Luke 6:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 6:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 6:23 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 6:23 — KJV
“Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.”
— Luke 6:23 (KJV)
Luke 6:23 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 6:23
“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:23: rejoice, reward, great
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:23: day, great, heaven
“And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? lay: Heb. fell”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:23: day, like, manner
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:23: day, great, fathers
“Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:23: rejoice, day, joy
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