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Luke 21:18 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Luke 21:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 21 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But there shall not an hair of your head perish.”
Luke 21:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 21:18
But there shall not an hair of your head perish. Immediately after warning of universal hatred and martyrdom (vv. 16-17), Jesus promises total preservation—the hyperbolic phrase thrix ek tēs kephalēs hymōn ou mē apolētai (θρὶξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται, "a hair from your head shall certainly not perish") uses emphatic double negative for absolute certainty. This echoes Old Testament promises of God's meticulous care (1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 14:11, 1 Kings 1:52).The apparent contradiction—some will be killed (v. 16) yet not a hair will perish—resolves in understanding that Jesus disti...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 21:18
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“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”
“Shall Jonathan die”
“for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.,Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.,,,,,,,,”
“But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
“Please let the king remember Yahweh your God”
“and to seek your soul”