Luke 2:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 2:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 2:35 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 2:35 — KJV
“(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
— Luke 2:35 (KJV)
Luke 2:35 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 2:35
“Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. make suit...: Heb. intreat thy face”
Shares key themes with Luke 2:35: yea, own, also
“If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.”
Shares key themes with Luke 2:35: yea, soul, also
“He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. made...: Heb. multiplied the faller”
Shares key themes with Luke 2:35: yea, sword, own
“I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. vex: Heb. provoke to anger, or, grief”
Shares key themes with Luke 2:35: own, also, many
“Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.”
Shares key themes with Luke 2:35: yea, sword, own
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