Luke 5:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 5:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 5:19 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 5:19 — KJV
“And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.”
— Luke 5:19 (KJV)
Luke 5:19 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 5:19
“And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:19: might, went, through
“And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:19: went, through, into
“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:19: might, went, down
“As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. this time: Heb. to day”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:19: find, way, because
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:19: way, might, went
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