Luke 12:57
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:57 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:57 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:57 — KJV
“Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?”
— Luke 12:57 (KJV)
Luke 12:57 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 12:57
“And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:57: yea, even, judge
“Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. him: Heb. his face, or, person”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:57: even, yourselves, right
“Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:57: why, even, right
“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. uttermost...: Heb. wing My leanness: Heb. Leanness to me, or, My secret to me”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:57: yea, even, right
“They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:57: yea, judge, right
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