Luke 7:35

The Passion Translation

“Nevertheless, the wisdom of God will be proven true by the expressions of godliness in everyone who follows me.”

Cross References

Proverbs 17:16

Why pay tuition to educate a fool? For he has no intention of acquiring true wisdom.

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.”

Luke 7:29

When the common and disreputable people among the audience heard Jesus say this, they acknowledged that it was the truth, for they had already experienced John’s baptism.

Luke 7:34

Yet when the Son of Man came feasting and drinking, 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 notorious sinners.’

Luke 7:36

Afterward Simeon, a Jewish religious leader, asked Jesus to his home for dinner. Jesus accepted the invitation. When he went to Simeon’s home, he took his place at the table.