Cross references

Luke 15:29

But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

Luke 15:29 BSB

Luke 15:29 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Zechariah 7:3 (3 votes) and Malachi 3:14 (3 votes). 27 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 3.

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Which verses does Luke 15:29 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”

  2. You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

  3. Luke 15:73 votes

    I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

  4. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

  5. When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”

  6. They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

  7. “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’ You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

  8. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

  9. Luke 17:102 votes

    So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

  10. Luke 18:92 votes

    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

  11. Luke 19:212 votes
  12. Romans 7:92 votes

    Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

  13. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. …

Which verses point to Luke 15:29?

The 10 strongest of 27.