Luke 9:46
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 9:46 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 9:46 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 9:46 — KJV
“Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.”
— Luke 9:46 (KJV)
Luke 9:46 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 9:46
“And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.”
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“Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.”
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“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. revenging: Heb. vengeance”
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“But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.”
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“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? rule over: or, use a byword against”
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