Luke 10:19

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“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.”

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BSBPD

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“lo, I give to you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall hurt you;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 10:19 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 10:11Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
  2. Psalms 91:13You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
  3. Isaiah 11:8The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
  4. Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
  5. Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
  6. Luke 11:12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
  7. Luke 21:17And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
  8. Acts 28:5But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
  9. Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  10. Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  11. Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
  12. Revelation 11:5If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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