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Luke 6:46

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6:46“Why145 do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’146 and don’t do what I tell you?147

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  1. 145 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. 146 The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.
  3. 147 Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you? Respect is not a matter of mere words, but is reflected in obedient action. This short saying, which is much simpler than its more developed conceptual parallel in Matt 7:21–23, serves in this form to simply warn and issue a call to hear and obey, as the last parable also does in vv. 47–49.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

NLTNew Living Translation

“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?

KJV 1900King James Version

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?