Luke 15:16
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 15
“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”Luke 15:16
What Does Luke 15:16 Mean?
Luke 15:16 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 15, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Luke 15:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:7“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”Malachi 3:7“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?”Lamentations 4:5“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”Romans 6:19“I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.”2 Chronicles 33:12“And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,”Isaiah 44:20“He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?”Jeremiah 3:1“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.”Hosea 12:1“Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.”Job 30:4“Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.”Psalms 68:13“Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”Psalms 73:22“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.”Psalms 142:4“I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.”Isaiah 55:2“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”Isaiah 57:3“But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.”Jonah 2:2“And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.”
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