Luke 6:46 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 6:44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Luke 6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

Luke 6:47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "call", "lord", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "call" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "The good man out of the good..." into verse 47's "Everyone who comes to me and hears...", so "call" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "call" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.