John 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Cross-reference
In John 8:37, Jesus says 'you seek to kill me' — directly explaining the hostility that leads to the stoning attempt here.
In John 8:20, no one arrested him because his hour had not yet come — earlier in same chapter, showing repeated protection.
John 11:8 directly references this stoning attempt as the disciples remind Jesus the Jews sought to stone him.
John 10:39 repeats the pattern: the Jews try to seize Jesus, but he escapes, reinforcing his ability to elude their violence.
John 10:30-33 records another stoning attempt when Jesus claims unity with the Father, mirroring the same blasphemy charge and mob reaction.
John 19:7 states the legal charge—Jesus claimed to be God's Son—the same reason for the stoning attempt in 8:59.
In John 10:31, the Jews again pick up stones to stone Jesus, repeating the same hostile reaction.
In John 7:30, they sought to arrest him but could not because his hour had not come — same pattern of failed attempts.
In John 12:36, after teaching, Jesus hides from them, mirroring his earlier concealment in the temple.
John 11:54 shows another withdrawal after a death threat, highlighting Jesus' repeated pattern of hiding from hostile plots.
John 18:31 contrasts their earlier readiness to stone with the claim they lack authority to execute, showing a shift in strategy.
John 11:57 records the authorities ordering Jesus' arrest, continuing the plot to kill him after the stoning attempt.
John 15:20 teaches that persecution of Jesus extends to his followers, with the stoning attempt as an example.
Luke 4:29 describes a similar mob attempt to kill Jesus by throwing him off a cliff, both driven by rejection of his message.
In Luke 4:30, Jesus walks through a hostile crowd intent on killing him — a parallel escape narrative showing his divine authority to pass unharmed.
Leviticus 24:16 provides the OT law mandating stoning for blasphemy, which the Jews are attempting to enforce here.
In Leviticus 24:14, stoning is prescribed for blasphemy — the legal basis for the crowd's attempt to stone Jesus here.
In Jeremiah 26:9, Jeremiah is threatened with stoning in the temple for his prophecy — a direct parallel to Jesus' situation.
In 1 Samuel 18:11, Saul throws a spear at David but he evades — a type of the righteous one escaping murderous intent, foreshadowing Jesus' escape.
In Mark 14:64, the Sanhedrin condemns Jesus to death — a later official rejection compared to this mob stoning attempt.
Acts 7:57 shows Stephen stoned for similar blasphemy charges, echoing the same pattern of mob violence against God's messenger.
Hebrews 12:3 encourages considering Jesus who endured hostility, exemplified by the stoning attempt in John 8:59.
In 1 Kings 18:10, Ahab searched for Elijah to kill him — mirroring the Jews seeking to stone Jesus here.
In Exodus 17:4, Moses faces a mob ready to stone him — a parallel situation of a leader threatened with stoning by the people.
In 1 Kings 17:3, Elijah also hides from danger — at God's command by a brook, contrasting Jesus' self-hiding from a mob.