Luke 17:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 17:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 17:27 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 17:27 — KJV
“They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.”
— Luke 17:27 (KJV)
Luke 17:27 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 17:27
“For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,”
Shares key themes with Luke 17:27: eat, marriage, until
“In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”
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“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
Shares key themes with Luke 17:27: eat, until, day
“And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.”
Shares key themes with Luke 17:27: eat, until, day
“And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”
Shares key themes with Luke 17:27: wives, into, ark
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