Luke 20:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 20:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 20:38 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 20:38 — KJV
“For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.”
— Luke 20:38 (KJV)
Luke 20:38 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 20:38
“For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:38: god, living, live
“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. be delivered: or, cry out came: Heb. were turned”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:38: god, dead, live
“Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:38: dead, living, live
“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:38: god, living, live
“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:38: dead, living, live
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