Luke 2:34

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And Simeon blessed them, and he said to his mother Mary: "Behold, this one has been set for the ruin and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign which will be contradicted.

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

he blessed him, and he said: "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

Genesis 47:7

After this, Joseph brought in his father to the king, and he stood him in his sight. He blessed him,

Exodus 39:43

After this, when Moses saw that everything was completed, he blessed them.

Isaiah 8:18

Behold: I and my children, whom the Lord has given to me as a sign and a portent, in Israel, from the Lord of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion.

Hosea 14:9

Ephraim will say, "What are idols to me any more?" I will listen to him, and I will set him straight like a healthy spruce tree. Your fruit has been found by me.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, 'Behold, a man who eats voraciously and who drinks wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her sons."

Matthew 12:46

While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him.

Matthew 21:44

And whoever will have fallen on this stone shall be broken, yet truly, on whomever it shall fall, it will crush him."

Matthew 27:63

saying: "Lord, we have remembered that that this seducer said, while he was still alive, 'After three days, I will rise again.'

Luke 2:35

And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

John 3:20

For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.

John 5:18

And so, because of this, the Jews were seeking to kill him even more so. For not only did he break the Sabbath, but he even said that God was his Father, making himself equal to God.

Acts 13:45

Then the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and they, blaspheming, contradicted the things that were being said by Paul.

Acts 17:6

And when they had not found them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers to the rulers of the city, crying out: "For these are the ones who have stirred up the city. And they came here,

Acts 24:5

We have found this man to be pestilent, to be inciting seditions among all the Jews in the entire world, and to be the author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Acts 28:22

But we are asking to hear your opinions from you, for concerning this sect, we know that it is being spoken against everywhere."

Acts 4:26

The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ.'

Acts 6:7

And the Word of the Lord was increasing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was multiplied exceedingly. And even a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Romans 9:32

Why is this? Because they did not seek it from faith, but as if it were from works. For they stumbled over a stumbling block,

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness.

Hebrews 7:1

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham, as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him.

Hebrews 7:7

Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you will be blessed, because that which is of the honor, glory, and power of God, and that which is of his Spirit, rests upon you.

1 Samuel 2:20

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, "May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord." And they went away to their own place.