Luke 14:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 14:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 14:31 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 14:31 — KJV
“Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?”
— Luke 14:31 (KJV)
Luke 14:31 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 14:31
“When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: in: or, toward”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:31: make, war, against
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:31: sitteth, down, first
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:31: king, another, down
“Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. tenons: Heb. hands”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:31: make, against, another
“And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. tenons: Heb. hands”
Shares key themes with Luke 14:31: make, another, ten
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