Luke 9:31

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“They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 9:31 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 9:22“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
  2. Luke 13:32But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
  3. John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
  5. 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  6. Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
  7. Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  8. 1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  9. 1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
  10. 2 Peter 1:15And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
  11. Revelation 5:6Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
  12. Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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