Luke 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 1:6 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 1:6 — KJV
“And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”
— Luke 1:6 (KJV)
Luke 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 1:6
“And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.”
Shares key themes with Luke 1:6: righteous, before, god
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Luke 1:6: righteous, before, god
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Luke 1:6: righteous, before, god
“In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Luke 1:6: righteous, before, god
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Luke 1:6: before, god, commandments
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