Luke 4:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 4:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 4:31 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 4:31 — KJV
“And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.”
— Luke 4:31 (KJV)
Luke 4:31 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 4:31
“And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:31: came, down, city
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:31: came, down, city
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:31: came, down, city
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:31: came, down, city
“And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. in the trench: or, against the outmost wall battered: Heb. marred to throw down”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:31: came, down, city
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