Luke 14:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 14:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 14:20 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 14:20 — KJV
“And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.”
— Luke 14:20 (KJV)
Luke 14:20 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 14:20
“Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:20: wife, therefore, come
“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:20: therefore, cannot, come
“And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:20: another, therefore, come
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:20: married, wife, come
“And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:20: another, wife, come
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