Luke 6:46 “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?”

Luke 6:46

Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

Bible in Basic English

Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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Cross references

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

Malachi 1:6 Matthew 7:21–23 Galatians 6:7 Luke 13:25–27 Matthew 25:44 John 13:13–17

Malachi 1:6 · BSB

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How…

Matthew 7:21–23 · BSB

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Galatians 6:7 · BSB

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Luke 13:25–27 · BSB

After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Matthew 25:44 · BSB

And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

John 13:13–17 · BSB

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

47I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

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