John 10:31

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“At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.”

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BSBPD

“At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The Jews took up stones again to stone him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 10:31 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
  2. 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
  3. Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
  4. Matthew 23:35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  5. John 5:18Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  6. John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  7. John 11:8“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
  8. Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
  9. Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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