Luke 12:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:26 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:26 — KJV
“If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?”
— Luke 12:26 (KJV)
Luke 12:26 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 12:26
“And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:26: then, able, thing
“If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:26: then, able, thing
“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:26: then, thing, rest
“When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. their number: Heb. them that are to be numbered”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:26: then, take, rest
“Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:26: then, thing, rest
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