Luke 6:46

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δέ de	G1161	but · conjunction
why	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
call ye	καλεῖτε· kaleite	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
me	με me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
Lord	κύριε kurie	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
Lord	κύριε, kurie	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
do	ποιεῖτε poieite	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
the things which	ἃ ha	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
I say	λέγω;¶ legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:21-23 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 he…
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Malachi 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? s…
Luke 13:25-27 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, L…
Matthew 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…
John 13:13-17 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
Matthew 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…
Matthew 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply them. Grotius thinks that we need not be critical here in seeking for the coherence: they are golden sentences, like Solomon's proverbs or parables. Let us observe here, I. We ought to be very candid in our censures of others, because we need grains of allowance ourselves: "Therefore judge not others, because then you yourselves shall not be judged; therefore condemn not others, because then you yourselves shall not be condemned, Luk 6:37. Exercise towards others that charity which thinks no evil,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

(See on Mat 7:3-5, Mat 7:16-27.) Next: Luke Chapter 7

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:46

Lord, Lord - God judges of the heart, not by words, but by works. A good servant never disputes, speaks little, and always follows his work. Such a servant a real Christian is: such is a faithful minister, always intent either on the work of his own salvation, or that of his neighbor; speaking more to God than to men; and to these as in the presence of God. The tongue is fitly compared by one to a pump, which empties the heart, but neither fills nor cleanses it. The love of God is a hidden spring, which supplies the heart continually, and never permits it to be dry or unfruitful. Quesnel.

John Gill on Luke 6:46

And why call ye me Lord, Lord,.... Or, "my Lord, my Lord", as the Syriac version renders it; acknowledging, in words, his government over them; claiming an interest in him, and making use of his name and authority: and do not the things which I say; or "command"; and therefore such words in their mouths would be of no use to them, since they neither did his Father's will, which he taught them, nor observed his commands and ordinances which he enjoined them; and therefore should not enter into the kingdom of heaven, nor be owned by him another day, but should be bid to depart from him; See Gill on Matthew 7:21. See Gill on Matthew 7:22. See Gill on Matthew 7:23.

The Church Fathers

But Lordship both in name and reality belongs only to the Highest Nature.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(in Orat. cont. Sabell.) This is not then the word of man, but the Word of God, manifesting His own birth from the Father, for He is the Lord Who is born of the Lord alone. But fear not the duality of Persons, for they are not separate in nature.
— Athanasius of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But salvation is in this, that you do His will of whom you have conceived a love and affection through the gift of God; lest that saying of His be addressed to you which He spoke, 'Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?' [Luke 6:46]
— Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions (Book IV)

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Dictionary and topics

Sermon on the mount — After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and…
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sermon · Of Jesus, “on the plain,” — Of Jesus, “on the plain,”

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 6:46

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:46

John Gill on Luke 6:46

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 6:46

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:46

John Gill on Luke 6:46

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 6:46

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 6:45