Luke 16:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 16:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 16:16 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 16:16 — KJV
“The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.”
— Luke 16:16 (KJV)
Luke 16:16 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 16:16
“Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:16: prophets, until, since
“And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:16: law, prophets, kingdom
“Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:16: until, since, time
“Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. for this...: or, till this matter be dispatched”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:16: until, time, god
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:16: prophets, since, time
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