Luke 5:19
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 5
“And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.”Luke 5:19
What Does Luke 5:19 Mean?
Luke 5:19 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 5, verse 19 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Luke 5:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 2:4“And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.”Luke 19:4“And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.”Matthew 10:27“What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.”Matthew 24:17“Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:”Deuteronomy 22:8“When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.”2 Samuel 11:2“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.”Jeremiah 19:13“And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.”
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