Luke 21:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

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  • Jer 1:9 : 9 Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth:
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,
  • Col 4:3-4 : 3 And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains; 4 So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
  • 2 Tim 4:16-17 : 16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account. 17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.
  • Luke 12:12 : 12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
  • Acts 4:8-9 : 8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority, 9 If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well, 10 Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well. 11 He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building. 12 And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation. 13 Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.
  • Acts 4:31-33 : 31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear. 32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common. 33 And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.
  • Acts 6:10 : 10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.
  • Acts 24:25 : 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
  • Acts 26:28 : 28 And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.
  • Prov 2:6 : 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

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    12But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

    13And it will be turned to a witness for you.

    14So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

  • Matt 10:16-22
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    16See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

    17But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

    18And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

    19But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

    20Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.

    21And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

    22And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

  • Mark 13:11-13
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    11And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

    12And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

    13And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

  • Luke 12:11-12
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    11And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

    12For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • Luke 21:16-18
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    16But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.

    17And you will be hated by all men, because of me.

    18But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.

  • Acts 6:10
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    10But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

  • Mark 13:9
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    9But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

  • Phil 1:28
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    28Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

  • Titus 2:8
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    8Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

  • Acts 5:39
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    39But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

  • Luke 12:58
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    58For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

  • Acts 22:15
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    15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

  • Col 4:6
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    6Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

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    21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • Job 13:5
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    5If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

    6It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.

  • Acts 4:29
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    29And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

  • Exod 4:12
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    12So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.

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    37For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

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    26And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

  • John 15:20-21
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    20Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

    21They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

  • Matt 5:25
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    25Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

  • 1 Cor 14:21
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    21In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Exod 4:15
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    15Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

  • John 14:30
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    30After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

  • Ezek 3:26
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    26And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

  • Mark 14:29
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    29But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.

  • John 16:1
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    1I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

  • 1 Pet 3:15
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    15But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

  • 1 Cor 16:9
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    9For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.

  • Luke 19:43
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    43For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

  • Prov 21:30
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    30Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.