Luke 23:56
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 23:56 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 23:56 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 23:56 — KJV
“And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.”
— Luke 23:56 (KJV)
Luke 23:56 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 23:56
“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:56: sabbath, day, according
“So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:56: prepared, day, according
“For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:56: rested, sabbath, day
“And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:56: day, according, commandment
“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:56: day, according, commandment
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