Luke 8:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 8:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 8:39 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published through..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 8:39 — KJV
“Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.”
— Luke 8:39 (KJV)
Luke 8:39 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 8:39
“He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.”
Shares key themes with Luke 8:39: thine, great, things
“Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.”
Shares key themes with Luke 8:39: how, great, things
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Luke 8:39: house, how, great
“For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:”
Shares key themes with Luke 8:39: house, great, god
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Luke 8:39: house, god, went
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