whom Ryle saw as one of the plainest pictures in Scripture of salvation by grace alone, and learn with him that no one who turns to Christ has come too late

Every section follows the same clear shape: the KJV passage, Ryle’s warm exposition, then the notes. You will always know where you are and what is coming next.

What this Annotated edition adds: the text compared word for word against two nineteenth-century printings, the original 1859 Ipswich edition and the 1862 New York edition; outdated words and phrasing gently updated for today’s reader; nearly 800 Scripture references checked; more than 500 notes reset so they are finally easy to read; and a new Foreword and full biography of Ryle. The King James text is unchanged. His meaning and convictions remain entirely his own.

Why trust Ryle? An Eton and Oxford man who lost a banking fortune and entered ministry, he spent thirty-eight years as a country pastor before Prime Minister Disraeli named him the first Bishop of Liverpool. Spurgeon called him “the best man in the Church of England.” His books have never gone out of print.

Whether you’re leading family devotions at the table, guiding a small group with the companion 24-week study workbook (it covers both volumes), or studying privately without a shelf of reference works, this volume was built for you.

Get your copy now and finish the journey through Luke: plainly, deeply, and with joy.