John 10:24
The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked,“How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
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- Luke 22:67-70 : 67 and said,“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them,“If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I ask you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”
- John 1:19 : 19 The Testimony of John the Baptist Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,“Who are you?”
- Matt 11:3 : 3 “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
- Luke 3:15 : 15 While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,
- 1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 Elijah approached all the people and said,“How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the LORD is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
- John 8:25 : 25 So they said to him,“Who are you?” Jesus replied,“What I have told you from the beginning.
- John 8:53 : 53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”
- John 9:22 : 22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 16:25 : 25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,
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19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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