Luke 6:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 6:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 6:31 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 6:31 — KJV
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
— Luke 6:31 (KJV)
Luke 6:31 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 6:31
“But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:31: men, should, also
“And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:31: men, also, likewise
“Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:31: men, also, likewise
“And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:31: would, men, also
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Luke 6:31: men, should, also
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