Luke 24:27

Easy To Read Version

Then Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [393]} Jesus started with the books of Moses and then he talked about what the prophets had said about him.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless people who bless you, and I will curse people who curse [71] you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.”

Genesis 22:18

Every nation on the earth will be blessed through your descendants. [127] I will do this because you obeyed me.”

Genesis 26:4

I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven. And I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants, [152] every nation on earth will be blessed.

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a promise to David.\par The Lord promised to be loyal to David.\par The Lord promised that the kings would come from David’s family.\par

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. All of your rulers demand bribes—they accept money for doing wrong things. All of your rulers take pay for cheating people. Your rulers don’t try to help the children that have no parents. And your rulers don’t listen to the needs of the women whose husbands are dead.”

Isaiah 50:6

I will let those people beat me. I will let them pull the hair from my beard. I will not hide my face when they say bad things to me and spit at me.

Isaiah 7:14

But \{God,\} my Master, will show you a sign:

Isaiah 8:17

This is the agreement:

Isaiah 9:1

In the past, people thought the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were not important. But at a later time, \{God\} will make that land great: the land near the sea, the land across the Jordan River, and Galilee where the non-Jews live.

Ezekiel 34:23

Then I will put one shepherd over them, my servant David. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:25

They will live on the land that I gave to my servant Jacob. Your ancestors {\cf2\super [297]} lived in that place. And my people will live there. They and their children, and their grandchildren will live there forever. And David my servant will be their leader forever.

Daniel 7:13

“In my vision at night I looked, and there in front of me was a person that looked like a human being. {\cf2\super [78]} He was coming on the clouds in the sky. He came to the Ancient King, {\cf2\super [79]} and they brought him before him.

Micah 5:6

They will use their swords\par and rule the Assyrians.\par They will rule the land of Nimrod {\cf2\super [65]} \par with swords in hand.\par They will use their swords\par to rule those people.\par But then \{the Ruler of Israel\}\par will save us from the Assyrians\par who will come into our land\par and trample our territory.\par

Micah 7:20

\{God,\} please be true to Jacob, {\cf2\super [82]} \par Be kind and loyal to Abraham, {\cf2\super [83]} \par like you promised our ancestors {\cf2\super [84]} \par a long time ago.\par

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.

Zechariah 9:9

City of Zion, rejoice!\par People of Jerusalem, shout with joy!\par Look, your king is coming to you!\par He is the good king that won the victory.\par But he is humble.\par He is riding on a donkey,\par on a young donkey\par born from a work animal.\par

Malachi 4:2

“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls. {\cf2\super [21]}

Numbers 21:14

That is why these words are written in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:

Mark 4:34

Jesus always used stories to teach the people. But when Jesus and his followers were alone together, Jesus explained everything to them.

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus said to the two men, “You are foolish and slow to realize what is true. You should believe everything the prophets {\cf2\super [391]} said.

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, {\cf2\super [396]} and the Psalms.”

John 1:45

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “Remember what Moses wrote in the law. Moses wrote about a man that was coming. The prophets {\cf2\super [30]} wrote about him too. We have found him. His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph. He is from Nazareth.”

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory. So Isaiah spoke about him.

John 5:37

And the Father that sent me has given proof about me himself. But you have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like.

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [82]} You think that those Scriptures give you life forever. Those same Scriptures tell about me!

Acts 10:43

Every person who believes (trusts) in Jesus will be forgiven. God will forgive the sins of that person through the name of Jesus. All the prophets {\cf2\super [215]} say this is true.”

Acts 3:18

God said that these things would happen. God said through the prophets {\cf2\super [55]} that his Christ {\cf2\super [56]} would suffer and die. I have told you how God made this happen.

Acts 3:22

Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will give you a prophet. {\cf2\super [57]} That prophet will come from among your own people (the Jews). He will be like me. You must obey everything that prophet tells you.

Acts 3:24

Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, talked about this time now.

Acts 7:37

This is the same Moses that said these words to the Jewish people: ‘God will give you a prophet. {\cf2\super [139]} That prophet will come from among your own people. He will be like me.’ {\cf2\super [140]}

Acts 8:35

Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News {\cf2\super [179]} about Jesus.

Deuteronomy 1:45

Then you came back and cried to the Lord for help. But the Lord refused to listen to you.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will send to you a prophet. [120] This prophet will come from among your own people. He will be like me. You must listen to this prophet.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t \{worship me\}! I am a servant like you and your brothers who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. {\cf2\super [148]} ”