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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Why do you call me, &#8216Lord, Lord,&#8217 and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Why do you call Me, &#8216Lord, Lord,&#8217 and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not practice what I tell you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Why do you call Me &#8216Lord, Lord,&#8217 and don&#8217t do the things I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Why do you call me Lord but don't do what I tell you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and yet don't do what I tell you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord,' but don't do what I tell you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you call Me ?Lord, Lord,? but do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why do you call me, My Lord, my Lord, and do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Why are you calling me, 'My Lord, my Lord'', and you are not doing whatever I say?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But why call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I command?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"But why do ye call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things that I say?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not practise what I teach <Fr><i>you?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/6-46.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2470" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">The House on the Rock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45</span>The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">Why</a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: kaleite (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">do you call</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">‘Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord,’</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poieite (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ha (RelPro-ANP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">what</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I say?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">47</span>I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Matthew 25:11-12</a></span><br />Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ / But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4-6</a></span><br />If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: / Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a></span><br />If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-14.htm">John 15:14</a></span><br />You are My friends if you do what I command you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31-32</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a></span><br />They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-20.htm">1 Corinthians 4:20</a></span><br />For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And why call you me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25-27</a></b></br> When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a></b></br> A son honoureth <i>his</i> father, and a servant his master: if then I <i>be</i> a father, where <i>is</i> mine honour? and if I <i>be</i> a master, where <i>is</i> my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></b></br> Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Stored</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/7-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/7-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Stored</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Pharisees;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-12.htm">chooses apostles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm">heals the diseased;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-20.htm">preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Love your Enemy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Do not Judge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-43.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/6-46.htm">The House on the Rock</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of acknowledging Jesus' authority. In biblical times, repeating a name was a way to express deep emotion or urgency. The term "Lord" (Greek: Kyrios) was used to denote someone with authority, often a master or ruler. In the Jewish context, it was also a title for God, indicating reverence and submission. By addressing Jesus as "Lord," the people were recognizing His divine authority and role as the Messiah. However, Jesus challenges the sincerity of their acknowledgment, pointing out the inconsistency between their words and actions.<p><b>but do not do what I say?</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the necessity of obedience to Jesus' teachings. In the cultural context of the time, a disciple was expected to follow the teachings and example of their rabbi closely. Jesus is highlighting the disconnect between verbal profession and actual practice. This echoes the teachings found in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which urges believers to be doers of the word, not merely hearers. The call to obedience is a recurring theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a>, where Jesus warns that not everyone who calls Him "Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of the Father. This underscores the idea that true faith is demonstrated through actions, aligning with the biblical principle that faith without works is dead (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, addressing His disciples and the crowd. He is emphasizing the importance of obedience to His teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, representing those who profess to follow Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A larger group of listeners who were present during Jesus' sermon, symbolizing a broader audience of potential believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes that calling Him 'Lord' is meaningless without obedience. True discipleship requires action, not just words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_empty_profession.htm">The Danger of Empty Profession</a></b><br>Merely professing faith without corresponding actions is insufficient. Our lives must reflect our beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/building_on_a_firm_foundation.htm">Building on a Firm Foundation</a></b><br>Obedience to Jesus' teachings is like building a house on a solid foundation. It ensures stability and resilience in the face of life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their lives to ensure their actions align with their professed faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_relationship_between_love_and_obedience.htm">The Relationship Between Love and Obedience</a></b><br>Love for Christ is demonstrated through obedience to His commands. Our actions should reflect our love for Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_cultural_christianity.htm">What defines Cultural Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_doers_of_the_word_mean.htm">What does being doers of the Word mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'i_never_knew_you'_in_matt_7_21-23.htm">What does "I never knew you" signify in Matthew 7:21-23?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_philippians_4_19.htm">Why does Jesus deny some who call him 'Lord'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) <span class= "bld">And why call ye me, Lord, Lord.</span>--The teaching is the same in substance, though not <span class= "ital">in</span> form.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And why call ye me, Lord, Lord,</span> <span class="cmt_word">and do not the things which I say?</span> It is evident from this heart-stirring appeal of Jesus that he had already obtained a large measure of recognition from the people. We should hardly be prepared to aver that any large number of the Palestinian inhabitants looked on him as Messiah, though probably some did; but that generally at this period he was looked on by the common folk, at all events, and by a few perhaps of their rulers, as a Being of no ordinary power, as a Prophet, and probably as One greater than a prophet. It is scarcely likely that even they who regarded him with the deepest reverence when he spoke the mount-sermon would have been able to define their own feelings towards him. But underneath the Lord's words lies this thought: "Those blind guides of whom I have been telling you, they with their lips profess to adore the eternal God of Israel, and yet live their lives of sin. You, my followers, do not the same thing." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/6-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="grk">Τί</span> <span class="translit">(Ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you call</span><br /><span class="grk">καλεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(kaleite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2564.htm">Strong's 2564: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="grk">με</span> <span class="translit">(me)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Lord,</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lord,’</span><br /><span class="grk">κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[but]</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(poieite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="grk">ἃ</span> <span class="translit">(ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I say?</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγω</span> <span class="translit">(legō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/6-46.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 6:46 Why do you call me 'Lord Lord' (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 6:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 6:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/6-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 6:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 6:47" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>