Luke 12:57 Cross References

Luke 12:57

57: "Why can't you decide for yourselves what is right?

Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!

For John the Baptist came and showed you the way to life, and you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to turn from your sins and believe him.

Then Jesus told them, "I assure you, if you have faith and don't doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,' and it will happen.

Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this generation that has gone astray!"

"Brothers--you sons of Abraham, and also all of you devout Gentiles who fear the God of Israel--this salvation is for us!
The people in Jerusalem and their leaders fulfilled prophecy by condemning Jesus to death. They didn't recognize him or realize that he is the one the prophets had written about, though they hear the prophets' words read every Sabbath.
They found no just cause to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.
"When they had fulfilled all the prophecies concerning his death, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
But God raised him from the dead!

Then Jesus called to the crowds and said, "Listen to what I say and try to understand.
You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do. "
Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?"
Jesus replied, "Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be rooted up,
so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch."

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