Luke 2:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “Many Jews will fall and many will rise because of this boy. He will be a sign from God that some will not accept.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:23

But this is the message we tell everyone: Christ was killed on a cross. This message is a problem for Jews, and to other people it is nonsense.

Matthew 21:44

Whoever falls on this stone will be broken. And it will crush anyone it falls on.”

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.

1 Peter 4:14

When people say bad things to you because you follow Christ, consider it a blessing. When that happens, it shows that God’s Spirit, the Spirit of glory, is with you.

Hebrews 7:7

And everyone knows that the more important person always blesses the less important person.

Romans 9:32

They failed because they tried to make themselves right by the things they did. They did not trust in God to make them right. They fell over the stone that makes people fall.

Acts 6:7

The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.

Acts 24:5

This man is a troublemaker. He causes trouble with the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group.

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other believers to the city leaders. The people shouted, “These men have made trouble everywhere in the world, and now they have come here too!

Acts 13:45

When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.

Acts 4:26

‘The kings of the earth prepare themselves to fight, and the rulers all come together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’ Psalm 2:1-2

John 5:18

This made them even more determined to kill him. They thought it was bad enough that he was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. And now he was saying that God is his Father, making himself equal with God!

John 3:20

Everyone who does evil hates the light. They will not come to the light, because the light will show all the bad things they have done.

Matthew 27:63

They said, “Sir, we remember that while that liar was still alive he said, ‘I will rise from death in three days.’

Matthew 12:46

While Jesus was talking to the people, his mother and brothers stood outside. They wanted to talk to him.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He’s a friend of tax collectors and other sinners.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by what it does.”

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children the Lord has given me. We are here as signs from the Lord All-Powerful, who lives on Mount Zion. He is using us to show his plans for the people of Israel.

Exodus 39:43

Moses looked closely at all the work and saw that it was done exactly as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Genesis 47:7

Then Joseph called his father Jacob to come in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Genesis 14:19

He blessed Abram and said, “Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the one who made heaven and earth.

Hebrews 7:1

Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest for God the Most High. He met Abraham when Abraham was coming back after defeating the kings. That day Melchizedek blessed him.

Acts 28:22

We want to hear your ideas. We know that people everywhere are speaking against this new group.”

1 Samuel 2:20

Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife. He would say, “May the Lord give you more children through Hannah who will take the place of the boy she prayed for and gave to the Lord.” Elkanah and Hannah went home.

Luke 2:35

So the secret thoughts of many will be made known. And the things that happen will be painful for you—like a sword cutting through your heart.”