Luke 2:34

The Passion Translation

“A painful sword will one day pierce your inner being, for your child will be rejected by many in Israel. And the destiny of your child is this: he will be laid down as a miracle sign for the downfall and resurrection of many in Israel. Many will oppose this sign, but it will expose to all the innermost thoughts of their hearts before God.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

He spoke over him a special blessing, saying, “Blessed is Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 47:7

Later, Joseph brought Jacob into the house and presented him before Pharaoh. And Jacob gave Pharaoh a blessing.

Isaiah 8:18

Behold—here I stand, and the children whom the Lord Yahweh has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel, sent from the Lord Almighty, Commander of Angel Armies, who is enthroned on Mount Zion!

Matthew 11:19

Yet when the Son of Man came and went to feasts and drank wine, you said, ‘Look at this man! He is nothing but a glutton and a drunkard! He spends all his time with tax collectors and other sinners.’ But God’s wisdom will become visible by those who embrace it.”

Matthew 12:46

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking for him to come out and speak with them.

Matthew 21:44

The one who comes against this stone will be broken, but the one on whom it falls will be pulverized!”

Matthew 27:63

They said to him, “Our master, we remember that this imposter claimed that he would rise from the dead after three days.

John 3:20

So the wicked hate the Light and try to hide from it, for the Light fully exposes their lives.

John 5:18

This infuriated them and made them all the more eager to devise a plan to kill him. For not only did he break their Sabbath rules, but he also called God “my Father,” which made him equal to God.

Acts 13:45

When the Jewish leaders saw the size of the crowds, vicious jealousy filled their hearts and they rose up to oppose what Paul was teaching. They insulted him and argued with him over everything he said.

Acts 17:6

When they couldn’t find them, they took Jason instead, along with some of the brothers in his house church, and dragged them before the city council. Along the way they screamed out, “Those troublemakers who have turned the world upside down have come here to our city.

Acts 24:5

For we have found this man to be a contagious plague, a seditious man who continually stirs up riots among the Jews all over the world. He has become a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.

Acts 28:22

But we are anxious to hear you present your views regarding this Christian sect we’ve been hearing about, for people everywhere are speaking against it.”

Acts 4:26

Look at how the kings of the earth take their stand, with the rulers scheming and conspiring together against God and his anointed Messiah!’

Acts 6:7

God’s word reigned supreme and kept spreading. The number of Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem quickly grew and increased by the day. Even a great number of Jewish priests became believers and were obedient to the faith!

Romans 9:32

And why was that? Because they did not pursue the path of faith but insisted on pursuing righteousness by works, as if it could be seized another way. They were offended by the means of obtaining it and stumbled over the stumbling stone,

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach the crucified Messiah. The Jews stumble over him and the rest of the world sees him as foolishness.

Hebrews 7:1

Melchizedek’s name means “king of righteousness.” He was the King of Peace, because the name of the city he ruled as king was Salem, which means “peace.” And he was also a priest of the Most High God. Now when Abraham was returning from defeating many kings in battle, Melchizedek went out to meet him and blessed him. Then Abraham took a tenth of everything he had won in battle and gave it to Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:7

And no one could deny the fact that the one who has the power to impart a blessing is superior to the one who receives it. –

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are greatly blessed, because the Spirit of glory and power, who is the Spirit of God, rests upon you.