Luke 6-46-49
New Testament Research Paper
Luke 6:46-49
Scott Carter
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But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the sand without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of the house was great.
This passage is from Luke 6:46-49 and is his interpretation of one of the many parables that Jesus used on his sermon on the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (7:24-27). In Luke’s version it is referred to as the sermon on the plain. Jesus is introducing to his followers through a parable, how a person should live and conduct himself in his religious activities. This section of scripture is one of many parables connecting material things with the way a Christian should act and apply himself to the teachings of Jesus Christ. This teaching fits into the role where a person hears the word of the Lord taught to him, and it is his responsibility to act (Luke 6:46) on the teachings and apply them to his spiritual walk and everyday lives. Why do you call me Lord? Lord is from the Greek “Kurios”, meaning a person of dignity, teacher, authority, or master (Zodhiates, 901). Christ himself assumed the title apparently through the intention of its higher sense of use as master and at the same time suggesting Old Testament association (Vines, 379). The use of Lord in the first verse where it is stated “Lord, Lord” repeatedly means not only teacher, but shows that he is the teacher of teachers and with the other translation of “Kurios” is master of masters. Jesus is teaching that you have
Luke 6:46-49
Scott Carter
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But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the sand without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of the house was great.
This passage is from Luke 6:46-49 and is his interpretation of one of the many parables that Jesus used on his sermon on the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (7:24-27). In Luke’s version it is referred to as the sermon on the plain. Jesus is introducing to his followers through a parable, how a person should live and conduct himself in his religious activities. This section of scripture is one of many parables connecting material things with the way a Christian should act and apply himself to the teachings of Jesus Christ. This teaching fits into the role where a person hears the word of the Lord taught to him, and it is his responsibility to act (Luke 6:46) on the teachings and apply them to his spiritual walk and everyday lives. Why do you call me Lord? Lord is from the Greek “Kurios”, meaning a person of dignity, teacher, authority, or master (Zodhiates, 901). Christ himself assumed the title apparently through the intention of its higher sense of use as master and at the same time suggesting Old Testament association (Vines, 379). The use of Lord in the first verse where it is stated “Lord, Lord” repeatedly means not only teacher, but shows that he is the teacher of teachers and with the other translation of “Kurios” is master of masters. Jesus is teaching that you have
References: Broadman BibleCommentary The New Bible Commentary Abington New Testament Commentary Interpreters one volume commentary Laymans Bible Comentary