Luke 2:34

James Moffatt - New Testament

but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack —

Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:23

but our message is Christ the crucified — a stumbling-block to the Jews, 'sheer folly' to the Gentiles,

Matthew 21:44

[Everyone who falls on this stone will be shattered, and whoever it falls upon will be crushed.]"

1 Peter 4:14

If you are denounced for the sake of Christ, you are blessed; for then the Spirit of glory and power, the Spirit of God himself, is resting on you.

Hebrews 7:7

(And there is no question that it is the inferior who is blessed by the superior.)

Romans 9:32

And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble —

Acts 6:7

And the word of God spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, and a host of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 24:5

The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.

Acts 17:6

but as they failed to find Paul and Silas they haled Jason and some of the brothers before the politarchs, yelling, "These upsetters of the whole world have come here too!

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy; they began to contradict what Paul said and to abuse him.

Acts 4:26

The kings of the earth stood ready, the rulers mustered together against the Lord and his Christ.

John 5:18

But this only made the Jews more eager to kill him, because he not merely broke the sabbath but actually spoke of God as his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God.

John 3:20

for anyone whose practices are corrupt loathes the light and will not come out into it, in case his actions are exposed,

Matthew 27:63

and said, "We remember, sir, that when this impostor was alive he said, 'I will rise after three days.'

Matthew 12:46

He was still speaking to the crowds when his mother and brothers came and stood outside; they wanted to speak to him.

Matthew 11:19

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and men say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is vindicated by all that she does."

Hebrews 7:1

For Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham on his return from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him —

Acts 28:22

We think it only right to let you tell your own story; but as regards this sect, we are well aware that there are objections to it on all hands."

Luke 2:35

to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."