Matthew 21:16
and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"
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- Ps 8:2 : 2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
- Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
- Matt 12:3 : 3 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
- Matt 19:4 : 4 He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
- Matt 22:31 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven't you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
- Mark 2:25 : 25 He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him?
- Luke 19:39-40 : 39 Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40 He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."
- John 11:47-48 : 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs. 48 If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
- Acts 4:16-18 : 16 saying, "What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can't deny it. 17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name." 18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
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