Luke 16:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 16:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 16:30 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 16:30 — KJV
“And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.”
— Luke 16:30 (KJV)
Luke 16:30 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 16:30
“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. worthy of: or, meet for”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:30: father, abraham, one
“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:30: father, one, dead
“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. thou shalt...: Heb. do not thou excel he went...: or, my couch is gone”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:30: father, one, went
“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:30: father, abraham, one
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:30: abraham, one, went
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