Luke 6:46

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

"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" - Luke 6:46
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What does Luke 6:46 mean?

The Bible verse Luke 6:46 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" This verse is part of a larger passage in which Jesus is addressing a crowd and teaching them about the importance of building a solid…

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O Heavenly Father, As I bow before You in humble prayer, I come to reflect upon the words of our Savior, as found in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 6, verse 46, where Jesus poses a profound question to our hearts: "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"…

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Luke 6:46 - "¶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
Luke 6:46-49 - "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." - Luke 6:46-49
Luke 9:46 - "¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest."
Luke 1:46 - "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,"
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 22:46 - "And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."
Luke 7:46 - "My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment."
1 Chronicles 6:46 - "The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,"
Luke 19:46 - "Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."
Luke 1:46-47 - "And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Mark 6:46 - "And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray."
"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," - Luke 1:46
Luke 20:46 - "Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;"
Luke 24:46 - "And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:"
Luke 2:46 - "And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions."
Psalms 46:6 - "The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted."
"¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest." - Luke 9:46
John 6:46 - "Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father."
Luke 12:46 - "The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 8:46 - "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
Luke 23:46 - "¶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
Isaiah 46:6 - "They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship."
Ezekiel 46:6 - "And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish."
Luke 11:46 - "And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers."
Genesis 46:6 - "And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:"
Jeremiah 46:6 - "Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates."
"The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer," - 1 Chronicles 6:46