Gospel of Luke

===Parallel structure of Luke–Acts===
The structure of Acts parallels the structure of the gospel, demonstrating the universality of the divine plan and the shift of authority from Jerusalem to Rome:{{sfn|Boring|2012|p=569}}

*The gospel – the acts of Jesus:
** The presentation of the child Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem
** Jesus' forty days in the desert
** Jesus in Samaria/Judea
** Jesus in the Decapolis
** Jesus receives the Holy Spirit
** Jesus preaches with power (the power of the spirit)
** Jesus heals the sick
** Death of Jesus
** The apostles are sent to preach to all nations
*The acts of the apostles:
** Jerusalem
** Forty days before the Ascension
** Samaria
** Asia Minor
** Pentecost: Christ's followers receive the spirit
** The apostles preach with the power of the spirit
** The apostles heal the sick
** Death of Stephen, the first martyr for Christ
** Paul preaches in Rome