Luke 24:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 24:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 24:21 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 24:21 — KJV
“But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.”
— Luke 24:21 (KJV)
Luke 24:21 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 24:21
“And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:21: israel, day, these
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:21: should, israel, things
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:21: israel, day, since
“Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:21: israel, day, since
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Luke 24:21: israel, these, things
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