Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 6:46

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

KJV

Τί δέ με καλεῖτε, κύριε κύριε, καὶ οὐ ποιεῖτε ἃ λέγω;

Greek NT

Quid autem vocatis me Domine, Domine : et non facitis quæ dico ?

Vulgate

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

ASV

And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Men are possessed of free will, and endowed with the faculty of making a choice. It is not true, therefore, that some are by nature good, and others bad. 1. This expression [of our Lord], How often would I have gathered your children together, and you would not, Matthew 23:37 set forth the ancient law of human liberty, because God made man a free [agent] from the beginning, pos…
The gifts of the Holy Spirit which we receive prepare us for incorruption, render us spiritual, and separate us from carnal men. These two classes are signified by the clean and unclean animals in the legal dispensation. 1. But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to r…
Jesus Christ is not only a Redeemer but a sanctifier. You must receive Him in all His offices: as your Prophet to instruct you, your Priest to make atonement for you, and your King to reign over you. If you take Christ as your Saviour but refuse Him as your Lord, you take Christ by halves and that is no taking of Him at all.

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:3 — And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
  • Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  • Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
  • Jas 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • John 2:5 — His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
  • John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
  • John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
  • John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
  • Luke 5:5 — And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
  • Luke 6:49 — But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that h
  • Luke 13:25 — When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto yo
  • Luke 13:25 — When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto yo
  • Luke 18:18 — And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
  • Mal 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my
  • Mal 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Matt 25:11 — Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
  • Matt 25:24 — Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
  • Matt 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
  • Phil 4:9 — Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.