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Luke 6:46
New English Translation
Luke 6:46
New English Translation
46 “Why[a] do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’[b] and don’t do what I tell you?[c]
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- Luke 6:46 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 6:46 tn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.
- Luke 6:46 sn Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you? Respect is not a matter of mere words, but is reflected in obedient action. This short saying, which is much simpler than its more developed conceptual parallel in Matt 7:21-23, serves in this form to simply warn and issue a call to hear and obey, as the last parable also does in vv. 47-49.
Luke 6:46
King James Version
Luke 6:46
King James Version
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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