Luke 15:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 15:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 15:16 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 15:16 — KJV
“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”
— Luke 15:16 (KJV)
Luke 15:16 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 15:16
“So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:16: filled, eat, gave
“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:16: would, eat
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:16: eat, gave
“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:16: eat, gave
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:16: belly, eat
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