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Luke 16:29

But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

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ASV

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

KJV

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΛέγειLegeiSaysG3004 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
Ἀβραάμ·AbraamAbraham;G11 →
ἔχουσινechousinThey haveG2192 →
ΜωϋσέαMōuseaMosesG3475 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
προφήτας·prophētasprophets;G4396 →
ἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanthey should listenG191 →
αὐτῶν.autōnto them.G846 →

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Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,Acts 15:21For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”John 5:47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.John 5:39–47You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,2 Peter 1:19–21We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.Malachi 4:2–4“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.Isaiah 34:16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.Acts 17:11–12Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.Acts 24:14I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.Luke 4:17the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

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