Praying from Luke 17:8. Themes: Obedience, Servanthood, Priorities.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to prepare supper, clothe themselves properly, and serve the speaker before eating and drinking.
Praying from Luke 17:7. Themes: Hospitality, Servanthood, Humility.
Command. The verse is a rhetorical question that implies the expectation of a master for his servant to finish his work before sitting down to eat.
Praying from Luke 17:6. Themes: Faith, Power, Obedience.
Promise. The verse promises that if the reader has faith like a grain of mustard seed, they would be able to command a sycamore tree to be uprooted and pla…
Praying from Luke 17:5. Themes: Faith, Increase, Prayer
Command. The apostles are asking Jesus to increase their faith.
Praying from Luke 17:4. Themes: Forgiveness, Repentance, Perseverance.
Command. The verse commands the reader to forgive someone who has sinned against them multiple times in a day and repents each time.
Praying from Luke 17:3. Themes: Forgiveness, Repentance, Reconciliation.
Command. The verse commands the reader to rebuke their brother if they sin against them and to forgive them if they repent.
Praying from Luke 17:2. Themes: Justice, Protection, Responsibility.
Command. The verse commands the reader to not cause harm or lead astray any innocent or vulnerable individuals.
Praying from Luke 17:1. Themes: Stumbling, Woe, Responsibility.
Command. The verse commands the reader to avoid being the cause of stumbling for others.
Praying from Luke 16:31. Themes: Faith, Authority, Resurrection.
Promise. The verse is saying that even if someone were to rise from the dead, those who do not listen to Moses and the prophets will still not be persuaded…
Praying from Luke 16:29. Themes: Authority, Listening, Scripture
Command. The command is for the people to listen to Moses and the prophets.
Praying from Luke 16:28. Themes: Salvation, Testimony, Hell
Promise. The verse is a statement made by a character in a parable, not a direct command or instruction to the reader. The statement is a promise that if s…
Praying from Luke 16:26. Themes: Separation, Impossibility, Afterlife.
Promise. The verse is stating that there is an unbridgeable gap between the afterlife destinations of the righteous and the wicked.
Praying from Luke 16:22. Themes: Death, Wealth, Heaven
Promise. The verse describes what happened to the beggar and the rich man after they died. There is no command given to the reader.
Praying from Luke 16:18. Themes: Marriage, Adultery, Divorce.
Command. The verse commands the reader to not divorce their spouse and marry another, and warns that doing so is committing adultery. It also warns against…
Praying from Luke 16:17. Themes: Law, Permanence, Heaven and Earth
Promise. The verse promises that the law will never be abolished or changed, even to the smallest detail.
Praying from Luke 16:16. Themes: Kingdom, Good News, Law
Promise. The verse is stating that since the time of John the Baptist, the Good News of God’s Kingdom is being preached and people are eagerly accepting it…
Praying from Luke 16:15. Themes: Pride, Hypocrisy, God’s Judgment.
Command. The verse commands the reader to not justify themselves in the sight of men, as what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Praying from Luke 16:13. Themes: Loyalty, Materialism, God’s Sovereignty.
Command: The verse commands the reader to not serve both God and Mammon.
Praying from Luke 16:12. Themes: Stewardship, Faithfulness, Ownership
Command. The verse is commanding the reader to be faithful in what belongs to others in order to receive what is their own.
Praying from Luke 16:11. Themes: Stewardship, Faithfulness, Trust
Command. The verse commands the reader to be faithful in handling worldly possessions in order to be entrusted with true riches.