Luke 24:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 24:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 24:20 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 24:20 — KJV
“And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.”
— Luke 24:20 (KJV)
Luke 24:20 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 24:20
“Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:20: chief, priests, delivered
“After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:20: how, chief, priests
“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:20: how, chief, priests
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:20: chief, priests, death
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:20: chief, priests, death
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