Luke 10:42
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 10
“But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”Luke 10:42
What Does Luke 10:42 Mean?
Luke 10:42 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 10, verse 42 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 10:42 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 27:4“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”Psalms 16:5“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”John 10:27“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”John 4:14“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”Psalms 73:25“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.”John 5:24“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”Deuteronomy 30:19“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”Luke 18:22“Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.”Philippians 3:13“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”Psalms 17:15“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”Psalms 142:5“I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.”John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”Mark 8:36“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”Micah 6:8“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”Psalms 119:30“I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.”1 John 5:11“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”Matthew 25:29“For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”Romans 8:35“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”Mark 10:21“Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.”
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