Luke 16:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

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  • Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
  • Luke 24:27 : 27 And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.
  • John 5:39-47 : 39 You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me. 40 And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life. 41 I do not take honour from men; 42 But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval. 44 How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God? 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes. 46 If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me. 47 If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?
  • Acts 17:11-12 : 11 Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so. 12 And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: 17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
  • 2 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts; 20 Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets. 21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
  • Isa 34:16 : 16 See what is recorded in the book of the Lord: all these will be there, not one without the other: the mouth of the Lord has given the order, and his spirit has made them come together.
  • Mal 4:2-4 : 2 But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food. 3 And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies. 4 Keep in mind the law of Moses, my servant, which I gave him in Horeb for all Israel, even the rules and the decisions.
  • Luke 4:17 : 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

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  • Luke 16:30-31
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    30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

    31 And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

  • Luke 16:22-28
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    22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

    23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

    24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

    25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

    26 And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

    27 And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

    28 For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

  • Acts 3:22-24
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    22 For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

    23 And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

    24 And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.

  • John 8:52
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    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

  • John 5:45-47
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    45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

    46 If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.

    47 If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

  • Acts 7:37
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    37 This is the same Moses, who said to the children of Israel, God will give you a prophet from among your brothers, like me.

  • Luke 24:27
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    27 And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.

  • John 8:39-40
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    39 In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

    40 But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

  • Mark 12:26
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    26 But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

  • John 5:39
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    39 You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Exod 4:1
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    1 And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord.

  • Luke 13:28
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    28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

  • Gen 23:5
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    5 And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,

  • Deut 18:17
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    17 Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said.

  • Luke 20:37
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    37 But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 20:28
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    28 Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

  • Matt 13:17
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    17 For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

  • Isa 8:20
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    20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...

  • Matt 13:9
    66%

    9 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Acts 15:21
    66%

    21 For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.

  • John 9:28
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    28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

  • Mark 7:16
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  • Luke 9:30
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    30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

  • Num 16:8
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    8 And Moses said to Korah, Give ear now, you sons of Levi:

  • Mark 9:4
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    4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • Acts 28:26
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    26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • 2 Chr 24:19
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    19 And the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.

  • Luke 10:24
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    24 For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

  • Gen 24:6
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    6 And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.

  • John 8:5
    66%

    5 Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

  • Matt 17:3
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    3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

  • Luke 3:8
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    8 Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

  • Exod 20:19
    65%

    19 And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

  • John 8:56
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    56 Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

  • Exod 6:10
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    10 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Luke 24:25
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    25 And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.